When Instagram first introduced Stories to its platform, it was only available on Instagram, but seeing as how Instagram is owned by Meta who also owns Facebook and WhatsApp, it didn’t really come as a surprise to see Meta bring the feature over to its other products and services.
With WhatsApp, it’s slightly different where it’s called Status, but conceptually and functionally, it’s the same, except that you cannot cross-post Stories from Instagram or Facebook onto WhatsApp. But apart from that difference, like we said, it’s similar in concept and here’s what you need to know on how to use WhatsApp Status.
Take note that WhatsApp Status can only be viewed by people who have your number saved in their address book. This means that if you are chatting with someone whose number you haven’t saved, you won’t be able to view their Status updates, which brings us to our next point on choosing who can view your Status.
Seeing as how WhatsApp can be used for both work and personal chats, there might be times when you want to post a Status update that might not be suitable for the workplace or for personal contacts, so here’s how you can create exceptions on who can view your Status.