Sharing your Facebook status updates as WhatsApp status is an easy way to share your social media activity with your WhatsApp contacts. By linking your Facebook account to WhatsApp, you can automatically sync your Facebook statuses to appear as WhatsApp status updates. This allows you to reach your WhatsApp connections with the same content you’re posting on Facebook without having to duplicate your efforts.
Linking Facebook and WhatsApp
The first step is to connect your Facebook account to your WhatsApp app on your phone. Here’s how to do it:
- Open WhatsApp and tap the 3 dot menu icon in the top right.
- Select Settings.
- Tap Linked Accounts.
- Tap Link New Account.
- Select Facebook.
You will be prompted to log into your Facebook account and grant permission for WhatsApp to access your profile information, posts, and other data. Agree to the permissions prompts that appear.
Once your Facebook account is successfully linked, your Facebook name, profile photo, and statuses will be available to share as WhatsApp status updates.
Automatically Sharing Facebook Statuses
With your Facebook account now linked, you can enable auto-sharing of your Facebook statuses to WhatsApp.
To do this:
- Open WhatsApp Settings.
- Tap Linked Accounts.
- Tap your connected Facebook account.
- Toggle on “Share Status”
This will automatically share any new Facebook status updates you post as WhatsApp statuses as well. Your Facebook statuses will sync to WhatsApp within a few minutes typically.
Manually Sharing Facebook Statuses
If you don’t want to auto-share all your Facebook statuses, you can still manually share specific posts to WhatsApp when desired.
To manually share a Facebook status:
- Open the Facebook app on your phone.
- Locate the status update you want to share and tap on it to open the full post.
- Tap on the Share button below the post.
- Select WhatsApp from the sharing options.
- A preview of your post will appear in WhatsApp – tap Send to share it as your status.
The Facebook status will then appear in your WhatsApp statuses where your contacts can view it. You can share multiple Facebook posts to WhatsApp this way as needed.
Customizing Shared Facebook Statuses
When sharing Facebook posts manually, you have the option to customize the content before posting it as WhatsApp status.
After selecting WhatsApp from the Facebook share options, you can:
- Edit the text of the status update before sending.
- Crop or edit photos before sharing to WhatsApp.
- Choose different photos from the Facebook post to share.
- Add captions or comments before sharing.
This allows you to tweak the Facebook posts as needed before sharing to WhatsApp. You don’t have to share the verbatim status – feel free to customize it for your WhatsApp audience.
Sharing Facebook Videos
In addition to text and photo posts, you can also share Facebook videos to WhatsApp status.
To do this:
- Open the video post on Facebook.
- Tap on the Share button.
- Select WhatsApp.
- Trim or edit the video as desired.
- Tap Send to post the video to your WhatsApp status.
The video will need to be under 30 seconds to share as a WhatsApp status update. But this allows you to easily repurpose Facebook videos for your WhatsApp contacts.
Managing Shared Statuses
Your synced Facebook statuses will appear alongside your regular WhatsApp status updates. And they remain visible for 24 hours just like other statuses.
You can manage the shared Facebook statuses like your normal WhatsApp statuses:
- View who has seen your shared Facebook statuses.
- Delete specific Facebook status shares.
- Temporarily hide your Facebook status shares as needed.
Tap and hold on the status to access these options. This gives you full control over your shared posts.
Disabling Facebook Sharing
If you no longer wish to share your Facebook statuses on WhatsApp, you can disable the integration.
To turn off auto-sharing:
- Open WhatsApp Settings.
- Tap Linked Accounts.
- Tap your Facebook account.
- Toggle off “Share Status”
This will prevent new Facebook statuses from copying to WhatsApp. Existing shared statuses will remain until they expire after 24 hours.
And you can always re-enable Facebook sharing at any time by toggling “Share Status” back on.
Troubleshooting Facebook Sharing
If you’re having issues syncing your Facebook account with WhatsApp, here are some troubleshooting tips:
- Make sure you have the latest versions of the Facebook and WhatsApp apps.
- Check that your Facebook account credentials are correct in WhatsApp.
- Confirm your Facebook privacy settings allow app sharing.
- Force quit and relaunch both the Facebook and WhatsApp apps.
- Unlink and relink your Facebook account in WhatsApp.
- Disable and re-enable sharing Facebook statuses in WhatsApp settings.
- Contact WhatsApp or Facebook support if issues persist.
With a properly connected Facebook account, sharing to WhatsApp should work seamlessly. But don’t hesitate to reach out for help if you encounter any problems syncing your statuses.
Advantages of Sharing Facebook Statuses
Posting your Facebook updates as WhatsApp statuses has several potential advantages:
- Lets you easily reach WhatsApp contacts without duplicate effort.
- Saves time over posting separately to both platforms.
- Allows you to tap into different audiences on each platform.
- Enables seamless cross-posting between apps.
- Makes it simple to repurpose content.
- Gives your WhatsApp status more content and activity.
Overall, linking these two popular social networks can be a convenient way to extend your sharing and get more mileage from your social media activity.
WhatsApp Status Best Practices
To get the most out of sharing Facebook statuses on WhatsApp, keep these best practices in mind:
- Customize or tailor posts for WhatsApp as needed.
- Only share relevant updates likely to interest your WhatsApp contacts.
- Use WhatsApp-friendly content like short videos and photos.
- Interact with your contacts by responding to replies.
- Rotate through different types of status content.
- Delete old statuses regularly to keep things fresh.
Posting your Facebook statuses can be a great way to boost WhatsApp activity. But take care to share thoughtful content optimized for your WhatsApp connections. This will lead to better engagement overall.
Understanding WhatsApp Status
Sharing Facebook statuses is just one way to utilize WhatsApp’s status feature. Here’s some background on how WhatsApp status works:
- Statuses let you share text, photos, videos and GIFs that expire after 24 hours.
- Contacts can view and reply to your WhatsApp status updates.
- View counts show who has seen your statuses.
- Statuses are end-to-end encrypted for privacy.
- You control who can see your status updates.
WhatsApp status is similar to Stories on other platforms – but tailored for connecting with your WhatsApp contacts. Syncing Facebook statuses is one way to take advantage of this feature.
Summary
Linking your Facebook account in WhatsApp settings allows you to seamlessly share status updates on both platforms. You can auto-share all Facebook posts, or manually share specific statuses as desired. Customizing and optimizing your posts for WhatsApp can help boost engagement. Overall, syncing your Facebook statuses to WhatsApp is an easy way to extend your sharing reach and activity on both networks.