Features
Status
24-hour stories with photos, videos, or captions that disappear automatically.
A Status is a short update that appears in your followers' Status bar for 24 hours and then disappears.
What you can post
- A photo or video, optionally with a caption.
- A caption-only status (text up to 500 characters).
Where to find it
- Web: the Status bar sits above your feed at the top of
/news/followingand/news/public. - Android: the same horizontal status row sits at the top of the Home tab.
Your own status appears first, with an Add status affordance (a + on your avatar). Other people's statuses appear next to yours.
Create a status
- Tap your avatar in the Status bar (the one with the +).
- Choose to upload an image or video from your device, or write a caption-only status.
- Add a caption (optional).
- Submit.
Your status is now live for 24 hours.
View someone's status
- Tap a contact's avatar in the Status bar.
- The viewer auto-advances roughly every 5 seconds per status.
- You can swipe or tap to move between statuses.
- Public marks the status as viewed the first time you watch it.
Who saw your status
Open one of your own statuses to see the viewer list and a count of who watched it.
Delete your status
While viewing your own status, use the menu to delete it. Statuses you don't delete are removed automatically after 24 hours.