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How to share WhatsApp status updates to other apps
On Android and iPhone, you have the option to share your WhatsApp status updates to Facebook Stories and other apps. Learn more about status privacy in this article.
Share your status update to Facebook Stories
To enable sharing your WhatsApp status to Facebook Stories, you’ll need to confirm your Facebook account on WhatsApp.
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap Status.
- Android: Tap More options > Status privacy.
- iPhone: Tap Privacy.
- Tap Facebook > Get started > Agree.
After you confirm your Facebook account, you can create a status update and choose to share it to your Facebook story.
- Tap Status.
- Create a status update on: Android | iPhone
- After typing a status or photo caption, tap Status (Contacts).
- Choose which audience you’d like to see your status update. To share your status update to your Facebook story, tap Always share to Facebook story.
Disable status sharing to Facebook
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap Status.
- Android: Tap More options > Status privacy.
- iPhone: Tap Privacy.
- Tap Facebook.
- Tap Disable status sharing to Facebook > Disable.
Share your status update to other apps
- Open WhatsApp.
- Tap Status.
- Create a status update on: Android | iPhone
- You have two sharing options based on if you want to share a new or old status update:
- Share new status update: Under My status, tap Share (or). Please note the Share option disappears once you go to another tab.
- Share old status update: Tap My Status on iPhone or Moreby My status on Android. Next, tap More (or) next to the status update you want to share, then tap Share.
- Share new status update: Under My status, tap Share (
- Tap the app you want to share your status update to.
Resources
- Learn more about Facebook Stories in the Facebook Help Center.