WhatsApp for Jio Phone Is Getting Status Feature: Report 5t2w4a

WhatsApp for Jio Phone is getting the ability to post status messages, according to a report. The new addition would work similar to how you use the Status feature on your Android device or an iPhone. WhatsApp debuted on Reliance Jio's Jio Phone back in 2018 with a very limited list of features. Several months after its arrival on the Jio Phone, the instant messaging app reached the Nokia 8110 4G that's another KaiOS-based smart feature phone. The Facebook-owned company expanded WhatsApp for KaiOS client in July last year by bringing it to all ed phones.

The Status feature on KaiOS Joe Grinstead revealed in an interview with Android Central. Although the new offering isn't the most anticipated feature, considering the fact that the app is designed as a “minimum viable product”, it would still be a welcome change for a large number of s.

Grinstead also mentioned voice calling that's there on Android Jio Phone s.

Gadgets 360 has reached out to WhatsApp to understand the rollout of the Status feature and voice calling for KaiOS and will update this article when the company responds.

Jio Phone s Nokia 8110 4G in April last year. Weeks after that rollout, WhatsApp optimised its app and made it available for all KaiOS phones. It garnered over a crore s on the platform in two weeks of its debut.

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