How to hide your WhatsApp Status from select people

WhatsApp is not just a way to chat with your friends and family, it is also how you can let people know what you are up to. You have many options to do that. You could personally tell people by dropping your new year party photos in an individual chat or a group chat. You also have the option to broadcast wishes and send photos to multiple contacts in one go. But the most preferred and probably the best way to tell people what you are doing is by sharing a Status. It is essentially WhatsApp’s version of Instagram Stories but known as Status weirdly. You can post photos, videos, stickers, texts, and a lot more in your Status and post them for people to see. Also Read: WhatsApp’s New iPhone Update Brings A Liquid Glass Design, But Also A Strange Mute Bug

However, sometimes you do not want some people to be able to see your Status. Ideally, you cannot stop them from viewing your status on their end unless you snatch their phone. That is not the proper way, so you might also try blocking those people at the risk of letting them suspect your action. Blocking someone also blocks the way to chat with them, and that is mostly not the preferred option. There is a way to do that. You can block your WhatsApp Status for as many people as you want with a privacy feature that is a part of WhatsApp Status. Also Read: Now Apply For Delhi Govt Documents In WhatsApp Chat, No Office Visit Needed

How to block contacts from viewing your WhatsApp Status

— Before uploading your Status, go to WhatsApp Settings. On an Android device, you can reach Settings by tapping the three dots on the top right corner of the app, while on an iPhone, the Settings tab is available on the far right end of the screen’s bottom. Also Read: WhatsApp For iOS Gets A Fresh Liquid Glass Makeover Inspired By iOS 26

— You will see several options, including the option to change the Privacy of your account. This option lets you set privacy for your profile picture, messages, and Status. Tap Privacy and then look for the option that says Status.

— The privacy for your Status may be set to My Contacts by default. Tap the option to go to change your preference. On the next screen, you will see three options – My Contacts, My Contacts Except…, and Only Share With…

— To block some people from viewing your Status, choose the second option. Tapping it will take you to the next screen where you can choose the contacts you do not want to share your Status with. You can choose as many contacts as you want by either skimming through the list or looking for a particular contact using the search option.

— After choosing the contacts, tap Done and leave the Settings to go to the main screen. You can now upload your Status without worrying about those contacts. The visibility setting will be set for all your future Status posts unless you manually change it.