According to the dedicated site WABetaInfo, version 2.18.194 of the instant messaging app that appears on the Google Play Store now offers an option. exclude content shared within the app from your smartphone’s gallery. This functionality also appeared in the latest WhatsApp beta (version 2.18.199), assuring our colleagues from Android Authority.
WhatsApp: how to hide photos changed in the app from your gallery
There are several reasons why you don’t want photos or videos downloaded on WhatsApp to end up in your phone’s gallery. First, you may want to keep this particular content out of sight. Similarly, if you’re part of many discussion groups, your smartphone’s gallery will quickly become overrun with photos.
As WABetaInfo pointed out, you will be able to enable or disable this functionality directly from the app and for each discussion. Therefore, you are free to hide photos exchanged in one WhatsApp chat in another WhatsApp chat.
For Prevent photos shared in a WhatsApp chat group from appearing in your gallerydo the following:
- Open WhatsApp app
- Go to discussion
- Click on a cat
- Tap the person’s name at the top of the screen
- click Save media to gallery (below custom notifications)
- choose no
Please note that this new option only works with new files exchanged within the app. Old content is not lost. If the option is not visible on your smartphone, try updating your WhatsApp app first. If no update is offered, be a little patient. By some accounts, the option has also appeared on iPhones.
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