--- title: "For Android Beta Testers WhatsApp Adds Ability to View Status Updates in Chat List" description: "The new feature has been rolled out with the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.22.18.17 and released the ability see the status updates within the c" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-08-22 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1904/for-android-beta-testers-whatsapp-adds-ability-to-view-status-updates-in-chat-list category: "whatsapp" tags: ["whatsapp", "chat", "whatsapp new feature"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # For Android Beta Testers WhatsApp Adds Ability to View Status Updates in Chat List **WhatsApp** had released the ability to look at the status updates within the chat list to some beta testers. The [new feature](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1781/with-the-rolling-out-of-new-feature-whatsapp-chats-can-get-easily-transferred-from-android-to-ios) has been rolled out with the WhatsApp beta for **Android version 2.22.18.17**. Earlier the feature was under development. The new feature has been permitting users to click on a contact [display image](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93781/how-to-display-image-after-clicked-button-using-javascript) in the chat list to look at the [status update](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96383/is-a-tweet-like-a-facebook-status-update). As per the report, the new feature would be disabled by muting all status updates. ``` HIGHLIGHTSThe new feature was rolled out with WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.22.18.17WhatsApp would enable users to click on a contact's display image The company had released the beta version of the app for the Mac users ``` Within the new beta version, [WhatsApp](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1742/whatsapp-update-let-users-to-choose-any-emoji-with-the-new-emoji-reaction-feature) had added the ability for users to look at status updates from their contacts in the chat list. The **Meta-owned messaging platform**, WhatsApp would enable users to click on a contact's display image to directly take a look at their updates in their chat list. [According to the report](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38115/according-to-the-report-released-by-the-ministry-of-environment-forests-and-climate-change-on-august-12-what-is-the-total-estimated-number-of-elephants-in-india), the new feature would be disabled by muting all status updates in the WhatsApp for [Android app](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94774/how-much-coding-is-needed-to-make-an-android-app-using-android-studio). Well, this report states that the feature would be rolled out to more beta testers within the coming weeks. The above mentioned beta version would be expected to be released for **iOS** in the future. It official announcement of the release timeline for this feature has not been announced by WhatsApp yet. Previously, the [instant messaging](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/167313/importance-of-instant-messaging-for-business-collaboration) platform had released the WhatsApp Windows native app. Therefore, the company had released the beta version of the app for the **Mac** users as well. Though, the company had claimed that the app for Windows had been increasing the [reliability](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/304673/how-to-enhance-the-reliability-of-data-analytics) and speed. WhatsApp has completely mentioned that it has been designed and optimized for desktop [operating systems](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/332551/operating-systems-trends-and-innovations-in-2023). As per previous report, WhatsApp had been rolling out a **beta version** of the app for the Android along with the undo delete message feature. With this feature, the users would be able to recover the messages those were being deleted accidently easily. Also Read: [WhatsApp Users Soon be Able to Set Avatar as their Profile Picture](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1878/whatsapp-users-soon-be-able-to-set-avatar-as-their-profile-picture) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1904/for-android-beta-testers-whatsapp-adds-ability-to-view-status-updates-in-chat-list Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.