How to stop auto saving pics sent to me on What’s App

Hi-just got a new 12 pro max. I want to stop it from auto saving all pics that are sent to me on What’s App and I can’t seem to figure out how. (My old 8 had a setting for that…)

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 3, 2021 3:45 PM

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Posted on Jul 3, 2021 4:05 PM

  • Open WhatsApp → Go into Settings.
  • Tap on Data and Storage Usage.
  • Select your preferred option from all 4 media lists of Photos, Audio, Video, and Documents.
  • Pick Never from 3 options that will appear to stop WhatsApp auto-download media files on your iPhone.


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