WhatsApp Status is getting a Close Friends feature<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>While most U.S. users have never used—or even heard of—WhatsApp Status Updates, Meta
recently revealed that the tab is now used by 1.5 billion people per day worldwide. And soon, WhatsApp will take a page from Instagram by adding a Close Friends feature.</p>
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WhatsApp Status is getting a Close Friends feature
