Telegram added stories not too long ago and I feel the same way about that. It's UI pollution we don't want, and that we didn't ask for, and that serves no real purpose.
Every time I get one of those from Telegram I always report it stating that nobody asked for it and that it's utterly unnecessary for a messenger app.
It's funny to see that the only stories happening there are the ones from telegram itself. No one else in my contact list is using that since release.
Some of my contacts did, but I hid them stories right away, so they don't clutter the interface
Signal Statuses are literally the only way I "social media" with people I know.
Kinda same
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Actually North America too (Mexico).
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Only use for status is to say you're on Signal.
It is very popular in India. Especially for folks who don't use Instagram.
I wish they'd just add something useful like threaded conversations.
I just want themes. Any app regardless of whatever the fuck it is, banking, notes, video player, web browser... I want to customize it.
WhatsApp statuses are a bigger deal than a lot of people think in west. It acts like a basic version of social media circus that is Snapchat and Instagram, but without the drama.
Now about channels... that is actual trash unneeded. Channels are basically Instagram feeds being pushed into WhatsApp, but you have to agree to some terms otherwise it stays off.
We're back to the days of AIM, MSN/Yahoo Messenger, and ICQ lol
It is happening. WhatsApp statuses are extremely popular.
