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TL;DR
- WhatsApp is testing a brand new function that allows you to submit longer 60-second movies in your statuses.
- Viewers might want to replace to the most recent model of the app to get entry to this function.
Taking a cue from Instagram Tales, WhatsApp is testing a brand new function that permits customers to share longer movies of their standing updates. At present, the platform restricts video standing uploads to 30 seconds, forcing customers to cut up longer clips.
WABetaInfo found the function within the newest WhatsApp beta model (2.24.7.6) for Android. As of now, solely a restricted variety of testers have entry to the prolonged video function. Moreover, viewing these longer statuses additionally requires customers to be on the most recent model of WhatsApp.
Over the previous few years, Instagram prolonged the time restrict for movies in its Tales from 15 seconds to a full minute, and now WhatsApp has adopted swimsuit. This modification ought to enable customers to share longer snippets of their lives and create extra elaborate narratives.
Whereas some might welcome the flexibility to share extra of their statuses, there’s a possible draw back to think about. With shorter video snippets, impatient viewers (like me) had the choice to rapidly scan by way of their associates’ updates and skip over something that didn’t instantly seize their consideration. Watching a minute-long video to determine what your Aunt is as much as may get a bit an excessive amount of.
With the beta testing for this function underway, WhatsApp will seemingly take a while to assemble suggestions and iron out any kinks earlier than releasing the replace to everybody. We are able to anticipate the official rollout for the broader public to occur quickly.
