How To Save Whatsapp Status Videos And Pictures To Your Device

In the world today, whatsapp is one of the largest social networking platform having billions of users  spread around the world. Each time whatsapp is updated there are always new features added to its existing ones.

Recently, whatsapp version was introduced with additional features like uploading status pictures and videos, and this feature seems great but it has developed an issue to every whatsapp users using this feature; the issue is about not being able to save your watched whatsapp status videos and viewed pictures to your smartphone to watch and view offline.

In this post i will be leaking out ways you can easily save those status videos and pictures you desire to view offline. Remember that whatsapp status can only stay up to 24hrs on whatsapp or even stay less than that if the uploader decides to change the status by uploading new one.

HOW TO SAVE AND WATCH WHATSAPP STATUS VIDEOS AND PICTURES OFFLINE

Did you know?

When videos are watched or pictures are viewed on whatsapp, they are automatically saved into a folder named whatsapp in your device. This folder is usually created automatically during whatsapp installation so whenever you watch any status video or view any status picture, it is automatically saved into that folder though cannot be seen in Gallery / video player because it was saved as a hidden file

Now making them appear in Gallery / video player is what you will do.

How Can You Do That?

First you need to make sure your device has

any File Explorer installed in it, if not, go to Google Play and download Ex File Explorer, that is preferable if none was factory-installed in your device. But if you have any other file explorer installed in your device already don't bother to download Ex File Explorer, just head to the procedures.

• Open your whatsapp and view any status picture or watch any status video so it can automatically be saved into that folder as hidden file.
• Open your File Explorer and go to Whatsapp folder »»» Media

• Look for where there are three dots or three horizontal lines,  as for Ex File Explorer the horizontal lines are located at the top left corner. Whereas, other  File Explorer apps may have three dots located anywhere else.
• Click on the three dots / horizontal lines to pop up options. Scroll down to search for ‘Show hidden Files’ and when found, click the icon close to it and make sure it turns blue indicating that hidden files are now visible. We are almost done.

• Go back and you will see a new folder showing as   .Statuses. Enter this new folder and you will see your whatsapp status videos and pictures.

Note: But pictures and videos that are seen in that folder indicates the current status you have on your whatsapp which means they are temporary. So all you have to do is copy those status media into another folder entirely different from the whatsapp folder.