Posting a video longer than 30 seconds as a status
WhatsApp caps status video length. Two ways around it, and why one produces a much better result.
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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.