At WhatsApp it is possible to write in many chats with friends and acquaintances.Many photos and so -called GIFs are sent, especially in groups with several members, i.e. a special graphic format for images.All of this data end up directly in the mobile phone gallery of the cell phone and are saved there.
But that's not necessarily advisable.Because you don't want to keep all the pictures at all, they eat a lot of storage space and can make the smartphone slower.We explain to you how whatsapp pictures can no longer be saved on the cell phone.
Do not save WhatsApp images automatically: How to proceed
Getting pictures with funny sayings is entirely entertaining at first.But does it really have to be saved on the cell phone?For WhatsApp users, it is often stated that the data is automatically stored in the photo gallery.
But you can turn it off.There is a difference between iPhones and Android smartphones.In both versions you must first choose the "settings".Now there are only a few clicks left to park the automatic saving.
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How to change the settings on iPhone and Android
At iPhones, click on the "Chats" sub -item.Below are the entry "Secure in recordings" with a switch.This can be moved.If it is green, it means that the WhatsApp images are automatically saved.Tap the switch so that the button is on the left and is grayed gray.So no more data from WhatsApp is secured with iPhones.
With Android smartphones, the minimally different works.In the settings, also select the "Chats" sub -point.Instead of "securing in recordings", the "Visibility of Media" switch must be changed here so that the automatic storage of WhatsApp images is deactivated at Android.
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Switch off automatic download completely
But there is even an interesting option in the settings to save storage space.Usually photos are automatically downloaded to the smartphone.But it is possible to change that too.Then there is only a blurred preview of the pictures before you want to display them specifically with a finger tip.
You can easily switch down the automatic download from iPhones and Android cell phone.With the iPhone you have to go to "memory and data" in the settings.Now you can choose the menu item "Automatic Downloading Media" and tap photos.If you click the "Never" option, the automatic download of files is stopped.
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Save videos can also be parked
With Android smartphones you have to proceed differently in this case.In the settings the point "memory and data" is selected.Now you can see the sub -item "Automatic download of media".This shows three types of data connection: "For mobile data connection", "for WLAN connection" and "At Roaming".
All three points should be typed here, and a check mark must also be deleted in the associated sub -item "Photos".Here you can decide whether the automatic download should also be prevented from videos and other documents.Then the ticks must be removed accordingly.
For the storage space, it is definitely an advantage to make these settings on your cell phone.So all WhatsApp pictures are no longer automatically saved and they keep an overview of their data.
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Sources: T-online.de, chip.de, own research
