WhatsApp announced that the new status update feature would allow users to share not just text, but sketches, photos, videos that can last up to 45 seconds and GIFs. According to Tech Crunch , the feature was beta tested with users in November 2016 and will soon come on cross-operating system such as iOS, Android and Windows starting today, February 24. How’re YOU finding the latest update by the people at WhatsApp? We can think of a lot of features that could make this present monstrosity better but one at a time Whatsapp, one at a time.