Published 15:44 IST, January 31st 2019

How to check anyone's WhatsApp status without them knowing about it

How to check anyone's WhatsApp status without them knowing about it: There's a trick to it and we have decided to walk you through the procedure to hide your read-receipts when it comes to watching others' WhatsApp status.

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WhatsApp is most popular messaging app in India with over 200 million users. Over last couple of years, folks over at WhatsApp have implemented so many new features into its platform that drive majority of user-attention. One such popular feature is WhatsApp status, which brings those short-lived one-liners, photos and videos to your Status tab and more importantly, se short updates are visible for longer than 24 hours.

Once you post something as your WhatsApp status, it becomes visible for all those who have your contact ded on ir WhatsApp. ditionally, you can also keep an eye on your WhatsApp status' reach and see who all have viewed it. But when it comes to status a posted by your friends, y will come to kw once you view ir WhatsApp status.

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But did you kw WhatsApp allows users to secretly check ors' WhatsApp status without m even kwing about it? re's a trick to it and we have decided to walk you through procedure to hide your re-receipts when it comes to watching ors' WhatsApp status. Once you turn off you re receipts, your friends won't be able to find out that you have seen his or her status.

But remember, disabling re receipts has two-way effect as it also ends up hiding names of those who view your WhatsApp status. Here's everything you need to kw about turning off re receipts:

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Step 1: Makes sure your WhatsApp is up-to-date. Open WhatsApp.

Step 2: Navigate yourself to Settings > Account.

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Step 3: w, tap option called Privacy.

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Step 4: Scroll down, uncheck box Re receipts.

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w that you have disabled your re receipts, you can go back to main window.

Step 5: Create and put out a WhatsApp status.

Step 6: w, try to find out who all have viewed your status.

If you are unable to find out names of those who have viewed your WhatsApp status, you have successfully turned off your re receipts. w, you can secretly view WhatsApp status of those in your contact without m kwing about it.

15:44 IST, January 31st 2019