WhatsApp has removed the old status update feature that people used with their profile photo. You can only see your username and phone number now after the update. Those who used their status as a subtle way of letting contacts know about their absence or availability in town, tough luck.

The new feature lets you show the world what you're doing via photos, videos and GIFs but you can't write your status anymore. Nope. And then it goes poof in 24 hours. Gone like it was never there. Although there is a silver lining if you liked the old status updates.

The new update also removes the Contacts tab and replaces it with Call logs. If you want to access your contacts, it now shows message logo at the bottom which if you touch takes you to the 'select contact' page where you find all your all contacts. This complicates things a bit, and quite unnecessarily.

So its understandable that many are not liking the change. We know what kind of stuff gets shared among the realm of parents. You're probably going to see that now in a more vivid, colorful way. But here's something that might help if you do wish to try the new feature. The Status feature has three privacy options.Status will be shared with all contacts.Status will be shared with all contacts excluding the contacts you don’t want to share.Status will be shared only to the contacts you want to share.Users can also see who has viewed their Status update by tapping the eye icon at the bottom of any Status update. So it's not all bad. There is some level of control over who you share it with.There are however some other reasons people are not a fan of the new update.With features like these, Whatsapp does not seem like the simple messaging app it used to be, which is why people jumped on board in the first place. It is now more like a social media platform and users are not very excited about the new direction this is going into.If you have a rooted Android device, XDA senior member GokulNC has a guide for you in case you wish to remove the new Status feature Do you use Whatsapp? Do you like the new update?