Shraddha Diwan
To stay in touch with our friends and followers, we like browsing our social media feeds and stories. However, there are moments when the Gen Z inside us just wants to hide and watch everything without being seen.
While messaging apps like WhatsApp do allow us to read messages without the blue tick, users can still not remove or hide the view receipt for the Status.
You might not be aware that there are ways to see someone’s status updates without being included in the list of viewers.
How? We’ve got a list of quick and simple methods that WhatsApp users who use Meta can follow to keep their names from appearing in the view list. Users of iOS and Android devices can use this trick.
How to view a WhatsApp status secretly without opening them
By turning off read receipts or viewing them offline, WhatsApp users on Android and iOS can see the Status of their contacts without them knowing. To avoid viewing the Status directly, users can also check the hidden WhatsApp Status folder on their phone.
The trick to knowing who is online on WhatsApp without opening the application
How to turn off read receipts on WhatsApp
Users of WhatsApp often disable read receipts to stop messaging double-blue ticks. Similarly, disabling read receipts enables users to also hide their names from the Status view list.
Here’s how to stop WhatsApp from sending read receipts:
- Open WhatsApp on your iOS or Android device.
- By tapping the menu dot in the top right corner, you can access the menu.
- Open Accounts by tapping Settings.
- Choose Privacy, then turn off read receipts.
How to go offline or enable incognito mode on WhatsApp
Before seeing the Status, users can disable their mobile data or use WhatsApp incognito through their web browser. In this way, users can see WhatsApp Status while they are offline without informing the other person.
Importantly, once the user reconnects to the internet, the other person will be able to see the view. Use the offline approach just before the status is due to expire to avoid that.
How to force stop WhatsApp and view someone’s Status secretly
Android users can force stop WhatsApp from the settings menu after viewing the WhatsApp status offline. In this way, users will be able to view their status even after going online.
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How to view WhatsApp Status through the phone’s file manager
Through a hidden “WhatsApp Status folder” in the file manager, Android users can also view WhatsApp Status. Notably, WhatsApp immediately downloads all of the Status photos into the phone’s storage when an Android user opens the status tab. So, by following these steps, one can view the saved images:
Navigate to the file manager.
Tap WhatsApp in internal storage after opening it.
Open the “Statuses” folder in the media folder by clicking there.
Users can access every photograph shared by contacts in their WhatsApp status.
Go to the file manager options and enable “Show hidden files” if the status folder is not visible.
There will be a viewable folder.
The WhatsApp Status folder can be found under Settings > Internal Storage > Android > Media > WhatsApp.com > WhatsApp > Media for Android 11 users.
Hope this information is helpful to you. You can help your friends or family by sharing this helpful information with them. also, you can comment to us if you know other methods like this. Do share and stay tuned for this kind of amazing information.
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