Options and ways to use the Status on Whatsapp

The status on WhatsApp has immediately become one of the most used tools in the messaging app, given the simplicity with which it is possible to post videos, posts and photos that will be deleted after 24 from the message. The status in WhatsApp is different from the profile picture or traditional chats, precisely because they are spontaneous and elusive (after 24 hours no trace will remain).

In the following guide we will show you what is the status on WhatsApp, how to use it, options and meaning, so as to use one of the most beautiful functions of WhatsApp to communicate something beautiful or to send a small funny video to friends we follow or to people who have our phone number (being visible even by strangers, unless we change the settings of privacy).

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What is the status on WhatsApp

The status of WhatsApp, as Facebook has taught us, it is a tool with which to communicate on social networks what we are doing or what we are thinking at that precise moment. WhatsApp is both a state to be written and a state made up of images, photos and videos, with a feature that has been copied from another app, that Snapchat which is very popular with young people, especially in the USA.

So you can simply write colored text to say “Hello to all“, or one or more photographs can be taken or even record a video (maximum 30 seconds) and then customize by adding figures, smilies and text. Above the photos and above the video can be added, after shooting or after recording, colored writings or smileys and funny figures or even draw on the photo. Lettering and smilies can be moved on the photos with your finger, resized with two fingers or turned as you wish. If you want to take a short video, you can hold down the center shutter button and release to stop recording. If you want to add more images to the state, you can do this by taking more photos to create a state.

Customize the status

Any state we want to publish can be done really add anything: a caption, an image downloaded from the Internet, a photo taken personally, a link, a particular emoji, a sticker or even add a short video in a similar way to TikTok.

In the end, however, it does status can be shared with everyone, only with friends or make it only visible to a selected friend, as a private message with an expiration of 24 hours. The choice of how to share the status will also affect privacy, as we will also see below.

State privacy

To decide the privacy of the WhatsApp status, in the Status tab, press the top options button (the one with three dots on Android) to open the status privacy options. Stories posted by friends or shared with us will always be visible on the state card. The photos and videos of the story scroll by themselves unless you tap the screen to stop the slideshow. Each of our status can be opened to see how many people have viewed it and also to delete it before 24 hours.

Of course, with a little trick, we can too download photos and videos in anyone’s Whatsapp status, so as to keep the most beautiful ones and create a collection of states, so you can reuse them on your own states, save them on the cloud or even print them.

When to use WhatsApp status

Ma when it is convenient to use WhatsApp status? The usage scenarios are numerous, but the main ones can be seen in the following bulleted list:

• To give a message to everyone: if we wanted to let all our friends know something, we can always create a state with a video in which we say what is going through our heads.
• We are on vacation: WhatsApp statuses are very useful for showing the places we visit or where we are on vacation, so as to make all the places known to trusted friends or only a few selected people.
• We love sharing videos: if we love short and funny TikTok-style videos, we can use WhatsApp statuses to make similar videos and make them accessible only to a few people or to everyone we know.
• Special events: a party or an important event can be shared with everyone via WhatsApp status, so as to make even those who could not come to the party or event participate.
• Sneaky messages: do we want to send a cryptic message to some people without mentioning them? It can be very useful to write a status on WhatsApp to have your say without giving any name.
• Sale of products: Many users or sellers use WhatsApp statuses to show new products they sell or have in store or business, so that trusted users who follow them on WhatsApp can view what’s new and spend money.

These are just some of the scenarios where we can use states, but of course we can just as well use states for anything that passes through our minds at that precise moment, without having a purpose.

Conclusions

Together with voice notes, WhatsApp statuses have become the new frontier of communication on messaging apps: sharing something that will be deleted after 24 hours, be it a video, a thought, a photo or a significant image. Learning to use them will help you communicate better with friends who follow us on WhatsApp, without having to send the same thing in all chats.

To learn more we can also read our guides Tag on WhatsApp (mention) in groups to send notification e Tricks and options in Whatsapp Groups and Broadcasts.