With the introduction of the WhatsApp web, WhatsApp is not just limited to mobile phones. You will be able to access your WhatsApp account through your PC too. But since WhatsApp Web does not have access to all WhatsApp features. That’s why sometimes people wonder about how to download videos from Whatsapp web.
Although it is very simple to save videos from WhatsApp to a PC, there might still be some confusion among people.
This article will take you through the step-by-step process of downloading videos from the WhatsApp web while discussing the automatic video download feature on WhatsApp mobile.
Download Videos From WhatsApp Web
We might have been familiar with downloading our videos from the WhatsApp mobile app. Videos don’t save automatically; downloading videos from the WhatsApp web is a pretty straightforward process, and here is how you can do it:
- Open WhatsApp Web or the Desktop App.
- Go to the conversation with the video you want to download.
- Open the Video, Click on the three dots icon and Select the download button
4. Now you will find the video in your downloads folder on your PC.
Download Videos from WhatsApp Mobile App
Now that we have figured out how to save videos on your computer through WhatsApp web manually let’s head into how we can turn on the automatic saving feature in your mobile phone. Most of the time, we might get WhatsApp media files automatically on our PC. Still, sometimes, we might not be able to save them automatically, or even if we save them, we might not find them on our devices.
So, here is a step-by-step process for downloading videos from WhatsApp mobile app:
- Open your WhatsApp and tap on the three dots in the right corner.
- Select Settings and Go to Storage and Data.
- Tap the options and make sure to select the Videos option.
Download Videos From Whatsapp Web Using Mobile Data.
- When using mobile data
- When connected to Wi-Fi
- When roaming
4. Tap Ok to Save the setting.
5. Go back to Settings and Tap on Chats
6. Turn on Media visible to save the videos automatically to your device.
Where to Find Saved WhatsApp Videos
- Go to Files or File Manager
- Open Internal Storage and Go to WhatsApp
- Tap on Media, Open WhatsApp Video, and Tap on Private.
When you turn off Media Visibility, all the saved videos will appear in the Private folder. After you turn on the media visibility, you will find your videos in your Gallery.
Sometimes, the video can be in a hidden folder. You won’t be able to find it in the Private folder.
You can find the video in the File Manager itself if you don’t delete the video.
To find the hidden videos:
- Open to file settings and turn on Display Hidden Files
- Go to the WhatsApp folder, Open Media, and go to “.Statuses.”
FAQs
No, the WhatsApp Web data is temporary, meaning nothing will get stored on your PC until you do it manually. While viewing the photos, videos, and other attachments, nothing will be stored on your PC until you click the download button. Although the messages are stored locally and on the servers on your mobile phone, the messages done from WhatsApp web are just stored on the server. Every time you open WhatsApp web, the app downloads the latest messages from the server and loads them for you.
Yes, you can download multiple media from the WhatsApp web. Open the chat you want to download various media files from. Click on the three-dot icon and Slick select messages. Now, select the files you want to download. After selecting the media files, you might notice a download icon in the bottom right corner. Tap on it, and the selected media will be downloaded all at once.
To stop automatically downloading the media on WhatsApp:
1. Open WhatsApp and tap the three dots in the top right corner.
2. Select Settings and Go to Storage and Data.
3. Tap the options and unmark the type of media you want to stop automatic downloads:
When using mobile data
When connected to Wi-Fi
or roaming
4. Tap on Save, and now the media you unmarked will not be automatically downloaded when you receive them on WhatsApp.
There might be various reasons why you can’t download or send media on WhatsApp. Firstly, check your internet connection and ensure the date and time on your phone are set correctly. Besides that, check that your SD card has enough storage, and turn off the Read-only mode. If the problem still exists, your SD card might be corrupted.
To access your account on WhatsApp Web or the desktop app, by pairing with your mobile phone with WhatsApp web. You have to scan the QR code to authenticate your WhatsApp login. If you log out from your phone, the WhatApp on your PC will also automatically log out. To log in again, you have to scan the QR code. WhatsApp treats your PC as a secondary device, so you cannot log in to your WhatApp web without your mobile app.
