Status is categorized as a mobile and desktop operating system and decentralized browser that incorporates a messaging system. As such Status allows you to interact with a network at any time from anywhere. It was originally released in June in 2017.It is a light client Ethereum node and has the ability to give you access to all Ethereum decentralized applications (otherwise known as DApps) from an app that is installed on your mobile phone or tablet. This means that users can send encrypted messages as well as access decentralized applications including a cryptocurrency wallet.