• This is an easy setting for WhatsApp users
• The process is completely different in both iOS and Android
• How to turn off media visibility?

Social media platform WhatsApp is a popular messaging app. WhatsApp It has become an important part of our life. This platform owned by Meta is also used to send daily good morning text with files, images, videos, GIFs. So many photos and videos are shared on this platform, all these photos and videos are saved in your smartphone gallery. Sometimes it becomes difficult to delete these photos and videos and it also fills up your phone storage.

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Now we are going to tell you a simple method, through which you can stop all files from WhatsApp from being saved in your gallery. The process is different for both iOS and Android. The process in both is completely different. Let’s learn this process for both iOS and Android. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)

Turn off auto-download on Android

• First, open WhatsApp on your smartphone and tap on Settings.
• Search for chat option and open it.
• Turn off the Media visibility that appears on the screen.

This is a simple process for specific chats

• Open WhatsApp and go to Settings.
• Click on Chats and open any individual or group.
• Click on contact or group name, now contact info or group info will open on the screen.
• Now select No in Media visibility and tap on OK.
• Now the photos and videos from these chats will not be saved in your smartphone gallery.

Turn off auto-download on iPhone

• Open WhatsApp and go to Settings.
• Search for chat option and open it.
• Tap on Save to photo option and turn off this option.

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Here is the simple process for specific chats on iPhone

• Open WhatsApp and go to Settings.
• Click on Chats and open any individual or group.
• Click on contact or group name, now contact info or group info will open on the screen.
• Go to Save to Photo and select Never.

How to create folder in gallery to hide all your WhatsApp photos?

• Download Any File Explorer from the Google Play Store.
• Go to images/WhatsApp images folder in file explorer.
• Here you can create a file named .nomedia, which will also include the period.
• If you want to see the hidden photos later, just delete the .nomedia file.

Note that changing these settings will not affect the auto-download settings of existing chats or groups. On Android, files are automatically saved in the WhatsApp media folder in local storage.

FAQs ( Questions):

What is WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is a free messaging app that allows users to share text, photos, videos, voice messages and documents.

How to create an account on WhatsApp?

Download WhatsApp from Play Store or App Store. Enter your mobile number and verify with OTP. Start using by setting profile photo and name.

How to call on WhatsApp?

WhatsApp has both voice and video calling facilities. First of all open the chat → Click the call icon at the top → Select Voice or Video call. This process is very simple.