WhatsApp could take a page from Instagram with music cards for status updates (APK teardown)

Users could soon choose from a few different layouts when adding music to their status updates.

Apr 16, 2025 - 14:53
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WhatsApp could take a page from Instagram with music cards for status updates (APK teardown)
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  • Whatsapp is working on new music layouts for status updates.
  • These layouts aim to make music sharing more visually appealing.
  • The upcoming layouts would be similar to music options already available on Instagram stories.

WhatsApp‘s status feature is a very popular way to share updates with friends, family, and your entire contact list. While certainly useful, it does lag behind in functionality compared to the status/stories feature from Meta’s other offerings, like Instagram. For instance, Instagram users have a multitude of ways to add music to their story updates, whereas WhatsApp users only recently got their first way to do so. Thankfully, it seems that WhatsApp does want to catch up, as we’ve spotted multiple different music layouts in the works for status updates.