WhatsApp is introducing a new feature called Tagging which lets users mention up to five other users and tag users privately. The new feature has been rolled out to improve engagement within the app.

With this new feature, users can mention five other people in their statues as well as tag people privately. Tagging can be done privately which means that their names will not be displayed. However, those accounts that have been mentioned will get a notification.

The Tagging feature will be rolling out on a global scale pretty soon. To use this feature, users will have to make sure they use the most recent version of their WhatsApp. Users will then have to head over to the Status option available either on the top to bottom of the screen. After clicking on Status, the user will then click on My Status to make a new update. Users can then type the @ of their contacts. It should be noted that the tags are private but the accounts mentioned will receive a notification.

Tagging: More features introduced by WhatsApp

The Meta-owned company has also recently brought in a new feature which lets users like the statuses of their contacts. There is now a small heart icon located on the bottom of a status. When a user taps on the heart icon, they 'like' the status of the person whose status they viewed. This long overdue feature will show the likes only to the person who posted the story. Coming back to Tagging, the mentioned accounts also have the option to reshare the original poster's status with their contacts.

WhatsApp has been acting more and more like Instagram in terms of its features. These features have already existed on Instagram for a long time. Since the two platforms are from Meta, it seems likely that WhatsApp will be receiving even more Instagram features in the future.

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