- New interface with "My Contacts" and "Share Only With" buttons to choose your audience when posting.
- Read receipts affect who viewed your statuses; if they're disabled, no views appear.
- The “Close Friends” filter is now available in beta, allowing you to share exclusive Statuses with a select circle.
- A practical guide to configuring the privacy of your statuses and controlling which contacts see them.
WhatsApp statuses have become a common channel for Share photos and videos and texts that disappear after 24 hours, but Its scope depends entirely on how you configure privacy. In the latest changes, The app is fine-tuning that control to make choosing the audience faster and more intuitive..
In addition, there is a detail that goes unnoticed: To know who saw your posts, read receipts come into play.If you have them disabled, you'll see a message that there are no views available, and the list of people who have viewed them won't appear.
New developments in the privacy of the States
WhatsApp is introducing a Redesign of the status editor with “chip” type buttons at the bottom for toggle on the fly between two audience options: “My Contacts” and “Share Only With.” So can decide who will see the update before posting it, without leaving the editor.
Al Choose "My contacts", the status is sent to your entire address book except those you have already excluded in privacy; and if you never banned anyone, all your contacts will see it. On the other hand, with "Share only with" the post reaches only a list selected by you in the privacy section of the app.
This change saves steps and makes adjusting the scope instant, even showing a notice with the number of people included or excludedFor now, the feature is available to beta users on Android and will be rolled out gradually.
Views and read receipts
If when you open your Status the following appears: crossed-out eye icon and a warning indicating that you cannot see who viewed it, you most likely have read receipts disabledWhatsApp equates viewing a status with reading a message, so without the "read" count, it doesn't show the viewer list.
To activate them, go to Settings > Privacy and enable "Read Receipts". Since then, You will see the list of views in your new Statuses; will not apply retroactively to previous ones.
- Opens WhatsApp > Settings.
- Toca Privacy .
- Flip the switch Reading confirmations.
Note that If another person has “read” disabled, they will be able to see your status in “invisible” mode. y will not appear on your list, even if you have the option enabled. Just like in chats, their preference prevails.
Configure who can see your statuses
WhatsApp offers three ways to control your audience: "My contacts", "My contacts, except..." and "Only share with". These options allow you to allow you to adjust visibility globally or on a case-by-case basis.
- Contacts: All your contacts see your statuses, unless you have previously excluded someone.
- My contacts, except ...: You choose who to exclude permanently or temporarily, without the other person receiving any notice.
- Just share with: You define a list of recipients and only they will see the update.
To adjust these options go to States > three dot menu > Status privacy and select the desired mode. With the test redesign, you can also toggle them from the editor before publishing, which avoid having to navigate through menus.
Practical advice: If you're posting something sensitive, temporarily switch to "Share only with", post the status, and then revert it when it's finished uploading. to your usual setting.
Circles of trust: “close friends” in testing
WhatsApp is testing a filter “close friends” in its beta for Android (e.g. branch 2.25.25.11), designed to share statuses only with a very specific group of people. The idea is to reduce exposure and give a sense of most exclusive content.
As has been announced, the chosen contacts will see the State with a subtle visual cue indicating that the update is private to that circle. This approach follows the trend of other platforms and strengthens control over the audience of each post.
To take advantage of this feature when it rolls out, you'll need to pre-define your list in Privacy > StatesYou can then toggle the audience from the new editor buttons without leaving the creation flow.
Quick questions about States and privacy
Why can't I see who has viewed my statuses?
Because you probably have the read receipts disabled. Activate them in Settings > Privacy to recover your viewing list.
If I turn on “read” will I see everyone who viewed them?
No. Users with “read” turned off can see your Status without appearing in the list, since their Privacy settings is respected.
Can I see who sees my statuses without showing my “read” statuses in chats?
Not currently. To see visualizations you must keep the read receipts in your account.
Where do I change who can see my statuses?
In the States tab > three-dot menu > Status privacyChoose from “My contacts,” “My contacts, except…”, or “Share only with.”
With these options, WhatsApp allows you to fine-tune Who can see your temporary posts?, from a broad reach to a very narrow one. If you control your read receipts and choose your audience wisely, you'll have a comfortable balance between visibility and privacy without wasting time changing settings on each post.
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