Are you tired of manually downloading every photo or video your friends send you on WhatsApp? Well, I’ve got some cool tricks to make your life easier! Today, I’m going to teach you how to set up your WhatsApp to automatically download media files. So, let’s get started!
What is Auto-Download in WhatsApp?
Auto-download is a feature in WhatsApp that automatically saves photos, videos, and other media files to your phone’s gallery as soon as you receive them. This means you don’t have to tap on each file to download it – WhatsApp does it for you!
Setting Up Auto-Download on Android
- Open WhatsApp: Tap on the WhatsApp icon on your phone to open the app.
- Go to Settings: Tap on the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen, then tap on ‘Settings’.
- Data and Storage Usage: Tap on ‘Data and storage usage’.
- Media Auto-Download: Here, you’ll see three options: ‘When using mobile data’, ‘When connected on Wi-Fi’, and ‘When roaming’. Tap on each one and select the types of media (photos, audio, videos, documents) you want to auto-download.
Turning Off Auto-Download on Android
If you don’t want WhatsApp to automatically download media, you can turn off this feature by following the same steps as above. Just uncheck all the media types for ‘When using mobile data’, ‘When connected on Wi-Fi’, and ‘When roaming’.
Setting Up Auto-Download on iPhone
- Open WhatsApp: Tap on the WhatsApp icon on your iPhone to open the app.
- Go to Settings: Tap on ‘Settings’ in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Data and Storage Usage: Tap on ‘Data and Storage Usage’.
- Photos, Audio, Videos, and Documents: Here, you can choose whether to auto-download each type of media when you’re using mobile data, Wi-Fi, or roaming.
Turning Off Auto-Download on iPhone
To stop auto-downloading media on your iPhone, just go to ‘Data and Storage Usage’ in WhatsApp settings and turn off the auto-download option for each type of media.
Stopping Auto-Download in WhatsApp Groups
Sometimes, you might be in a WhatsApp group where people share lots of photos and videos. If you don’t want these to fill up your phone’s storage, you can stop auto-downloading media from groups:
- Open the Group Chat: Tap on the group chat where you want to stop auto-downloading media.
- Group Info: Tap on the group name at the top of the screen to open ‘Group Info’.
- Media Visibility: Here, you can choose ‘No’ to stop auto-downloading media from this group.
Now you know how to make WhatsApp download photos and videos for you automatically, and how to stop it if you want to save space on your phone. If you want to learn more cool tips about phones and apps, check out mobilefone.pk. And remember, always be careful about what you download and share on WhatsApp. Have fun chatting with your friends.
