WhatsApp is Working on Rich Link Previews for Text Status Updates

After rolling out some minor changes to the interface

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when creating text status updates on WhatsApp beta for Android,

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WhatsApp is now working on other new improvements

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The ability to generate rich previews when sharing a link as a text status update.

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WhatsApp is now working on some improvements for status updates.

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WhatsApp is generating a rich preview by adding more details to the shared link.

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There is already a preview when sharing a link to text status updates.

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