How to save status images and videos on WhatsApp

Your contract of WhatsApp posted on his personal status a photo that you would like to download to your smartphone. If you are looking for an alternative solution to having the image sent directly by the person in question, then surely you will find our tutorial today helpful. In the next few lines, we will find out together how to save status images and videos on WhatsApp using some methods.

How to save status images and videos on WhatsApp without app

This is definitely the option we recommend you use if you have an Android device as it does not require the installation of any app. Just simply take advantage of the File Manager default. All you have to do is open the WhatsApp, plug on the board State and click on the content you want to save. Once this is done, open the default file manager and navigate to the folder Media present in Internal Memory > WhatsApp.



At this point, you need to enable the view hidden files in order to access the hidden folder .Statuses. To do this, go to the main menu of the file manager and find the option Show hidden files. Once this feature is successfully enabled, the aforementioned folder should appear. Now, you just have to take a look at the list of files in the directory to identify the desired content. From here you can choose to copy / move them to the desired location.

How to save status images and videos on WhatsApp with Android

Status Saver is a great application available for Android which allows you to save photos and clips posted by your contacts WhatsApp in a really simple way. After downloading the app from the Google Play Store, start it and give permission to access the device memory by pressing the appropriate button. Once this is done, tap on the card Pictures o Videos (depending on the content you want to download) and then identify the photo or video you want to save on your smartphone. Click on its preview, tap on + at the bottom right and choose Save. The image or video will be saved in the gallery.



Status Saver it also allows you to make a multiple save. To do this, press and hold thepreview of the first photo or the first video to save and then make a single tap on the other files. Once this is done, tap on floppy disk at the top right to save.

As an alternative to Status Saver, you can take advantage of the solutions we propose below:

  • Status Saver per Whatsapp
  • Status Downloader – Status Saver
  • Status Saver-Image and Video
  • Status Saver – Downloader for Whatsapp Video

How to save status images and videos on WhatsApp

How to save status images and videos on WhatsApp with iPhone

Unfortunately for iPhone there is no application available that allows you to save the contents of one WhatsApp status. However, there is a really simple workaround that doesn't require the installation of any additional software: take a screenshot in the case of a photo e record the screen in the case of a video. Of course, this solution is also valid for Android.


In case you would like to save an image, open the WhatsApp, access the section dedicated to the statuses and then click on the desired contact. Once this is done, take a simple screenshot using the appropriate buttons. After that, use the editing tools proposed by iOS to change the screen if necessary. If you don't know how to take a screenshot, refer to the instructions in the guides below.


If you want to save a video, instead, you will have to use the function of screen recording proposed by the mobile operating system of Apple. Also in this case, follow the instructions in the tutorial linked below.

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