WhatsApp quickly restores text-based status after user feedback.

Recently WhatsApp introduced a new "feature" called WhatsApp Status that allowed users to use photos, videos, GIFs that disappear after 24 hours as their status in place of the much simpler text based status. WhatsApp was probably thinking that the new status would be a hit with its one billion plus users. The latter proved them wrong and today WhatsApp is restoring the good old text-based status after user backlash "feedback". Given that WhatsApp status is now a completely different thing within the app, the restored text-based status in Settings is now called About. Tap your profile name to edit it.

When you have over a billion users, it is a wise to take action swiftly when they complain. Download the update in Google Play Store.