{"id":11263,"date":"2017-05-19T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=11263"},"modified":"2018-05-22T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T17:47:37","slug":"whatsapp-save-every-single-picture-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/whatsapp-save-every-single-picture-receive\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does WhatsApp Save Every Single Picture You Receive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WhatsApp saves all of the photos you receive by automatically downloading them to your phone\u2019s gallery. While this ensures that you\u2019ll never miss a photo, this feature also eats up a lot of your phone\u2019s memory. To get rid of photos and video you no longer want to keep, use WhatsApp Cleaner. The Cleaner creates more storage space on your phone by helping you delete photos you no longer want to keep. Click here to make more room on your phone:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"clean-whatsapp-photos\"<\/a><\/center>If you want to remove all WhatsApp files \u2014 in addition to photos \u2014 to free up space on your device, WhatsApp Cleaner will allow you to quickly do so. WhatsApp Cleaner will also allow you to select which files you want to remove, so that you can keep an occasional photo or two. <\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> WhatsApp is Offering More Customization Options<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

But why does WhatsApp insist on saving all of these photos? According to WhatsApp, photos are saved so that users can have <\/span>quick access to their latest photos<\/span><\/a>. This is certainly true; but if WhatsApp saving your photos has become more trouble than it\u2019s worth, turn off photo-saving with these simple steps below.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Stop Downloads of Pictures <\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Navigate to WhatsApp and click on the three dots on the right-hand corner of the screen to go to the app\u2019s \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. From there, click on \u201cChat settings\u201d and then \u201cMedia auto-download.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Under \u201cMedia auto-download,\u201d you\u2019ll see three options: \u201cWhen using cellular data,\u201d \u201cWhen connected on Wi-Fi,\u201d and \u201cWhen roaming.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. If you never want WhatsApp to auto-download, tap on each of these three options and then uncheck the \u201cImages\u201d box next to each one. You can also uncheck \u201cVideo\u201d if you want to stop WhatsApp from downloading videos.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to Stop WhatsApp from Saving Photos to Your Phone\u2019s Gallery <\/b><\/p>\n

    Note: This will not stop WhatsApp from saving your photos to your phone\u2019s gallery; instead, it will hide your WhatsApp photos in your gallery. <\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Download a file explorer for WhatsApp from the <\/span>Google Play Store<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Navigate to WhatsApp. Once there, open \u201cMedia\u201d and then \u201cWhatsApp Images.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. In \u201cWhatsApp Images,\u201d create a file called \u201c.nomedia.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. If you wish to display your photos in your gallery, delete the file and your photos will again be displayed in your gallery.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      WhatsApp\u2019s automatic photo-saving can ensure that you\u2019ll never miss a photo. But it also means that your WhatsApp photos can take up too much space on your phone. To keep WhatsApp\u2019s file-saving manageable, be sure to regularly use WhatsApp Cleaner \u2014 and perhaps turn off WhatsApp\u2019s photo-saving feature altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      WhatsApp saves every picture that you receive so that you don\u2019t miss anything that your contacts send you. 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