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WhatsApp Update: A big change in the messaging app! Feature like Instagram coming soon! Sharing status will be easier
Samira Vishwas | February 9, 2026 2:24 AM CST

  • The new feature will be very beneficial for status sharing
  • Close friend feature will be added on WhatsApp
  • The company is currently working on the Close Friend Ring Indicator

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp Testing a new feature. This new feature will give users an Instagram-like experience. A special feature will soon be released on the messaging platform WhatsApp. This feature will be very useful for sharing status. The messaging platform WhatsApp will soon add a close friend feature similar to Instagram. According to the recently revealed information, it is hoped that with this new update, users will get the option to control who sees their status updates.

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Users will get personal sharing experience in WhatsApp. This feature is now in testing phase and this update will be released to beta testers before the big rollout. If this feature is rolled out to everyone, users will get the option to adjust privacy settings. With this, users will now be able to decide who can see their updates and who can’t. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)

A new update is coming for status sharing in WhatsApp. It is said that the company is currently working on the Close Friend Ring Indicator. According to feature tracker WABetaInfo, the Close Friend feature for status updates is available for testing in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.5.13. WhatsApp has not yet announced when this feature will be released to users.

According to the report, the Meta-owned platform is developing a custom contact list for status updates. This allows users to group people into personalized categories instead of changing privacy settings for each post. The platform is also working on a dedicated close friends list, which will allow users to share updates with select contacts.

Users will now get an option to setup a close friend list. Two different methods are likely to be available for this. Users will now be able to manage contacts by knowing their status directly in privacy settings. WhatsApp will allow users to make changes to the list at any time, although the updates will only affect status posts made after the modification. Also, users will be allowed to modify the list at any time. However, updates will only affect status posts made after the modification.

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The feature tracker also claims that contacts added to the list will see a different colored ring around the user’s profile picture. So that users can understand that the status is shared for close friends. This feature works similar to the Instagram close friend list. A recent report claims that WhatsApp is also developing an optional subscription plan that will unlock special features like premium stickers, themes and additional chat pinning.


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