WhatsApp: New update brings changes to status

Anyone who likes to stalk other people's WhatsApp status will be happy about this update: The popular messenger program is planning a more modern layout for status updates. The posts will be displayed to users in a large thumbnail view.

In addition, WhatsApp will soon display contacts in a different order than before. This should make the status display more personal for the user.

Modern layout, new user experience

How the portal wabetainfo.com reported, are through the WhatsApp update important contacts are always at the top of the list of the latest status updates.

The company has developed a ranking system for this purpose. It generates statistics and identifies important contacts based on several factors.

Frequent contacts: The app prioritizes people you chat with often.
Pinned contact: Pinned chats show important conversations. These contacts are now also prioritized on the Updates tab.
Current chats: Recently contacted people will also be given priority.
Expiring status: If a status update is about to expire, it will be prioritized to ensure the user sees it.

That's not all: updates that come directly from WhatsApp always end up at the top of the list, regardless of other factors, so users always stay informed.

Timestamp gives way to new ranking system

What Whatsapp-Users will have to get used to it: Status updates will soon no longer have timestamps; they will be replaced by the new ranking system.

► The prioritization of the status is based on information stored on the user's device. No data is passed on to WhatsApp servers. This way, privacy and Data security the user is protected.