If you're one of the guys who's hating the new "WhatsApp Status" feature like me, this thread is for you!!
OLD METHOD: (Does not work)
Requirements:
1. ROOTed device
2. Any Root File Explorer or SharedPreferences Editor
Note:
This trick was working only till version 2.17.81.. So, it will no longer work on newer versions. (All you can do now is switch to older versions to get rid of the feature)
WHY?
Steps:
0. Force Stop WhatsApp before proceeding.
1. a. For Root Explorers, open the file '/data/data/com.whatsapp/shared_prefs/com.whatsapp_preferences.xml'
b. For SharedPreference Editors, select 'WhatsApp' and then select 'com.whatsapp_preferences'.
2. Find the key name: 'status_mode' and edit its value from '1' and make it as '0'.
3. Now, launch WhatsApp and see if there's a difference
Methods that work as of now:
You may use any one of the following Xposed Modules:
1. WhatsApp Extensions
2. WA Tweaker
OLD METHOD: (Does not work)
Requirements:
1. ROOTed device
2. Any Root File Explorer or SharedPreferences Editor
Note:
This trick was working only till version 2.17.81.. So, it will no longer work on newer versions. (All you can do now is switch to older versions to get rid of the feature)
WHY?
This status_mode sharedpref is like a remote config, which gets altered by changing the server-side parameter values.
It seems WhatsApp used this to enable the feature to all updated devices (of specific groups) at once when needed, instead of just immediately enabling the feature when it's implemented in the app.
Since it has seemed to them the feature is stable, the condition checking for status_mode was removed, and status feature has been made permanent.
It seems WhatsApp used this to enable the feature to all updated devices (of specific groups) at once when needed, instead of just immediately enabling the feature when it's implemented in the app.
Since it has seemed to them the feature is stable, the condition checking for status_mode was removed, and status feature has been made permanent.
0. Force Stop WhatsApp before proceeding.
1. a. For Root Explorers, open the file '/data/data/com.whatsapp/shared_prefs/com.whatsapp_preferences.xml'
b. For SharedPreference Editors, select 'WhatsApp' and then select 'com.whatsapp_preferences'.
2. Find the key name: 'status_mode' and edit its value from '1' and make it as '0'.
For text editors, change
to:
Code:
<int name="status_mode" value="[I][B]1[/B][/I]"/>
Code:
<int name="status_mode" value="[I][B]0[/B][/I]"/>
You may use any one of the following Xposed Modules:
1. WhatsApp Extensions
2. WA Tweaker
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