The images are among the multimedia contents that occupy the most space on the memory of the smartphone.And the fault is to be attributed to Whatsapp mostly: every day we receive dozens and dozens of photos from our friends.Images that we download on the smartphone, which we see only once and remain to occupy the memory of the device.
If the photos begin to become hundreds and hundreds can become a problem, especially if we have a device with little memory and without microSD.What to do so as not to swallow the memory of the smartphone with WhatsApp images?Very simple: eliminate them.How are WhatsApp photos from the mobile phone?The procedure to be followed is very simple, but changes according to the operating system (Android or iOS).In addition, you must also know the way the messaging application saves the photos on the smartphone: by changing some settings it is possible to block the automatic download of multimedia content and images.Here's how to do.
Where the WhatsApp images are saved
WhatsApp manages the download of photos in a different way depending on the smartphone.On Android devices, every time an image is downloaded, it is saved both on the gallery app and within the messaging application.On the iPhone, however, of default the photos are saved only on the app server, without occupying space on the memory of the smartphone.If you want to download the image on the device you have to do it manually or activate an ad hoc setting inside the photo app.
How to block the automatic download of photos on WhatsApp
When you receive an image from a friend, WhatsApp automatically downloads it to make it directly visible, otherwise it would appear "blurred".This very useful feature is actually deleterious for the memory of the smartphone: downloading images on images, all you do is occupy space.
Few know it, but it is possible to block the automatic download of the multimedia content that you receive on WhatsApp.You have to enter the application settings and press on "data use and storage".A new card will open with some settings: under the "medium automatic download" item you find three options: "When you use the mobile network", "When connected via Wi-Fi" and "When you are in roaming".For all three options selected the item "No media".This way when you receive an image or photo will not be downloaded automatically.
How to delete a WhatsApp photo on the iPhone
If you can no longer manage the images you have received on WhatsApp, you just have to delete them from the iPhone.Doing it is very simple: open the WhatsApp application and enter the conversations in which you are more active, especially in groups where the probability of finding many images is greater.For each photo you meet, select it and from the drop -down menu press on other things and then on delete.You will take some time to delete all the photos, but in the end you will have an iPhone that will return to be as fast as it once was
How to erase a WhatsApp image on Android smartphone
If you have an Android smartphone you can delete WhatsApp images in two different ways: directly from the application or from the gallery app.
To delete the photos from WhatsApp you have to open the application and enter one of the active chats.At this point, select the images, press on the basket -shaped icon present at the top and then on "Delete for me".In this way you will erase the image from WhatsApp, but not from the smartphone.
To clean up the memory of the device, open the gallery app or Google Photo, enter the WhatsApp Images folder, select all the images and delete them.In a few seconds the smartphone will return to be snappy and functioning.