How to create and share a status

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Note: We’re building and testing out new features, like adding your account to Accounts Center and the ability to share status to Instagram, and they may not be available to you yet. Keep WhatsApp updated so you can get features as soon as they’re available.
You can use WhatsApp Status to share photos and videos that disappear from view 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 and voice status updates

  1. Click
    Status Unread (circle within three part circle with green dot)
    > My Status > Text.
  2. Type your status update.
    • Click
      Text Tool (the letter T)
      to change the font.
    • Click
      Color (paint palette)
      to change the background color.
    • Click
      Emoji (smiley face)
      to add an emoji.
    • Click Status (Contacts) to customize your audience.
  3. Click
    Send Post (paper airplane within circle)
    to share your status.

Share photo status updates

  1. Click
    Status Unread (circle within three part circle with green dot)
    > My Status > Photos & videos.
  2. Select a photo from your device.
    • Click Add a caption to caption your photo.
    • Click
      Text Tool (the letter T)
      to add text. You can adjust color, font, size, layout, and add a background.
    • Click
      Emoji (smiley face)
      to add an emoji.
    • Click
      Sticker (square with upturned corner)
      to add a sticker.
    • Click
      Edit (pencil)
      to draw. You can adjust the color and line size.
    • Click
      Music Note (musical eighth note)
      to add music. Learn more about adding music to status updates.
    • Click
      Blur Tool (pixelated checkboard pattern)
      to blur.
    • Click
      Crop Rotate (overlapping corners with black arrow)
      to crop or rotate.
    • Click Status (Contacts) to customize your audience.
  3. Click
    Send Post (paper airplane within circle)
    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 video status updates

  1. Click
    Status Unread (circle within three part circle with green dot)
    > My Status > Photos & videos.
  2. Select a video from your device.
    • Click Add a caption to caption your video.
    • Click
      Emoji (smiley face)
      to add an emoji to your caption.
    • Click
      Music Note (musical eighth note)
      to add music. Learn more about adding music to status updates.
    • Drag the slider at the top to trim the video.
    • Click Status (Contacts) to customize your audience.
  3. Click
    Send Post (paper airplane within circle)
    to share your status.
Note: WhatsApp supports 3GP and MPEG-4 video formats.

See status likes and views

  1. Click
    Status Unread (circle within three part circle with green dot)
    > My status.
  2. While the status is displayed, click
    Status Views (eye)
    .
People who like your status will be marked with a green heart.
Learn more about status views and likes.

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