Easier Sharing & User Control: WhatsApp Introduces Optional Feature Status
People’s Voice Nigeria | News
Status is a popular way to share updates with friends and close contacts on WhatsApp. They disappear within 24 hours and may include photos, videos, GIFs, text, and more.
A lot of WhatsApp users love the existing option to post their status to their Facebook Stories. We’ve also gotten feedback that people want this process to be easier so they don’t have to manually post their WhatsApp status each time. We’re excited to introduce an optional feature that makes it easier for people to post their WhatsApp status to their Facebook Story automatically if they want to do so. As always, users are in control. Sharing is turned off by default; you have to opt in to use it and can disable it at any time you want to.
WhatsApp Status is built with privacy in mind. Like your personal chats and calls, Status is protected by end-to-end encryption, so you can share privately and securely. Earlier this year, we also introduced a privacy audience selector for Status, so you can choose who gets to view your status.
These updates have started rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.