Fix the Status Saver Folder Permission (Give Access)

If Status Saver asks for Give access again or shows no statuses, re-grant the folder: tap Give access, leave Android's picker on the WhatsApp statuses folder it opens, tap Use this folder, then Allow. The permission is lost whenever WhatsApp is reinstalled or restored, or the app's data is cleared.

Grant it correctly#

1. In Status Saver, tap Give access.
2. Android opens its folder picker already inside the WhatsApp media folder. Don't navigate away — tap Use this folder at the bottom.
3. Confirm Allow on the next dialog.

If you accidentally picked a different folder (Downloads, DCIM, the WhatsApp root), the app won't find statuses there. Tap Give access again and pick the statuses folder.

Why it gets lost#

• WhatsApp was reinstalled or restored from backup. The folder is recreated, and Android treats it as new — the old permission no longer points at anything.
• You cleared Status Saver's storage or data. That wipes saved permissions with it.
• A phone cleaner app revoked it. Some "optimizer" apps reset folder permissions.
• You moved WhatsApp to a different user (Second space, Dual apps, Secure Folder). The new copy has its own folder.

WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business#

They use separate folders. Grant both if you use both — each needs its own Give access. More on Business statuses.

The older permission option#

On Android 10 and earlier, the app can use the standard storage permission instead (Grant standard permission). Newer Android versions require the folder picker; that's a platform rule, not a choice the app makes. Background in status saving and Android's storage permissions.

Granted, but still empty?#

Then the permission is fine and the folder simply has nothing in it yet — watch a status in WhatsApp first. Work through why statuses aren't showing.