There is no denying that WhatsApp is one of the most commonly used app
for smartphone users today. Over the years, the instant messaging platform has
become the go-to platform to send not only messages, but also contacts,
locations, documents and the second most common -- photos and videos.
Needless to
say, over the years, these photos and videos occupy a huge chunk of your
smartphone's storage, especially if you are not in the habit of cleaning the
junk out of your media library.
WhatsApp, by default, automatically downloads
any video or photo that you receive on your chats, but if you disable it, you
get a chance to control what gets downloaded and thereby keep a check on the
smartphone storage front.
If you're wondering how you can stop saving
WhatsApp media to your phone's gallery,
follow these steps: For Android
1. Open
WhatsApp
2. Tap on
the three-dot option on the top right corner
3. Go to settings
4. Tap on chats
5. Look for
media visibility
6. Toggle it off If you do not want to keep
this setting for all chats on WhatsApp, but only for a selective chat, then
follow these steps:
1. Open the
chat
2. Tap on
the three-dot option on the top right corner
3. Tap on
view contact
4. Tap on
media visibility
5. The app
will then prompt you with "Show newly downloaded media from this chat in
your phone's gallery?"
6. Choose
No Once you do this, WhatsApp will stop automatic downloading of media in in
your smartphone's gallery.
Notably,
the option to disable automatic download for a particular chat is valid for
group chats as well.
For iPhone
1. Open
WhatsApp
2. Tap on
the Settings option on the bottom right corner
3. Tap on chats
4. Look for
save to camera roll
5. Toggle
it off You can also manage your future preferences of downloading media on the
iPhone by the following steps:
1. Open
WhatsApp
2. Tap on
the Settings option on the bottom right corner
3. Go to
Data and Storage Usage.
4. Choose when WhatsApp will automatically
download photos, audio, videos and documents.
5. Tap on each type of media, and choose Never,
Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi and Cellular.
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