A live photo from a hotpot night, a video of your bike ride across the city, the view from your hotel window: Moments, WeChat's home for sharing photos and videos, helps the visuals that bring people together stay as public or private as you want.

Chances are, the people in your life don't all fit into one neat circle. Family back home, friends new and old, colleagues and neighbors populate your contacts list. Each knows you in a different context and setting. Naturally, you want to share the good stuff: a weekend hike, a great noodle spot, a party night out. But sharing that big night out with friends feels different from sharing it with your coworkers, and that’s entirely valid.

Share Freely, Without the Overlap

That's where Moments comes in. Since its launch in 2012, it has given people a space to share everyday life with the people they know, while keeping different circles comfortably separate. One of its most useful features is that only mutual contacts can see each other's likes and comments. So if a recent acquaintance and a childhood buddy both comment on the same post, neither will see what the other said, since they don't know each other. You choose exactly who is part of each conversation, so your different circles need never cross over in the comments section.

Choose Exactly Who Sees What

Sometimes, that alone isn't quite enough control. That's where Moments Privacy Controls come in, giving you a few simple ways to decide exactly who sees what, before you even post.

For a single post, the share settings allow you to include just a select few, or exclude a handful of contacts entirely, so that group photo dump stays between the people it's meant for.

For your whole profile, set how far back it shows: the last three days, the past month or six months, or the full picture.

Nothing is deleted, it's simply tucked away, so you're not revealing too much of yourself to anyone you don't feel close to.

For contacts who are strictly business — a supplier, a landlord, a merchant — limit them to chats only, so they can still reach you when needed, without ever seeing your feed at all.

At the end of the day, Moments is a place where memories live — that hotpot meal, that bike ride across the city, and that hotel view. Choosing who sees them simply means you get to share those moments fully, with confidence, and on your own terms.

Share Your Moments, Your Way: How WeChat Lets You Post Comfortably with Every Circle

Share Your Moments, Your Way: How WeChat Lets You Post Comfortably with Every Circle