Tech Tips: Is your phone's storage getting filled up? Then WhatsApp may be 'responsible'..

If the phone storage is getting filled up fast, then the instant messaging app WhatsApp may be responsible for this. There is a feature hidden in the app that is slowly filling up the phone storage, but many people are not even aware of this feature. If your phone's storage is getting filled up, then immediately check whether this feature is on in your WhatsApp as well.

The WhatsApp Media Visibility feature may be responsible for filling up the phone's storage. Whenever you receive a video or photo on WhatsApp, it automatically gets downloaded and saved in the phone's gallery. Due to saving in the phone's gallery, the storage starts getting filled up. If you want to avoid this problem, then you have to turn off this feature immediately.

WhatsApp Tips: Ways to solve the problem
Is the storage getting filled up because of WhatsApp? To check this, first of all, open WhatsApp. After opening the app, tap on the three dots visible on the right. after clicking on the three dots, tap on Settings. In the settings, you will have to click on Media Visibility in the Chat option, here you can check whether this feature is on or not. If this feature is on, then you can also turn it off from here.

One thing to note here is that if you turn off this feature, then the photos and videos you receive on WhatsApp will not be saved in the phone gallery. If the photo-video is not saved in the gallery, then it simply means that the phone's storage will not be filled.

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