Meta announced on Tuesday that users will soon be able to add their WhatsApp account to their Accounts Center, a hub where users can manage connected

If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.

Meta is to give users the ability to link their WhatsApp account with Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant has said. The tech giant is launching the ability for users to add WhatsApp to its Meta Accounts Centre,

Meta has added the WhatsApp linking option to make the Accounts Center more relevant and attractive for users.

The company is working towards creating a unified ecosystem that links all three platforms: Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

WhatsApp helps users share their status updates to Instagram Stories through Accounts Center! Accounts Center allows users to manage how their WhatsApp account interacts with other Meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram. https://t.co/goYLYDxIdy pic.twitter.com/jOG3lAdDo7 — WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) January 21, 2025

Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is working to add a new option that lets users share their WhatsApp Status as Stories on its other social media platforms and Meta Quest.

WhatsApp upgrades its platform from time to time. The company keeps adding new features to the app every few days. So that the user experience can be improved. Now the company is testing a new music feature for status updates.