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.
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Where WhatsApp actually stores status files on your phone
The exact folder, why it is hidden, and why the path changed on newer Android versions. Knowing this explains almost every status-saving problem.
You saved a status but can't find it in your gallery
The file is almost certainly there. Three reasons it isn't showing, and how to make it appear.
WhatsApp statuses not showing in a status saver?
An empty status saver is almost never a broken app. The causes, in the order to check them, with the exact folder paths for every Android version.
Status saving and Android's storage permissions, explained
Why apps now ask you to pick a folder instead of requesting blanket storage access — and why that change was good.
How much mobile data does watching statuses actually use?
Statuses download in full when you view them. The numbers add up faster than most people expect.
Dual WhatsApp, cloned apps, and where their statuses go
Second-space and app-cloning features put statuses somewhere a status saver often cannot reach. Why, and what to do.
Media auto-download and why it decides what you can save
The setting that controls whether a status file reaches your phone at all — and therefore whether any saver can see it.
Does a status saver run in the background or drain battery?
Ours does not run in the background, and the reason is the same one that makes it work offline.
Saving statuses on a tablet or linked device
Linked devices show statuses but store them differently. What works on an Android tablet, and what doesn't.