The Story feature on Instagram allows you to add a status consisting of text, photos, and videos that lasts for up to 24 hours.

WhatsApp doesn’t allow you to download anything from temporary status updates of your contacts. ..

WhatsApp is a messaging app with over 1 billion active users. It’s been reported that some methods have surfaced online promising to let you download restricted photos and videos from your contacts’ WhatsApp statuses. ..

Download The WhatsApp Status Photos & Videos From a Hidden Folder

The feature works by default by downloading the photos and videos from your contacts’ statuses to your device. What you see in the app is actually the content that is stored on your phone’s storage.

If you could get access to this location on your device, you could easily reveal all the files that are associated with it.

WhatsApp has actually made the statuses folder hidden on your device so you can’t access it. There’s a workaround though to unhide the folder and access all of the contents available in it. ..

On the Files by Google Settings screen, tap on the three vertical dots in the top-right corner and select Add a file. Select the type of file you want to add, and then tap on Open. The app will now open the file and you can start editing it as you would any other document. ..

When the settings menu opens, one of the options on your screen will be Show hidden files. Turn the toggle for this option to the ON position to enable the option.

Head back to the main app interface. Tap on the Browse option at the bottom and then select Internal Storage on the following screen. To access your device’s internal storage, head back to the main app interface and tap on the Browse option at the bottom. From here, you can select Internal Storage to view all of your files and folders. ..

The WhatsApp folder on the following screen is where you can find the application’s files and folders.

The Media folder on the following screen contains a variety of files related to the media industry. Some of the files in this folder include:

  • News articles
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Radio shows
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers

Statuses are saved in the hidden folder .Stati ..

If you want to copy something from here to another folder, tap and hold on the status you want, tap on the three-dots at the top-right corner, and select Copy to.

Copy the WhatsApp status to the clipboard.

Your WhatsApp status will be copied to your chosen directory and you’ll be able to access them from there using any file manager app on your device.

If the user removes the status or if the 24 hour period passes, you’ll still be able to access their status on your device.

Use Status Saver To Download WhatsApp Status Photos & Videos

If you’re not comfortable downloading statuses manually, there are third-party apps that can do it for you. ..

Status Saver is a free app on the Google Play Store that lets you download WhatsApp statuses on your Android device in a few taps. It doesn’t even require you to open WhatsApp on your device as it automatically fetches WhatsApp’s statuses to the app and then lets you browse and save them.

To use Status Saver on your device, first install it and then allow it access to files and folders on your storage. On the main app interface, you’ll find two tabs at the top – Images and Videos. As you can obviously guess by their names, you can tap on Images to view WhatsApp image statuses and Videos to view WhatsApp video statuses.

When you tap on an item in the gallery, it will launch in full-screen on your device. To save the item to your gallery, tap on the + (plus) icon at the bottom-right corner and select Save. ..

Saving an item to your gallery is now easier than ever. ..

To view the downloaded photos and videos from WhatsApp statuses, open the Gallery app and select the “Downloaded Photos” tab. From here, you can see all of the photos and videos that have been downloaded from your WhatsApp account.

Take a Screenshot To Save Photos From a WhatsApp Status

If you’re looking to download a photo from a status, you can use the screenshot feature on your device to save the photo.

To take a photo of a person, use the camera on your phone to take a picture of their face. Then, use the phone’s editing software to resize the photo so that it is just large enough to show on your screen.

If you can’t take a screenshot on your Android phone, there are multiple ways to get it done. One way is to use a different key combination on your phone. There are also multiple ways to take screenshots on Android devices. You can use one of those methods to get your task done.

Record Screen To Save Videos From a WhatsApp Status

If you want to take a screenshot of the WhatsApp status on your phone, you’ll need to use a screen recorder.

To use ScreenCam on your device, first download and install it. Then open the app and give it the required permissions. Next, enable the option that says “Enable target app.” Finally, tap on “Choose App” and select WhatsApp from the list. ..

To start recording, tap on the oval shaped record button in the bottom-right corner.

To record a video on WhatsApp, you’ll need to open the video status and select the video you want to download.

Your chosen status should now be available as a screen recorded video on your Android device.