(Revised: August 18, 2022)
Users of WhatsApp may keep in touch with their friends and family. However, online anonymity is useful when we want to know what's happening but don't want to reveal our identities. You can conceal your online status and message delivery information with the Meta-owned app. However, did you realise that you can also see someone else's status covertly? WhatsApp Status automatically logs who has viewed it. You may view someone's status, though, using specific techniques, without their awareness. Who knows how? Read on.
Android and iOS users can view their contacts' WhatsApp Statuses privately by disabling read receipts or viewing it offline. To avoid checking the Status immediately on your phone, you can also check the secret WhatsApp status folder.
How to View Someone Else's Status Without Their Knowledge
Method 1: Turn Of Read Receipts
Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your phone or iPhone and click the three dots icon that is present on the screen.
Step 2: Then, go to ‘Settings’ and head to the ‘Account’ option.
Step 3: To check the advanced features and turn off the ‘Read Receipts’ option, go to ‘Privacy.’
Method 2: Via Phone’s File Manager
Keep in mind that only Android users are allowed to use the feature.
Step 1: Go to file manager on your mobile phone.
Step 2: Open internal storage and click on WhatsApp
Step 3: Open the media folder and tap on the ‘Status’ folder.
Step 4: Here, you can find all the images that your contacts have posted as WhatsApp Statuses.
In case the folder is not visible, navigate to File Manager settings and enable the ‘Show hidden files’ option. Then, you will be able to see the folder.
Method 3: Switch To Airplane Mode
You can also use Airplane mode on your mobile phone to access WhatsApp status. Here is what to do:
Step 1: Turn off the mobile data of your phone and switch on the Airplane mode.
Step 2: View the status on WhatsApp by heading to WhatsApp. Now, you have the option to see WhatsApp status without letting others know. That’s all.
