How to set text Statuses on WhatsApp

Facebook-owned WhatsApp officially brought its ‘text Status’ feature back recently. The new feature is available in WhatsApp’s latest Android app version, 2.17.107. Follow the given steps in order to set a text-based status.

Step 1: Tap on the three dotted icon located on the corner of the screen

Step 2: Tap on the Settings option

Step 3: Tap on the profile picture/name

Step 4: Tap on the Status message in the ‘About and phone number’ section

Step 5: Tap on the pencil-shaped icon and type your preferred status

WhatsApp rolled out its ‘Status Stories’ feature sometime last month to iOS, Android and Windows 10 mobile platforms. The update essentially allowed users to share photos, GIFs and videos as their statuses.