How to Disable or Remove Whatsapp Status Feature

In this article, we will be sharing a short tutorial on how to Disable or remove Whatsapp Status Feature. So Let’s see how it’s done?

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Whatsapp has recently introduced its new update to its users. The new update has introduced a snapchat like feature which is available on both Android as well as iOS platforms. This new WhatsApp status feature allows us to put a story in form or GIF, Image or Video for next 24 hours and after that it gets removed automatically. After introducing this update WhatsApp has removed its old status update feature which allows us to put a status with our profile photo. If you got this new update then you have noticed that the app no more shows the old status. I have seen many people who don’t like this update as there’s no option to put a text status. That’s the reason we’re sharing this quick tutorial. Below, we will be sharing a quick trick to remove or disable WhatsApp status feature on your smartphone devices.

The New Whatsapp Update brings the whole new user interface but many people are not liking this new WhatsApp status update and are wanting to get back the old version. If you are one of those users who are not happy with this new WhatsApp status update then you are at the right web page, here’s a trick to disable or remove WhatsApp status feature on Android. If you are using WhatsApp from a quite long time then you have surely noticed that WhatsApp frequently keep on updating their app and comes with new changes for their users.


Note - Before getting started with this tutorial let me tell you that this method only works on rooted smartphones. In case you are using a Non-rooted device and don’t like the status update then simply search online for old WhatsApp apk and install it on your devices.

Requirements -

1. You must have a rooted smartphone device.
2. ES file Explorer.

How to Disable or Remove
Whatsapp Status Update Feature

1. Firstly, Force stop WhatsApp on your device.
2. Now go to Es file Manager/Explorer and then open “/data/data/com.whatsapp/shared_prefs/com.whatsapp_preferences.xml
3. Next, you need to find “Status_Mode” and edit its value from ‘1’ to ‘0’.
4. That’s all. Now Save it and you are all Done!


That’s all with this quick tutorial. This was the simplest way to disable or remove WhatsApp status feature on your smartphone device. If you have any type of questions or doubts relevant to the above blog post then feel free to leave your valuable comments in the comment section down. At last, Kindly share this short tutorial with your friends so that in case any of your friends is unhappy with the recent WhatsApp status feature update and is using the rooted device then he can revert changes.

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