Mentions arrive in WhatsApp statuses to facilitate the process of sharing these types of posts in the messaging app. The process will be completely private between the parties, and its operation is quite simple. Let's see how we can tag other people and make the experience in the messaging app more collaborative.
How to mention other people in WhatsApp statuses?
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow users to mentioning other people in the statuses you post. At the moment, it is only available in beta version 2.24.20.3 for Android, but it will not take long to reach the stable version.
To use it you simply have to upload a status to WhatsApp and the bar to add a description will be activated. Right there, on the side An @ icon will appear, which when pressed will allow you to see the list of contacts to mention..
After choosing a person, You will receive a notification of the activity, who can accept or reject the mentionIf you accept it, you can share it in your WhatsApp statuses, but under a privacy scheme. That is, no one will know who mentioned you and they will not know that it is a status shared by a mention.
In the event that a user has very strict privacy settings, However, you may still be mentioned and will receive your respective notification.The information has been shared by our friends at WabetaInfo who have also published an image of how this tool will work.
The option to mention other people has already been available in Instagram stories. Also, you can do shared posts and mention up to 3 extra accounts as a way to indicate that it was a collaborative production. What do you think about this new feature coming to WhatsApp and will you actually use it?
