Every day we send and receive dozens of images and videos on WhatsApp.The messaging application is an excellent tool to quickly share photos taken during working days, birthday parties, but also simple selfies or gifs.Photos that, once downloaded, can be seen in the smartphone gallery app.Or at least it should be.
In some circumstances it happens that the images downloaded by WhatsApp do not be displayed in the Gallery App or in any other application are used for the management of photos.What to do in these cases?There are different solutions and experiments, different depending on the smartphone you have.In fact, the management of images downloaded from WhatsApp is different between Android and iOS.Here's what you have to do if you don't see the images downloaded from WhatsApp in the gallery,
Restart your smartphone
The oldest method in the world is also the one that guarantees the best results.If you can no longer view the photos downloaded from WhatsApp in the gallery app, try to turn off and turn on the smartphone.In many cases it is a solution that solves the problem.
Android smartphones: enable "media visibility"
Few are aware of it, but the WhatsApp version for Android manages the multimedia content downloaded in a different way than iOS.If you can't see the images downloaded on WhatsApp on your Google, Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung or OnePlus smartphone (just to mention some brands that use Android) you must simply enable "medium visibility" in the app settings.
How to do?Many simple: you have to enter WhatsApp inside, press on settings and then on chat.In the card that opens authorized the "media visibility" item.What is this option for?To show the media recently downloaded in the telephone gallery.
WhatsApp allows you to set the "media visibility" even for single conversation.Entering a chat and clicking on the three dots at the top right, a retractable menu will appear in which to select "Show contact".A card with several items will open: select "media visibility" and the menu "show the media recently downloaded from this chat in the telephone tunnel" with three options will appear on the screen: predefined (yes);Yes and no.By selecting one of the first two options, the images will return to appear in the smartphone gallery.
Clean the WhatsApp cache on Android
In some cases the fault lies with the WhatsApp cache.To bring the images downloaded from the application visible, you have to clean it.The procedure to follow is very simple: after entering the smartphone settings, you have to select the item "App and notifications" and then "Show all apps".The list will open with all the applications installed on the smartphone and you have to scroll it until you find WhatsApp.Once selected, you must press on "Stracking space and cache" and then on "Empty cache".In this way you should solve the problem of the photo downloaded from WhatsApp.
iPhone, activate "Save in the photo roll"
As mentioned, on the iPhone the management of WhatsApp images is different.Of default no photo is shown in the smartphone gallery app.To do this, it is necessary to activate an ad hoc function.How to do?You have to open WhatsApp, press on settings, then on chat and enable the item "Save in the photo roll".From this moment any image received and downloaded on the app will be visible in the gallery app.
Update WhatsApp
The problem may also depend on the WhatsApp version that is using.If none of the previous solutions has worked, try to see if a new version of the application is present on the Google Play Storeo App Store.If so, install it immediately.
Uninstall and re-install WhatsApp
The last solution is the most drastic: to delete WhatsApp and install it again.Before proceeding, remember to backup the application so as not to lose any message and multimedia content received in recent weeks.