Android and iPhone you have the option to share your WhatsApp status updates to Facebook Stories and other apps. WhatsApp appears to have started rolling out the anticipated feature to let users share their Status updates to Facebook Stories. While it was initially said to be in testing and wasn’t visible to users, the feature to let users share WhatsApp Status to Facebook Stories is now making its way to WhatsApp. The selected WhatsApp users in Android beta program were given the access to the feature, and now the feature is finally available to the latest stable version of WhatsApp.
To share your status update to Facebook Stories
Open WhatsApp
Tap Status
Create a status update on: Android and iPhone
You have two sharing options based on if you want to share a new or old status update
Share new status update: Under My status, tap Share to Facebook Story. If prompted, tap Allow or Open to open the Facebook app. In the Facebook app, select the audience you want to share with, then tap Share Now. Please note the Share to Facebook Story option disappears once you go to another tab.
Share old status update: Tap My Status on iPhone or More by My status on Android. Next, tap More ( or ) next to the status update you want to share, then tap Share to Facebook. If prompted, tap Allow or Open to open the Facebook app. In the Facebook app, select the audience you want to share with, then tap Share Now.
After you share your status update, WhatsApp will reopen.
Note:
If you have multiple status updates, you can choose which updates you want to share to Facebook Stories.
This feature is only available if you have one of the following apps installed on your device: Facebook on Android, Facebook Lite on Android or Facebook on iOS.
To share your status update to other apps
Open WhatsApp.
Tap Status
Create a status update on: Android | iPhone
You have two sharing options based on if you want to share a new or old status update:
Share new status update: Under My status, tap Share ( or ). Please note the Share option disappears once you go to another tab.
Share old status update: Tap My Status on iPhone or More by My status on Android. Next, tap More ( or ) next to the status update you want to share, then tap Share.
In the share tray that appears, tap the app you want to share your status update to.
Resources
Learn more about Facebook Stories in the Facebook Help Center.
