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How to unhide hidden folders
To download your favorite WhatsApp status, first of all you have to unhide the hidden .statuses folder in the phone. You might not be aware that whenever you click on a WhatsApp status, it is automatically stored in this hidden folder in the phone. Now you must be wondering how to remove the video or favorite photo from this hidden folder. Please note that to avoid copyright issues, the status is not saved in the gallery. There is no need to reboot the handset or jailbreak the iOS device to unhide the .statuses folder. Go to the menu bar of File Manager, here you will see the Settings option. After clicking on Settings, you will see the option of Unhide Files. After clicking on this option, go to the WhatsApp folder present in the file manager. Here you have to go to the Media folder. In the media folder, you will start seeing a hidden folder named .statuses. Status photo and video stores will be found in this folder.
Many apps are also available
There are also many apps available to download your favorite WhatsApp status. Let us tell you that these apps have not been launched by WhatsApp, these are third party apps. These third party apps can be easily downloaded from Google Play Store. We do not confirm how safe these third party apps are regarding user data. Therefore, we would advise you to follow the steps mentioned above.
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