WhatsApp status update header gets two new options

In its bid to enhance user experience, WhatsApp has introduced a new layout for its status updates header with the move aimed at improving the coherence of the platform's user interface.

Currently, the update — which is only available to some beta testers — was discovered by WABInfo via the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.26.13 available on Google Play Store and provisions two new buttons on the status update header in the form of a camera button and pencil icons.

The update aims to ensure seamless content-sharing, leading to enhanced user experience on the popular messaging app.

The options serve as shortcuts for users allowing them to seamlessly share images, videos, GIFs, and text as status updates.

This updated arrangement improves the user experience overall and provides a more user-friendly way to share a variety of content, all in line with a more contemporary interface.

Previously, the meta-owned platform featured two floating buttons for content sharing, however, following the introduction of channels, the layout became somewhat muddled.

The new update, with integrated camera and pencil icons, provisions a much more coherent layout for improved user experience.

However, it is to be noted that some users might witness a different layout with these shortcuts listed in the "three-dots" option.