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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>WhatsApp is one of the biggest messaging applications in Kenya.<\/p>\n

Offering a wide range of features from voice notes, group chat, voice calling, and even live location, it is among the most downloaded apps on Google\u2019s play store.<\/p>\n

Similar to Instagram stories, WhatsApp allows users to update statuses that can be viewed by their contacts for a span of 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s statuses are end-to-end encrypted, just like messages and calls.<\/p>\n

If you however want more privacy by hiding your status from specific people, here is everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/b><\/p>\n

Open your WhatsApp on your smart phone and scroll to the \u2018Status\u2019 tab.<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/b><\/p>\n

Tap on the three- dotted button on the top right corner of the screen.<\/p>\n

Step 3<\/b><\/p>\n

Click on \u2018Status privacy\u2019 then \u2018My contacts except\u2019 and choose the specific contacts you want to bar from watching your statuses.<\/p>\n

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