How to Create, Edit, Delete WhatsApp Status Updates

When WhatsApp turned eight in February, it rolled out a new feature that seemed to herald the app becoming less reliant on text messages and more reliant on photos and short videos — short-lived status updates. This latest feature from the Facebook-owned messaging company is very similar to social rival Snapchat, and the update not only adds a new status tab to the menu at the top of the screen, but also adds a camera button in the middle that can be used to update your status, contacts or groups. It’s an exciting change, and it’s also pretty simple, but if you have any questions about how to use the feature, here’s what you need to know about the WhatsApp Status update.

What happened to my old SMS WhatsApp status?

Are you referring to the line that most people ignore completely, leaving it as the default “Hi, I’m using WhatsApp”? Well, that’s in the past. Leave the past behind. According to some people, the old text status is still visible, but for most of us it’s gone, so if you still see the old status, try restarting the app. Of course, the company relaunched it in March due to user backlash over the favorite text status.

How do I set a photo or video as my WhatsApp status?

You can create a WhatsApp status in many different ways. Let’s take a look at them.

How to create WhatsApp status using Status option:

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Click status.
3. Click my status. If you already have status, click on the small circle with a + sign in the upper right corner.
4. Press the shutter button to take a photo, or hold the button to capture a video. Or choose one from the camera roll at the bottom of the screen.
5. If desired, click Add title Add titlethen click send icon in the lower right corner.
6. You can click on it to view it, or press the menu button on the right to see how many people have seen the update, or to retweet it. Click Eye icon to view the person’s name.
7. The WhatsApp status will disappear within 24 hours.

Here is another way to create WhatsApp status:

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Click the camera icon in the upper left corner.
3. Take a photo or video, or choose one from your camera roll.
4. You can add a title if needed. Click Green check mark to finalize.
5. Next, you can send it to a contact, or choose my status Update your status. Click send icon in the lower right corner.
6. You can now go to status tab to view your status, as described above.

I messed up, how do I delete my WhatsApp status?

Made a mistake? Don’t worry, you can easily remove these updates. You can delete your WhatsApp status in the following ways:

1. Open WhatsApp obviously.
2. Go to status tab. Scroll to find the status you want to delete.
3. Click Eye An icon showing how many people have viewed the status.
4. This will display a list of people viewing your status.
5. Click Rubbish icon and click delete confirm.

However, there doesn’t seem to be a way to delete multiple WhatsApp status updates at once, so don’t mess up too much!

How to edit the privacy settings of WhatsApp Status?

You can set it up so that only specific WhatsApp contacts can see your status, or you can create a contact list cannot View these or set them to show to all your contacts.

You can change the privacy settings of your WhatsApp status in the following ways:

1. Naturally, open WhatsApp again.
2. Go to status and click Three point menu icon in the upper right corner and click status privacy.
3. Alternatively, you can click the menu button in the main chat screen and open set up > account > privacy > status.
4. There are three options here, my contactswhich is all your contacts; My contact details are…you can select contacts to exclude; and Only share with…you can select the contacts you want to share with.

That’s it, you’re done, that’s all you need to know about WhatsApp status updates. To learn more, check out our How-To section and tell us what you think of this new feature, or ask us your questions in the comments below.