You Can Now Share Status Updates Across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

[MacRumors]

Meta has announced that it's now possible to add WhatsApp to Accounts Center, the company's hub for managing how user information is used across its platforms.

The integration means that users can now adjust their settings from one place and share their status updates across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

Meta says the option to link WhatsApp to Accounts Center is completely optional and disabled by default, and that WhatsApp messages and calls remain end-to-end encrypted regardless of whether users choose to add the app or not. From the company's news blog:

Our approach for WhatsApp is simple: your account is separate from other apps and no one but you can change that. While adding your WhatsApp to Accounts Center is completely optional and off by default, it can help those who want features to work more seamlessly across apps. For example it’ll be easier to reshare updates from your WhatsApp Status to Facebook or Instagram Stories and show your friends what’s happening in your life without having to post multiple times. You’ll also be able to log back in to your WhatsApp account with a single sign-on, so you can get back into your accounts faster and with fewer steps.

The WhatsApp integration into Accounts Center is being rolled out globally over the next few months. Once available, users will find the option in their WhatsApp settings or when cross-posting content across Meta's platforms, such as re-sharing a Status to one of its other apps.

Article Link: You Can Now Share Status Updates Across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

 

[contacos]

Wait, didn't the EU initially only allow "Facebook" to buy WhatsApp under the premise that both services would be kept completely separate from one another? What happened to that.

I know all the Meta AI crap isn't available on WhatsApp in the EU. Wonder if this will be handles similar

 

[rgeneral]

Why should I want to share status with meta 🤪

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Status? Are we going back to the AIM days?

(I wish)

 

[Natas1000]

Anything Meta should be treated like the plague.

 

[ridgero]

I think the time has come for Whatsapp to be replaced.

 

[SebCohen]

Nah AH. No way Josie.

I just loathe cross contaminating my online s*id.

The whole point of keeping things apart is you can choose to change "modes" and go into this or that to focus. I'm already inundated with notifications and annoyances. When you get apps that cram too much into it, you just become reluctant to open it.

WhatsApp is PURELY for communication with friends. Perhaps family....perhaps, but I try to keep that to Messenger (so I can say I didn't see it...immediately😎)

And if there's one thing I absolutely don't want to go into its Facebook...Instagram a close second. Which is a vibe I hear around, so perhaps that's why they're doing this.

 

[morrismh]

One more reason to be glad I left the Meta world entirely.

 

[Porco]

This reminds me of a scene in a film I saw, I think it went something like:

‘Markwise’: What we need is a new good status…
‘Eellon’: What’s status, precious? What’s status eh?!
‘Markwise’: Post-state-us! Whats’em, thingy’gram, Facey’book’em too… Lovely big golden memes with a nice piece of fake news… even you couldn’t say no to that!
‘Eellon’: Oh yes we could! Spoiling nice tweets. Give it to us raw, and unmoderated!
‘Markwise’: You’re ‘opeless.

 

[JosephAW]

Won’t be long until it’s just one app.

 

[cjsuk]

Won’t be long until it’s just one app.

We already had that for years

ZOMBO

 

[rotvaldi]

The problem is that Facebook and Instagram are uncompressed HD stories while Whatsappp compress everything and doesn’t look right

 

[wanha]

thanks but no thanks.

I'm weening myself off all Meta apps (haven't posted anything in forever), not looking for more convenient ways of engaging with them

 

[lostPod]

Status? Are we going back to the AIM days?

(I wish)

Bruh, AIM was the jam !! Good times!

 

[code-m]

thanks but no thanks.

I'm weening myself off all Meta apps (haven't posted anything in forever), not looking for more convenient ways of engaging with them

I moved past all Meta products, WhatsApp was the last one a four years ago and I am almost there with Google as well.

Apple services is near completion as well.

 

[alexandr]

Status? Are we going back to the AIM days?

(I wish)

I Seek You...

 

[Blackstick]

I left all of Meta’s garbage during the pandemic. Haven’t missed them.

Facebook is basically Nextdoor boomers — only it’s all of them, not just those a mile from your house. Instagram’s algorithms went to crap and you can’t even sort hashtag searches by new 😡.

And WhatsApp? Well… scammers paradise.

 

[nottorp]

You could, but why would you?

 

[Saturn1217]

I really wish there was a viable alternative to WhatsApp. Or better yet that Facebook was forced to sell it.

 

[CocktailHour]

Meta has announced that it's now possible to add WhatsApp to Accounts Center, the company's hub for managing how user information is used across its platforms.

The integration means that users can now adjust their settings from one place and share their status updates across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

Meta says the option to link WhatsApp to Accounts Center is completely optional and disabled by default, and that WhatsApp messages and calls remain end-to-end encrypted regardless of whether users choose to add the app or not. From the company's news blog:
The WhatsApp integration into Accounts Center is being rolled out globally over the next few months. Once available, users will find the option in their WhatsApp settings or when cross-posting content across Meta's platforms, such as re-sharing a Status to one of its other apps.

Article Link: You Can Now Share Status Updates Across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Well, considering I deleted my Instagram on Saturday, will NEVER use Threads & only have Faceschnook cuz people tell me I have to keep it for event invites, hard pass. Zuck sucks.

 

[Rafagon]

"You can now" ≠ "over the next few months"

 

[villagehiker]

WhatsApp continually requests access to Contacts.app. No thank you.

 

[code-m]

I really wish there was a viable alternative to WhatsApp. Or better yet that Facebook was forced to sell it.

Change only happens when people take action, dwelling on what was and is will not have differing consequences for the future.

Seek out alternatives, provide your contacts a timeframe that in 3-6-9-12 months you will not be able to be reached on so and so platform but on another one. Mention the reason why you are considering this change and encourage them through education why it may benefit them as well and to follow course. Procrastinating hoping for something to change without any action on your part will render similar if no results thus leading to an endless loop of dwelling.

 

[robertosh]

Well, now at least you can announce simultaneously that you will delete all the meta apps.

 

[Frantisekj]

Why should I want to share status with meta 🤪

I can not wait to moment when meta will allow me to analyse my morning pe... every day lol. So they do not suffer from lack of info about me....