WhatsApp has been working on a quick reaction feature for Status updates for the past few months, and it seems the feature’s public rollout is closer since the Meta-owned platform has started testing it on Android with beta version 2.24.17.21 of the app.
Users will see a heart-shaped “Like” button next to the “Reply” text box when viewing a Status, allowing them to Like that Status update. And when someone reacts to your Status with a Like, you will see that in the Status viewers’ list, similar to Instagram Stories. WhatsApp will also let users decide whether or not to get notifications…
