Screenshot or save? What you actually lose either way
A screenshot is always available and always worse. Here is by how much, and when it genuinely doesn't matter.
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Saving several statuses at once, without saving everything
Bulk saving is fast and it is how people end up with 400 files they never look at. A middle path.
Saving WhatsApp status on iPhone: why it works differently
iOS does not expose the folder Android does, so the Android method has no equivalent. Here is what actually works on an iPhone.
Moving your saved statuses to a new phone
Saved statuses are ordinary files, which makes this simpler than people expect — and unrelated to your WhatsApp backup.
Posting a video longer than the status limit
WhatsApp caps status video length — 30 seconds for years, about a minute now. Two ways around it, and why one produces a much better result.
Turning a status video into a GIF
Worth doing for short loops, and a bad idea for anything longer. The size maths explains why.
Getting the full resolution of a status photo
Saving already gives you the maximum available. Here is what that maximum is, and why a screenshot is usually smaller.
Sharing a saved status somewhere else
Once saved it is an ordinary file, so every share option applies. Two things worth thinking about first.
WhatsApp is using 40 GB — where it actually goes
Statuses are rarely the culprit. Here is what is really taking the space, and the order to clear it in.
Editing a saved status without wrecking the quality
It is already a compressed file. What that means for cropping, and the order that costs you least.
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.