Archive · 2 Jun 2025
WhatsApp Adds New Status Features and Logout Option
WhatsApp is adding new, fun ways to share on Status, like collages, music, and stickers, and interactive prompts.
You can now create collages of photos and share songs as stickers, or turn photos into stickers.
Additionally, WhatsApp is testing a new way to log out of your account on your main device without losing any of your chats, allowing users to switch accounts easily.
The new features are rolling out in the coming months.
WhatsApp is introducing new features for Status updates: collages, music stickers, photo stickers, and interactive prompts.
The Layout feature allows users to create collages with up to six photos.
Users can share songs as Status updates or as music stickers.
Photos can be transformed into stickers to add to Status updates.
A new logout feature is in development for primary devices, allowing users to log out without deleting their account or losing chat history.
- Who
- WhatsApp users
- What
- New Status features and a logout feature.
- When
- Rolling out soon; logout feature in beta
- Where
- WhatsApp (Android and iOS)
- Why
- To enhance user expression and provide more account management options.
Current System Limitations
User Flexibility
Account Management
Current System Limitations
Users can currently only log out of linked devices, requiring app uninstallation or account deletion on primary devices.
User Flexibility
The new logout feature provides a more flexible alternative, allowing users to sign out of their accounts on primary devices without deleting their account.
- Features
- Collages, Music Stickers, Photo Stickers, Interactive Prompts, Logout
- Platform
- Status Updates and Account Settings
- Availability
- Rolling out gradually, logout feature in beta
- Platform
- Android and iOS
Sources
WhatsApp Working on Logout Option for Primary Phones on Latest Beta Release: Report
WhatsApp may soon let you logout from the account without erasing data
WhatsApp to introduce new feature enabling users to log out of their accounts without losing any data
WhatsApp may soon let you logout without losing your data: Here’s what we know
WhatsApp Adds Collages, Photo Stickers to Its Status Feature; Username Picker Spotted in Development on iOS
WhatsApp to finally let users log out on primary device, feature spotted in beta
