WhatsApp Status Viewer: Want to secretly view someone's WhatsApp status but are worried about showing up in the viewer list? There's no need to download any external apps. Just try these methods.

Secretly view WhatsApp status

WhatsApp Status Viewer: WhatsApp has become the biggest medium of our communication today. If people want to tell or show something to many people, they put a status on WhatsApp for this. Some people are so fond of posting statuses that every hour some status or the other is posted on their profile. Sometimes we feel like seeing someone's status, but our name does not appear in the other person's viewer list.

In such a situation, many people start downloading third-party apps from Google Play Store or the Internet, which are extremely dangerous for privacy and phone safety. If you also want to see someone's status without them knowing, there's no need for any external app. There's a setting and some tricks within WhatsApp itself that can help you easily see someone's status without them knowing.

Turn off Read Receipts and view status silently.

WhatsApp has a built-in feature that allows you to view your status anonymously. To do this, first open WhatsApp on your phone. If you're an Android user, tap the three dots in the upper right corner to go to Settings. For iPhone users, click the Settings icon at the bottom. Then, go to the Privacy section. Here, you'll see a toggle for Read Receipts.

You need to turn it off. Once you turn this setting off, you can view anyone's status without the other person even noticing. However, there's one important thing to keep in mind: After viewing a status, keep this setting off for at least 24 hours. If you turn it back on before the status expires, your name will appear in the viewer list.

Try this Airplane Mode trick.

If you don't want to constantly mess with your privacy settings, your phone's airplane mode can be a great help. To try this trick, first keep your internet on, open WhatsApp, and go to the Status tab. Wait a few seconds for everyone's statuses to load automatically in the background. Then, pull down your phone's notification panel and turn on airplane mode, completely turning off mobile data and Wi-Fi.

Now click on the status of the person you want to view and enjoy it. But don't make the mistake of turning on the internet immediately afterward. First, go to your phone's recent apps and swipe WhatsApp completely to the left. Only after the app is completely removed from the background, turn off Airplane Mode and turn on the internet.

File manager hacks for Android users

Android smartphone users have another way to view someone's status without even opening WhatsApp. Whenever WhatsApp statuses are loaded on your phone, their image files are temporarily saved in a hidden folder in the phone's internal storage. To view them, open your phone's Files app and go to its settings.

There, you'll find the option to "Show hidden files," which you should enable. Go to your phone's internal storage, open the WhatsApp folder, then Media, and finally, click on the folder labeled "Statuses." Here, you'll see all the recently updated photo statuses directly. Keep in mind that this method only works with photo statuses; videos aren't available.