The world’s most used messaging app, WhatsApp, continues to add new features that improve the user experience. One of these last functions is related to famous statuses, from now on Any user can make mentions while loading a status.
With a function very similar to the one we can find in Instagram and Facebook stories, WhatsApp offers a very easy to use tool which allows you to make mentions in virtually any status: photo, video or text.
If you want to use this feature, but don’t know where it is located and how it workswe inform you that you are in good hands. Here we will show you how to use this tool, It’s easier than you think!
How to make mentions in WhatsApp statuses?
Since it is a function that It is progressively spread throughout the worldyou will be forced to update WhatsApp to the latest version to be able to access it. If you have already updated the application, you should be able to insert mentions in WhatsApp statuses by following these steps:
- You have to first open the WhatsApp application.
- Once you enter the messaging app, you need to access the call tab “News”.
- Then you have to move on “My state.”
- Therefore, it is necessary to create the state. You can capture a photo or video, as well as select content from your phone’s image gallery.
- You need to click on the icon “@” which is to the right of “Add a comment”.
- If this is the first time you use this function, you need to press “OK”.
- WhatsApp will allow you to select the contacts you want to mention in your WhatsApp status.
- After selecting the contacts, you need to press on the small popcorn which is located in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Finally, you will have to continue “To send” to publish the status.
How to repost WhatsApp statuses where you have been mentioned?
Thanks to this new WhatsApp feature, you will no longer need to download statuses to be able to repost them, as a tool has now been added to be able to repost them when they mention you:
- Open WhatsApp and go to the tab that says “News”.
- WhatsApp will notify you that you have been mentioned privately. Click “OK” and open the status where you were mentioned.
- Finally, click “Sharing Status” to republish it.
How do mentions in WhatsApp statuses work?
Unlike the mentions we can find in Instagram or Facebook stories, they work differently in WhatsApp. Furthermore, multiple people can be mentioned in the same statustherefore WhatsApp does not impose any type of limit on the number of contacts that can be mentioned.
Can other people see the mention in the WhatsApp status?
As WhatsApp indicates when you mention someone in a status, no one will be able to see that you have been mentioned. The only users who can see such a mention are the one who created the status and the one who was mentioned. In short, users who have not been mentioned and who see the status will not be able to see the mentions.
What does “They mentioned you privately” mean?
When someone mentions you in a WhatsApp status, you will receive a message in the private conversation that person has with you.
Likewise, when you enter the section “News” (where WhatsApp statuses are located), a window will appear where WhatsApp will tell you that you have been mentioned.
This will let you know that someone specifically uploaded a WhatsApp status that included your username. Yes, indeed, you will not be able to delete the mentionsince only the person who created the state can eliminate it (eliminating the state).
Please note that as this is a new feature, it may not be available in your country. If you want access to status mentions before anyone else, we recommend downloading WhatsApp Beta.
