Do you need to know how to download WhatsApp video notes on mobile and computer? Since video notes have finally arrived on WhatsApp, it is possible that your mobile is full of them. Without a doubt, they are a very fun and personal way to communicate with all your contacts. However, Where does each video note you download end up? Is it possible to save video notes to view them outside of WhatsApp? Let's answer these and other questions.
As you probably already know, WhatsApp video notes are short video clicks of 60 seconds duration. With this function you can record audio and video simultaneously, using the front or rear camera of your mobile. When you receive one of these messages, just touch it to download and play. If you use WhatsApp web, it is also possible to download the video notes and watch them using any other player.
How to download WhatsApp video notes from your mobile
WhatsApp is the most widely used messaging app in the world, with more than 2.000 billion people using its services every month. The app recently added the option to send video notes in your chats, a feature we've already seen in similar apps like Telegram. With this new tool, WhatsApp offers its users a more fun and personal form of communication.
To enjoy video notes, all you have to do is download the latest version of WhatsApp or update the app. If you have already done it, surely you have verified how pleasant it is to send and receive messages in this format. In addition, for various reasons, it is possible that want to save some of these messages to view later, play on another device, or share with someone else.
How can you download WhatsApp video notes from mobile? To do so, just follow the steps below:
- Open the conversation where you received the video note you want to download.
- Touch and hold the video note until it's selected and an options bar appears at the top of the screen.
- Tap the 'Share' icon, which looks like an arrow pointing to the right.
- Choose the app or service where you want to save or send the video note. It can be your gallery, your email, your cloud, etc.
- Follow the instructions for the chosen app or service to complete the process.
Where are the video notes you download stored?
As we said before, the video notes that we receive are downloaded as soon as we click on them to play them. Naturally, these files are saved in a folder in your media gallery, which means that they start to take up space in the internal memory of the mobile. So it's worth finding out where the video notes you download are stored, either to delete them or send them to the memory card or another device.
To find the folder where the video notes that you download to your mobile are stored, follow these steps:
- Enter to Internal storage of your mobile.
- Open the folder «Android«.
- Inside the “Android” folder, go to the “medium«.
- Look for the folder «com.WhatsApp» and access it.
- Now open the folder named “WhatsApp«.
- Open the folder «Media» (again) and search for «whatsapp video notes«.
- Finally we arrive at the folder where the WhatsApp video notes are stored, ordered according to the date of reception or recording.
What can you do with the video clicks that are stored in this folder? If you do not need them and want to recover storage space, it is best to delete them permanently. Instead, if you want to keep them, you can copy the video notes and forward them to the microSD. By the way, from this folder you can play the video notes outside of WhatsApp, using the video player that you have installed on your mobile.
Download video notes from WhatsApp web
If you work in front of the computer, surely you prefer to open WhatsApp Web from a window in your favorite browser. In this way, you do not have to release the mouse and pick up the mobile every time a WhatsApp message arrives. Well then, from WhatsApp web you can play the video notes that are sent to you, and you can also save them as a video click on your computer. How?
For download video notes from WhatsApp web on your computer, follow these steps:
- Click on the conversation where you received the video note you want to download.
- Now right click on the video note.
- Choose the 'Save video as' option.
- A window opens where you can choose where to save the video and rename it.
- Finally, click 'Save' and you're done.
Downloading video notes from WhatsApp web is a very smart way to enjoy this feature without filling up your mobile's internal storage. Also, you can play these video clicks using any other player whenever you want. Now you know how to download WhatsApp video notes, both on mobile and on computer.