How to create and share status updates

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You can use WhatsApp Status to share photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours.
You can choose who can see your status by adding them to your status audience or mentioning a specific person or group. Learn more about status mentions or status privacy.

Share text status updates

  1. Tap Updates >
    edit
    .
  2. Type a text status.
    • Tap
      text
      to change the font and text color.
    • Tap
      change color
      to change the background color.
    • Tap
      music
      to add music. Learn more about adding music to status updates.
    • Tap Status (Contacts) to customize your audience.
  3. Tap
    send
    to share your status.
Note: You can’t mention people or groups in a text or voice status for now.

Share voice status updates

  1. Tap Updates >
    edit
    .
  2. Tap and hold
    record
    to record a voice status.
    • Tap
      change color
      to change the background color.
    • Tap Status (Contacts) to customize your audience.
  3. Tap
    send
    to share your status.

Share photo status updates

  1. Tap Updates > Add status.
  2. Select a photo or tap Camera to take a photo.
    • Tap Add a caption… to caption your photo.
    • Tap
      text
      to add text. You can change the color, font, size, layout, and add a background.
    • Tap
      stickers
      to add stickers or emojis.
    • Tap
      draw
      to draw. You can adjust the color and line size.
    • Tap
      music
      to add music. Learn more about adding music to status updates.
    • Tap @ to add up to 5 private mentions to your status. This notifies people or groups about your status, and they can reshare the content of your status to their audience.
    • Tap
      crope rotate
      to crop and rotate.
    • Tap Status (Contacts) in the bottom left to customize your audience.
  3. Tap
    send
    to share your status.
Note:
  • HD media isn’t supported for status updates.
  • The quality of media, such as images, GIFs, videos, and pictures uploaded into WhatsApp Status may be lower than the original version.
  • Upload high quality images to status to prevent low quality photos.

Share layout status update

You can combine multiple photos to make a layout status update.
  1. Tap Updates > My status > Layout.
  2. Choose 2-6 photos and tap
    check
    .
  3. Tap the layout icons to try different layouts for your photos.
    • To replace photos, tap the photo and choose a new one.
    • If there are not enough photos to make a layout, you will be prompted to add more. Tap Add photo.
  4. Tap Done.
    • You can edit like a normal photo status by adding captions, stickers, and music.
  5. Tap
    send
    .

Share video status updates

  1. Tap Updates > Add status.
  2. Select a video or tap Camera > Video to record a video.
    • Tap Add a caption… to caption your video.
    • Tap
      text
      to add text. You can change the color, font, size, layout, and add a background.
    • Tap
      stickers
      to add stickers or emojis.
    • Tap
      draw
      to draw on your video. You can adjust the color and line size.
    • Tap
      music
      to add music. Learn more about adding music to status updates.
    • Drag the slider at the top to trim the video.
    • Tap GIF to turn your video into a GIF.
    • Tap Status (Contacts) on the bottom left to customize your audience.
    • Tap @ to add up to 5 private mentions to your status. This notifies people or groups about your status, and they can reshare the content of your status to their audience.
  3. Tap
    send
    to share your status.
Note:
  • WhatsApp supports 3GP and MPEG-4 video formats.
  • Videos can be up to 60 seconds long.

See status views and likes

  1. Tap Updates > My status.
  2. Tap the status >
    views
    .
Contacts who like your status will be marked with a green heart.
Learn more about status views and likes.

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