You can keep up with the activities of your friends and family by using WhatsApp Statuses. Periodically, some of your so-called "cool" pals may make status updates that you desire to save, forward, or use as a kind of proof. Regardless of the situation, here's how to extract pictures and videos from WhatsApp status updates.
Method 1: Use Internal Storage to Retrieve WhatsApp Status (Android)
WhatsApp features a secret folder named .statuses in your internal storage if you're using an Android smartphone. which, well, keeps track of every status you open and review. But at the end of the day, the app removes every status that was seen. Therefore, before the end of the day, you must copy them to other folders. This is the procedure.
- Launch the Files by Google app on your Android device.
- Tap the hamburger menu > Settings.
- Scroll down and toggle on the Show hidden files option.
- Go back to the home page, scroll down, and tap Internal Storage.
- Go to Android > Media > com.whatsapp > WhatsApp > Media.
- Tap the .Statuses folder and all the statuses you’ve opened for the day should appear there.
- Long press and select the ones you want to copy and paste into a new folder in the internal storage or DCIM > Camera.
Method 2: Use WhatSave (Android) to Download WhatsApp Status
You may save all of the videos and photos from WhatsApp status to your phone using the WhatSave open-source software if you can't locate the.Statuses directory on your Android device. We advise against downloading closed WhatsApp Status saver applications from the Play Store as they may gather personal information about you.- Download the WhatSave app from the project’s releases page and install the APK.
- Tap an image or video you want to save and tap Save.
- The video or image from WhatsApp Status will be saved in your camera roll.
- Launch the app and grant it all the permissions it needs.
- Once done, it should show all the images and videos from your statuses in different tabs.
Method 3: On iOS
, Save WhatsApp StatusAs previously stated, videos from WhatsApp status cannot be saved on iOS devices. Therefore, in order to record and save WhatsApp status, you will have to depend on iOS' built-in screen recorder.- To save images from WhatsApp Status, navigate to WhatsApp > Updates > Status and open a status you want to save. As soon as it opens, press the Volume Up + Side button shortcut to take a screenshot.
- You can save WhatsApp Status videos using the Screen Recording tool from the Control Center. To enable it, go to Settings > Control Centre and tap on the + icon adjacent to Screen Recording.
- Now, launch WhatsApp and navigate to the Updates tab. From here, swipe downwards from the top right corner to launch the Control Center.
- Then tap on the Screen Recording tile and go back to the WhatsApp screen and open a status you want to record. When the 3-second countdown ends, the video will start recording.
- To end a recording, tap on the red dot or red pill button from the top and tap on the Stop option. You can also stop a recording by taping on the Screen Recording tile from the Control Center.
