@ Whatsapp

So Whatsapp introduced "@"
But since Whatsapp pe itne fake messages float hote hain, people were hesitant to be the ones to try it in a group and be caught in the act of being duped by a fake msg..

In such situations in life, you turn to the one group where you feel most comfortable in being called out for being an idiot. So on the whatsapp group of us cousins; one of us started trying to type @ and seeing what happens. Soon the fever caught on..

For a change; it wasnt one of those fraud messages, type "9" and see what happens :P
It actually worked for some, but dint work for everyone... (supposedly it required the latest version of whatsapp)
So inevitably confusion ensued..
what was this feature for...
what is supposed to happen if we type @...
why is everyone typing @... 
leave me alone guys, i am in office...

Ambuj somehow was one of the few members whose whatsapp was doing what everybody else was hoping it will do.
So Mr. Johri was very smugly encouraging people to keep trying it, without telling them to (obvsly) update the version of the app.

Finally he was asked to explain..

Here is what Ambuj said and how he said it: