Meta has been diligently working on adding new features to its instant messaging app, WhatsApp. After releasing features like Chat Themes, AI avatars, meeting features, and more. WhatsApp now allows users to mention people in their status.
If you want to know how you can tag your friends or family members in any status, you landed in the right place. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to mention people in WhatsApp Status.
Mention feature has been there for more than a decade on other platforms owned by Meta including Instagram and Facebook. Now, it has finally made its way to WhatsApp. According to Meta, the feature is designed to enhance user engagement on the platform.
Now if you’re wondering, how you can use this feature and mention someone in your WhatsApp status, read on.
How to Mention Someone in WhatsApp Status
Before moving ahead, please ensure that you’re using the latest version of WhatsApp on your iPhone or Android smartphone. The feature isn’t available on the older version of the app, so please update your WhatsApp to get access of the new feature.
If your WhatsApp is already updated to the newest available version, simply open the app and follow below steps to mention people in your WhatsApp status.
Step 1: Open WhatsApp and Tap Status from the bottom navigation bar.
Step 2: Create a new status with a photo or video.
Step 3: Tap @ icon at the right side of the captions box and choose the people you want to mention in your status.
Step 4: After selecting the contacts you want to mention, tap the check button to confirm your selection.
Step 5: Once done, the @ icon’s color will turn to white. You can finally tap the send button to publish your status.
Now you know how you can tag someone in your WhatsApp status, there are a few things you should keep in mind. First, you can only mention someone in photo or video status. Second, you can tag up to five contacts in your status.
Once your status is published, WhatsApp will send a notification to the people mentioned in your status. They can reshare the status if want, and the best part is, your information remains private, as only the content itself will be shared.
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