The recent update that WhatsApp launched brought us the novelty of Channels, which function as unidirectional dissemination media, where an administrator can send text or files to participants and only that person can write.
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This new WhatsApp functionality brought good opinions from users in general. However, many saw the inconvenience that the classic Status tab was replaced by the Updates tab.
How to go back to the Status tab?
While at the moment, the tab in question displays both the updates from Channels and the statuses shared by our contacts, the latter have been practically relegated by the new feature. If you are one of those who enjoyed the previous presentation, then you will have to apply a very simple trick
What you will have to do is install an old version of the application; you should know that there is no official way to change it in the updated version of the Meta app. That is the way you can have the Status tab again.
How do I install an old version of WhatsApp?
According to the Xataka website, a specialized technology site, in order for you to install an old version of WhatsApp, it is necessary for your Android phone to have the installation of unknown apps enabled.
What does the above mean? Simply, that you can activate the option to download apps from alternative pages instead of the Play Store. It should be noted that this functionality is not available for the iOS operating system.
According to the aforementioned media, one of the most reliable pages to download applications alternatively is APK Mirror. To visit it, you just have to copy and paste this link: apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc.
Don't forget the backup
Keep in mind that before uninstalling the updated version of WhatsApp from your Android smartphone, you must have made a backup. Of course, this is in case you want to keep your conversations.