How to post a long video on WhatsApp Status
Updated · by the ToolPepper team
WhatsApp Status videos can be up to 90 seconds long. To share a longer video, split it into 90-second parts and post them one after another, starting with part 1. You can do this in your phone's browser with the free WhatsApp Status splitter, without installing an app.
How long can a WhatsApp Status video be?
WhatsApp's Help Center says Status videos can be up to 90 seconds long. Older versions of the app allowed only 30 seconds, so if your app is out of date you may still see the shorter limit.
A Status disappears after 24 hours. WhatsApp supports MP4 (MPEG-4) and 3GP videos for Status, so an MP4 file works.
Method 1: Split the video into 90-second parts
This keeps the whole video. It works on iPhone and Android in a normal browser.
- Open the WhatsApp Status splitter in your phone's browser and tap “Choose file” to pick the video. It is processed on your phone and not uploaded.
- 90-second parts are already selected. The timeline shows every part before anything is saved.
- Optional: turn on part numbers (“Part 1/4”) in the “Text & logo” tab so viewers know there's more.
- Tap “Download all videos”, wait for the parts to finish, then tap “Save to gallery”.
- Open WhatsApp, go to Updates → Add status, and post the parts in order: part 1 first.
Method 2: Keep only the best 90 seconds
If you don't need the whole video, cut it down instead. WhatsApp itself lets you trim a video when you add it to your Status: drag the slider at the top to choose the part to keep.
To choose the start and end precisely before posting, use the video trimmer, then share the result to your Status.
Post the parts in the right order
Your contacts see your Status updates in the order you post them, so add part 1 first, then part 2, and so on.
The saved files are numbered in order (for example …_clip_01.mp4, …_clip_02.mp4), so you can find each part in your gallery. Wait for one part to finish sending before adding the next.
Tips for a better Status series
- Add a 1-second “Overlap between parts” so each part starts with the last moment of the one before; the series feels smoother to watch.
- Status fills a phone screen in portrait. To turn a horizontal video vertical without cutting it, use Resize Video with the 9:16 “Reels” format and a blurred background.
- If a part is too large to send quickly, make it smaller with Compress Video at 720p.
My Status is still cut off. What now?
Update WhatsApp from the App Store or Google Play first: older versions limit Status videos to 30 seconds. If you can't update, split the video again at 30 seconds — type 30 under “Split into clips” — and post more, shorter parts.
Split for WhatsApp Status
Status-length parts, saved straight to your gallery