How to stop WhatsApp media automatically saving to your phone gallery: A quick guide
1 year ago

How to stop WhatsApp media automatically saving to your phone gallery: A quick guide

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WhatsApp is a handy instant messaging app, but it can clutter your phone's storage. Here's a guide on managing media files to keep your device organised. By following these steps, you can manage WhatsApp's media settings, avoiding unnecessary clutter in your gallery and ensuring your device stays organised. Automatic Saving When you download media on WhatsApp, it's saved to your Gallery by default. This lets you control media visibility for specific chats.

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Here's how to change default media settings on WhatsApp to save storage space
3 years, 2 months ago

Here's how to change default media settings on WhatsApp to save storage space

India Today  

WhatsApp is one of the most widely used instant messaging applications in the world. People can choose whether they want to turn on the auto-download option or not and can also turn off the Media Visibility feature, which removes all the newly downloaded content from the gallery. The auto-download feature is turned on by default in WhatsApp, because of which …

WhatsApp introduces a 'View Once' feature that deletes photos or videos immediately after they are opened
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp introduces a 'View Once' feature that deletes photos or videos immediately after they are opened

Firstpost  

Users will not be able to forward, save, star, or share photos or videos that were sent or received with the ‘view once’ feature. Users will not be able to forward, save, star, or share photos or videos that were sent or received with the “view once” feature. You can now send photos and videos that disappear after they’ve been …

WhatsApp officially rolling out View Once photos and videos that disappear after they have been opened
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp officially rolling out View Once photos and videos that disappear after they have been opened

India Today  

After months of leaks and speculations, WhatsApp has finally made the View Once feature official. As WhatsApp says that no everything needs to be recorded permanently, sometimes things demand quick reaction and that is where the View Once feature comes into play. WhatsApp says that all the View Once media is protected by end-to-end encryption so even WhatsApp cannot see …

Here's how you can enable 'disappearing photos feature' on WhatsApp
3 years, 4 months ago

Here's how you can enable 'disappearing photos feature' on WhatsApp

India Today  

The instant messaging app WhatsApp has enabled the disappearing photos feature, on its platform. The feature known as ‘View Once’ allows users to send photos and videos in chats that can only be viewed a single time before disappearing. Steps to enable View Once media on WhatsApp Step 1: Go to WhatsApp and tap on the attachment icon. More about …

WhatsApp beta for iOS gets disappearing messages for videos and images: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp beta for iOS gets disappearing messages for videos and images: Report

Firstpost  

The sender will not only see the ‘delivered’ and ‘seen’ time of the message but also the ‘opened’ time. WhatsApp’s much-talked-about disappearing message feature is already available for Android users. Now, it looks like iOS users will also get this feature soon. As per the report, users can choose the “view once” option where the media files disappear after the …

Tired of WhatsApp images and videos making your phone full? Use these tech tips to manage better
4 years, 2 months ago

Tired of WhatsApp images and videos making your phone full? Use these tech tips to manage better

India Today  

Tired of your phone’s memory getting full because of the unnecessary photos and videos that WhatsApp brings to you through overenthusiastic bearers of "Good Morning" and “How to get immune to coronavirus” forwards? Here is how you can disable the auto-download from WhatsApp: For Android users: -- Open WhatsApp > Go to Settings from three dots on right-hand side > …

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