How to save ‘WhatsApp Status’ images and videos

 WhatsApp officially launched the status feature in February. The feature allows users to share photos, videos and GIFs, which automatically disappear after 24 hours. Users and experts around the world called it a "clone of Snapchat Stories". However, users are slowly embracing the feature and it is becoming more popular.

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WhatsApp status updates are perishable in nature. WhatsApp doesn't offer an official way to save these status updates. While some users may take screenshots to save image statuses, what about videos? Even screenshots don't preserve the image at the same quality it is on WhatsApp. What is the best way of saving statuses? Let's see...

Save/Copy WhatsApp Status Photos and Videos

You can save your WhatsApp Statuses in two ways. First, you can use a dedicated app. If you have to save image statuses frequently, you can use the manual method. These two options are described in detail below.

Use File Manager to save status files manually

WhatsApp saves status files (photos/videos), locally on your phone. These files are deleted after 24 hours. You can copy the files from the temporary folder to another location. Here's how to do it:

Notice:To do this, you will need the File Manager app. It is installed as default on most phones, including those from Samsung, LG and Sony, Xiaomi, and OnePlus. It can be found by searching for the app "Files" and "File Manager". You can also download it if there is none, such as on Nokia Android phones.Solid Explorer or ES File Explorer.

1. Save the status you wish to view. This will create a temporary copy on your phone's storage.
2. Open your File Manager app - Files, File Manager, Solid Explorer; etc.
3. You can enable "show hidden files". This is done by opening the file manager settings and setting it to hide hidden files. Solid Explorer users can follow this guide to enable hidden files.
4. Navigate to the WhatsApp folder Internal storage WhatsApp > Media > Statuses.
5. Save the photos/videos you like.
6. Copy them and paste them in a new folder.

That's all! You can store the copied photos and videos forever. These photos and videos can be accessed later by opening the folder from which they were copied.

Use a dedicated app to save status files

To save your friend's WhatsApp Status, you can use a third-party app. The app will automatically gather all statuses you've seen and organize them.

1. Open WhatsApp to view the statuses you want to save/download.
2. Install Status Savings from Play Store on Android. To open it in your browser/Play Store, you can click the link below.
   Download Status Saver from Play Store
   Allow the app access to photos, media, and files stored on your device. This is how the app can access your storage to collect WhatsApp Status photos.
3. Click on the Save icon () to select the images and videos you wish to save.
4. Photos and videos you save to your phone's internal storage will be saved.

That's all! This will save your friend's WhatsApp status/story forever.

All saved statuses can be accessed from within the app. You can access the folder by opening File Manager and browsing to Internal storage > status Saver.