Is it possible to not see whatsapp status?

Yes, it is possible to not see someone’s WhatsApp status updates if you don’t want to. WhatsApp gives users several options to control status privacy and choose whose status updates they want to view.

Hide your online status

The first step is to hide your own online status so others can’t see when you’re on WhatsApp. This prevents them from knowing if you’ve seen their status update. To disable this:

1. Open WhatsApp and tap the three dots menu in the top right.
2. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
3. Toggle off “Read receipts” so nobody sees when you’ve read their messages.
4. Toggle off “Last seen” so nobody sees when you were last online on WhatsApp.

This hides your online status completely. You can also choose to show it to some contacts only by customizing it in each chat.

Turn off “Who can see my status updates”

WhatsApp lets you control who can view your status updates:

1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
2. Tap on “Status privacy” and select an option:
   • My contacts – Default, your status is visible to all contacts.
   • My contacts except… – Choose specific contacts to exclude.
   • Only share with…

   – Select individual contacts to view status.

Setting this to “My contacts except…” or “Only share with…” lets you limit your status visibility. People not on the list won’t even know if you’ve posted a status update.

Disable “View Status Updates”

You can completely disable the ability to view other people’s status updates:

1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
2. Toggle off “Status privacy” to disable viewing of all status updates.

This prevents you from seeing any status updates from your contacts. You won’t get notified about them or be able to view them.

Mute status updates from specific contacts

If you only want to mute certain people’s status updates do this:

1. Open the chat for the contact whose status you want to mute.
2. Tap the three dots menu in the top right.
3. Toggle on “Mute status updates” to mute their status.

You’ll no longer get notified about status updates from that contact. You can still manually view their profile to see status updates if you want.

Block a contact

Blocking a contact on WhatsApp prevents you from receiving any messages or updates from them, including status updates:

1. Open the chat for the contact you want to block.
2. Tap the three dots menu in the top right.
3. Select Block contact.

This completely blocks that contact from your WhatsApp account. You won’t be notified about their status updates and won’t be able to view their profile or status.

Disable status previews in notifications

If you don’t want status update previews showing in your notifications:

1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Toggle off “Show preview” to disable previews for status updates.

You’ll still get notified about new status updates but won’t see a preview of the image/video. Tap the notification to view the status update.

Hide status update notifications

To disable status notifications completely so you don’t get notified about new status updates:

1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Tap Status updates.
3. Toggle off “Show notifications” to disable notifications.

You won’t get any status notifications, but can still manually view status updates in contacts’ profiles if you want.

Delete or report inappropriate status updates

If someone posts an inappropriate status update, you can delete or report it:

• Open the chat for the contact whose status you want to delete/report.
• Tap the three dots menu in the top right.
• Choose Delete or Report status update.
• Confirm the action when prompted.

Deleting removes the status update completely from your view. Reporting sends feedback to WhatsApp for further action.

Troubleshoot problems viewing status updates

If you’re having issues viewing status updates, try these troubleshooting steps:

• Check your internet connection is working properly.
• Force close and restart the WhatsApp app.
• Update WhatsApp to the latest version from your phone’s app store.
• Clear the app cache and data for WhatsApp.
• Try viewing status on WhatsApp Web to isolate the issue.
• Contact WhatsApp support if the problem persists.

Restarting your phone can also help resolve temporary glitches. Make sure WhatsApp has all required permissions enabled as well.

Prevent your status from being downloaded

By default, other users can download and save your status updates. To prevent this:

1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
2. Toggle off “Save to Camera Roll” to disable saving your status updates.

This prevents others from saving your status updates as videos/images on their devices.

Change who can see your profile photo

Your profile photo is visible to all WhatsApp contacts by default. To change this:

1. Go to Settings > Account > Privacy.
2. Tap on “Profile photo” and select an option:
   • Everyone – Default, visible to all contacts.
   • My contacts – Visible to your contacts only.
   • Nobody – Profile photo hidden from everyone.

Setting this to “Nobody” will hide your profile photo from all WhatsApp users. They will only see your display name.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I hide my status updates from specific contacts?

Yes, go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Status privacy. Choose “My contacts except…” and select the contacts to exclude from your status visibility.

Will contacts know if I’ve muted their status updates?

No, muting a contact’s status updates is completely invisible to them. You can mute without them ever knowing.

Can I delete my viewed status updates?

No, WhatsApp doesn’t allow deleting status updates that have already been posted. But they automatically disappear after 24 hours anyway.

Can I recover and view expired status updates?

No, once a status update expires after 24 hours it’s permanently deleted and cannot be recovered or viewed again.

Does disabling status prevent me from posting status?

No, it only prevents viewing others’ status updates. You can still post your own status updates for your contacts to see.

Can I report a status if I’ve deleted it?

No, you can’t report a status update after deleting it. You’ll have to report it first before deleting the status update.

How do I stop getting notified about group status updates?

Mute the group chat notifications to disable getting notified about status updates posted in groups.