WhatsApp has become an important part of our lifestyle. We all use it. WhatsApp features are very useful for users but sometimes they become headaches. One such feature is auto download, which fills the phone’s store rapidly.
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 the phone storage by turning off the auto download feature on WhatsApp.
How to stop auto-download on WhatsApp?
As we know, it stores all the media files in the WhatsApp app automatically in the phone. This setting in the app remains enabled by default. It can be disabled.
How to prevent WhatsApp media file from being saved in phone gallery?
Step 1. First go to the setting menu of WhatsApp in 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 also 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 will enable or disable. That is, if you stop it now, then the old file will continue to appear in the gallery. You have to delete them yourself.
How to prevent group and chat media files from being saved?
We are connected in many types of groups on WhatsApp. These include all the photos and video files, which are automatically saved. This fills the storage of our phone. There is an option to prevent these media files from getting saved in group chats. Along with this, if you want, you can choose the option of photo sev for selected chat.
On WhatsApp, you have to select a chat or group on the chat tab. Now you have to tap on contact info or group info. Here you will see the option of Save to Photo, in which you will get three settings.
Default – By selecting this option, your default setting will be enable. If you have closed the photo sev from the setting of WhatsApp, then it will remain closed.
Allways – That is, you will save the media file in chat or group.
Never -WhatsApp media files will not be saved in the device.
