Learn how to easily delete a status in WhatsApp with our step-by-step guide. Follow these simple steps to remove unwanted statuses in no time!
Statuses are present in many social networks. Initially, WhatsApp* back in 2009 was used as an application for telling contacts that you overslept, were at work and could not talk, or that you were sick. Over time, the service turned into a full-fledged messenger and statuses were forgotten. But in the 2017 update, they returned in the form we are accustomed to, however, not everyone is ready to share what is happening with contacts.
In this article, we will learn how to delete a status in WhatsApp* or hide it from other users, as well as what it is.
What is WhatsApp status*
WhatsApp statuses* are short messages that appear in your contact list next to your avatar. They are usually posted once a day and disappear after a certain amount of time. If you haven’t checked out what’s going on with your friend yet, a green frame will appear around their profile, which will disappear after you’ve checked it.
By default, signatures are only displayed for contacts in your address book. But if you don’t want others to see your status or want to hide it from a circle of people, you can arrange this. You can also hide information for other contacts so that their signatures and frames don’t irritate you while viewing chats in the messenger.
How to delete WhatsApp status*
Since the status itself disappears exactly after 24 hours, you can basically do nothing and wait. But if you want to get rid of it, you can do it in a couple of clicks.
Here are the instructions for Android:
- Open the application;
- Tap on the Status item at the bottom of the screen;
- Select the status you want to delete;
- Open the three dots menu;
- Tap the “Delete” button.
Here’s how to remove it on iOS:
- Go to the application;
- Tap on the “Status” item and go to the menu;
- Select the desired message and tap on the eye icon;
- Tap on the three dots menu.
- Click “Delete”.
But you need to remember a couple of nuances regarding statuses. For example, if you or your contacts have connection problems, the message will still be shown for some time, even after you have deleted it. And if you mentioned other users, they will not be able to see the mark after deleting it.
Hide WhatsApp status* from others
Android
For some contacts, you can also hide their status from their profile. Here’s how:
- Go to the “Status” menu;
- Click on the three dots to expand the settings;
- Tap on Status Privacy.
In the window that opens, you can choose the people you allow to see what you do with your life. You can exclude a couple of specific users in the “Contacts, except…” section or, on the contrary, add only 2-3 friends in the “Only…” section.
And if, on the contrary, you do not want to receive notifications from specific users, then in the “Status” menu you can select contacts whose lives you are not interested in. To do this, select the profile with a long tap and click “Hide”.
iPhone
Here, too, everything is quite simple and almost no different from the instructions for Android:
- Go to the “Status” section;
- Open the settings via the button on the left side of the screen;
- We choose who we want to hide from, or who we want to reveal all the information to.
You can also hide updates from other contacts. To do this, hold down the person’s profile icon and select “Hide” in the window that opens. This way, all updates from him will be sent to the “Hidden” section.
As you can see, hiding your status from other users is quite simple. You just need to dig a little in the settings.