Is your gallery also getting filled with unnecessary photos and videos? This could be due to WhatsApp’s auto-download feature. It automatically saves media. If you’re tired of deleting them every time, don’t worry. In just a few easy steps, you can keep your gallery clean by turning off WhatsApp’s auto-download. Let’s explore the complete process.
How to turn off the auto-download feature on your phone?
Open WhatsApp on your smartphone.
Scroll down to the Storage and data option.
Click on it and then scroll down to Media auto-download.
Now, uncheck all media types under the three options: Mobile data, Wi-Fi, and Roaming.
To turn off the auto-download feature on WhatsApp Web,
Click on your WhatsApp profile photo and scroll down to the Chats section.
Under Chats, you’ll find the Media auto-download option.
By clicking on this, you can check or uncheck photos, videos, or other media types based on your needs.
In this setting, you’ll also find the Media upload quality option. Here, you can adjust the media quality to your liking.
Why is it important to disable this feature?
When WhatsApp or other apps automatically download photos and videos, your phone’s storage gradually fills up. Often, the gallery accumulates a lot of useless photos and videos, leaving no time to clean them.
Not only this, this feature also rapidly consumes your mobile data. Especially when downloading high-quality photos or videos, internet data gets exhausted very quickly. This can sometimes cause slow internet speeds. However, if you prefer, you can change your settings to allow media downloads only over Wi-Fi. This will save data and keep your phone under control.