How to save WhatsApp status on vivo and iQOO phones
Funtouch OS and OriginOS steps for saving statuses, plus the vivo battery setting that quietly stops statuses downloading.
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Saving WhatsApp statuses on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO phones
HyperOS and MIUI hide the statuses folder and are aggressive about background apps. How to save statuses reliably on a Xiaomi phone.
A saved status video won't play — causes and fixes
Black screen, "can't play this video", or sound with no picture. What goes wrong with saved status videos and how to fix each case.
Using a WhatsApp status photo as your wallpaper
Status photos are compressed and often the wrong shape for a lock screen. How to make one look good as a wallpaper.
Sharing a WhatsApp status to your Instagram story
Post your own WhatsApp status on Instagram without losing quality, and what to do before sharing someone else's.
Status Saver Chrome extension: the complete guide
What the extension does, what it can and can't see, how the Viewed statuses gallery works, and how to remove everything it kept.
Fix the Status Saver folder permission prompt
Why Android sometimes forgets the WhatsApp statuses folder permission, and how to grant it correctly the first time.
Why a status saver shows old statuses (or misses new ones)
Refresh timing, WhatsApp's cleanup schedule and the media cache explain why the list doesn't always match what you just watched.
How the status viewer keeps your statuses private
The viewer page shows your saved WhatsApp Web statuses, yet our server never gets a single file. Here is exactly how that works.
Do statuses come back after a WhatsApp backup restore?
What a WhatsApp backup includes, why statuses aren't in it, and what to do after restoring on a new or reset phone.
Statuses stopped showing after a WhatsApp or Android update
Updates can move folders and reset permissions. The three things to check after an update breaks status saving.
How to view WhatsApp status on WhatsApp Web
Where the Status tab is on WhatsApp Web, how to move between updates, and why some statuses won't open on a computer.