As you must be aware, WhatsApp Status Videos are limited to 30 seconds. However, it is possible to get around this limitation and post long videos on your WhatsApp Status.
A simple way to get around 30 second time limit in WhatsApp Status Videos is to split your long video into series of 30 second videos.
This can be accomplished by using Apps that can split long videos into multiple 30 second parts or by using the built-in feature in WhatsApp that automatically splits the video into 30 second parts.
Post Long Videos on WhatsApp Status
You can find below the two methods to spilt Long WhatsApp Status Videos into 30 second parts on your iPhone or Android phone.
1. Split WhatsApp Long Status Videos Using Apps
If you are using an Android phone, you can make use of Apps like “Audio Status Maker” to split videos into as many multiple 30-second parts as required.
For example, if the Video that you want to upload as WhatsApp Status Video is 3 minutes long, the app will split the Video into 6 equal parts of 30 seconds each.
1. Download the “Audio Status Maker” App from the Google Play Store
2. Once the App is downloaded, open the app and tap on File Manager icon located at bottom-right corner of your screen.
3. On File Manager screen, select the video that you want to upload as your WhatsApp Status and tap on Done.
4. In the menu that appears, select WhatsApp status option and this will start the trimming process.
5. Once the video is trimmed, you will be redirected to WhatsApp > Simply tap on My Status, to post the trimmed videos to WhatsApp Status.
2. Split WhatsApp Status Videos Without Using Any App
If you have an iPhone or do not like the idea of Installing third-party apps, you can still post long Status Videos on WhatsApp by posting them as a series of 30 second videos.
1. Open WhatsApp > switch to Status tab and then tap on My Status.
2. On the next screen, select the Video that you want to post as your WhatsApp Status
3. Once the Video is selected, you will see a slider at the top of the screen. Use the slider to choose 30 second parts of the Video that you want to upload to your WhatsApp Status.
Using the slider, you can post the first 30 seconds (0s to 30s) of the video as your Status in WhatsApp and repeat the steps to post the next 30 second video and so on (30s to 60s).