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By default, WhatsApp automatically saves all the photos you send and receive to Android. If you’ve turned off this feature to save space on your phone or tablet, you’ll probably want to know how to manually upload photos. Manually saving WhatsApp photos is quite simple on some Androids, but also quite complicated on others. Don’t worry though – it’s doable! This article will show you how to save photos from WhatsApp messages to Android photo gallery manually and automatically.
Steps
Manually upload photos
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Tap the chat with the photo to download. The conversation immediately opened.
- Depending on the Android device you’re using, you won’t see an option to save WhatsApp photos to Android. It’s still possible – just use a file manager app (like Samsung’s My Files or Google’s Files) or email it.
- If you don’t have a file manager, download Files released by Google on the Play Store.
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Tap the photo to save. The image will be enlarged on the screen.
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Tap the three-dot menu ⋮ . This is the option in the upper right corner.
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Tap View in gallery . The photo will open in the photo library.
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Tap the horizontal three dots. This icon is in the lower right corner. You will see several options at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap Save at the bottom of the screen. Photos will be saved to the gallery in a folder named “WhatsApp Images” or “WhatsApp Media”.
- If you don’t see an option to save the photo, continue to the next step.
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Save images with a file manager if you cannot save them. If you don’t see an option to save the image in the previous step, try using a file manager:
- Tap the share icon above the photo – this is what looks like three dots connected by two lines.
- Tap a file manager app, such as My Files or Files by Google .
- Tap the Images or Photos folder to save the photo to the gallery.
- If this doesn’t work, you can take the next step.
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Send the photo to your email if you still can’t save it. If you can’t do the previous step, this will definitely work. This is a simple operation, but it takes some time:
- Tap the icon above the photo – this is a three-dot icon connected by two dashes.
- Tap Gmail or your favorite email app. This is to create a new message with your photo attached.
- Enter your email address in the “To:” field and send the message.
- When the message arrives (usually immediately), simply tap open the message, and tap the attachment to open the photo.
- Tap the vertical ellipsis in the upper-right corner and select Save . The photo is now saved to your photo library.
Automatic photo upload
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Open WhatsApp. It’s the green and white chat bubble icon in the apps list.
- If WhatsApp opens the conversation, you’ll tap the back button to return to the chats list.
- By default, WhatsApp automatically downloads all photos, voice messages, and other files from a chat, but you can change how and when it loads. [1] X Research Source
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Tap . You will see this option in the upper right corner.
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Tap Storage and data . This option is in the middle of the menu.
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Choose when to automatically download photos and other files. In the “Media auto-download” section, you’ll tap each option to choose to download photos, videos, documents, or other files. When you’re done editing each section, tap OK .
- By default, all media files are downloaded automatically when a Wi-Fi connection is available, but you can change that to only download photos if you prefer.
- The “roaming” option has a default setting of no media – choosing a different setting may result in roaming charges. Tap OK after you make changes.
- If you don’t allow uploading pictures in these situations, you can still save them manually to the gallery.
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Touch the return button. This takes you to the Settings menu. Now you need to make sure the photo shows up in the gallery.
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Tap Chats . This is the option near the top of the menu.
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Push the “Media visibility” slider to the On position 
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. When the slider is green, WhatsApp will save all downloaded images and videos to your photo library, making them easy to find on Android.
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