WhatsApp Tips: Photos and videos get downloaded automatically on WhatsApp, how to stop it?

WhatsApp has become an important part of our lifestyle. We all use it. WhatsApp features are very useful for users but sometimes they become a headache. One such feature is auto download, due to which the phone's storage gets filled up quickly.

If you are also troubled by the auto-download feature of WhatsApp, then we have brought special tips for you. With this, you can save phone storage by turning off the auto-download feature on WhatsApp.

How to turn off auto-download on WhatsApp?

As we know, WhatsApp automatically stores all the media files coming from the app on the phone. This setting in the app remains enabled by default. It can be disabled.

How to stop WhatsApp media files from being saved in the phone's gallery?

Step 1. First of all, go to the settings menu of WhatsApp on the phone. After this, you have to go to chat.

Step 2. Now you have to turn off Save to Photo. For this in Android, you have to disable media visibility.

You can change these settings whenever you want. If you want WhatsApp media files in the gallery, then you can change these settings. Along with this, this setting will work from the day you enable or disable it. That is, if you turn it off now, the old files will continue to appear in the gallery. You will have to delete them yourself.

How to stop media files of groups and chats from being saved?

We are connected to many types of groups on WhatsApp. These include many photos and video files, which get saved automatically. This fills up the storage of our phones. There is an option to stop these media files coming in the group chat from being saved. Along with this, if you want, you can choose the option of saving photos for the selected chat.

On the chat tab on WhatsApp, you have to select any one chat or group. Now you have to tap on Contact Info or Group Info. Here you will see the option of Save to Photos, in which you will get three settings.

Default - By selecting this option, your default setting will remain enabled. If you have turned off photo saving from WhatsApp settings, then it will remain off.

Always - That means the media files received in your chat or group will be saved.

Never - The media files received on WhatsApp will not be saved on the device.

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