Want to add music to your WhatsApp status? Here's how

The new feature also enables you to choose the specific part of the song that you would like to use on their status.

Music added to an image will play for up to 15 seconds, while music added to a video will last for the duration of the video, up to 60 seconds

The new feature guards privacy since the status is end-to-end encrypted, hence WhatsApp cannot see the songs added to the status.

Furthermore, Meta will be receiving anonymous information about the songs added to status to facilitate payment to music rights holders. 

Limitations

You cannot add music to text, Graphic Interchange Format (GIFs), or voice status updates.

Other limitations include the feature only being accessible on iOS and Android devices.

Music choices available in the app might vary depending on the country the user is based in.

WhatsApp has advised users to keep updating their apps to integrate new features as soon as they roll out.