Does a status saver need the internet?
Saving a status that's already on your phone doesn't need a connection. What does, and what that means for privacy.
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Reposting someone's WhatsApp status: how to do it decently
Saving a status for yourself is one thing; posting it again is another. A short etiquette guide that keeps friends friends.
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.
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.
Is it legal to save someone's WhatsApp status?
Saving for yourself and republishing are different acts with different answers. A straight explanation, without pretending this is legal advice.
Does someone know if you save their WhatsApp status?
No — and the reason why says something useful about how status saving actually works.
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.
Are WhatsApp status saver apps safe?
Some are, plenty aren't. Four things to check — and an honest account of what ours does and doesn't do.
Viewing a status without appearing in the viewer list
Turning off read receipts works, and it costs you something in return. The honest trade.
The status viewer list: what it shows and what it doesn't
Who appears, in what order, why someone is missing — and why the order is not what people think.
Sharing a saved status somewhere else
Once saved it is an ordinary file, so every share option applies. Two things worth thinking about first.
Controlling who sees your own status
Three audience modes, one thing that surprises people about groups, and why changing it is retroactive.