WhatsApp is Releasing an App Sidebar and Status Reply on Windows Beta

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Last week, WhatsApp released a new beta version for the native Windows application to some users: the build number is 2.2240.1.0.

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After installing this update, an app sidebar shows up and users can now reply to status updates!

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In August, WhatsApp released some updates that implement two important features for WhatsApp beta for Windows.

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The first feature was about the ability to react to messages by using any emoji, already available on WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and Desktop.

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The second one lets users see status updates.

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Some features may still be missing since it is a beta, for example, the ability to reply to status updates.

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Finally, WhatsApp is bringing this feature to the most recent 2.2240.1.0 update that has been released last week to some beta testers

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You still cannot create a new status update in this build but maybe it will be possible in the future.

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It should be released to everyone on the Microsoft Store today so be sure to update to the 2.2240.1.0 beta build in order to get these features.

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