It is very common for WhatsApp groups to fill their device with photos, videos and even audios. Also, most likely your application's settings should be set to download these files automatically. So, if you don't clean it up, these media will be downloaded and consume a lot of space on your phone.
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So that you can minimize this storage problem, a simple and practical solution is to disable the automatic download function and only download the files you want. Learn how next.
Remove WhatsApp auto download
Settings for iOS
To change the automatic download option on your iOS device, first open WhatsApp, click on “Settings” and then select “Storage & Data”.
That way, you can choose when your app can automatically download photos, audio, videos, and documents. It is possible to select which type of files and under what conditions they can be downloaded (“Never”, “Wi-Fi” or “Wi-Fi and cellular data”).
Settings for Android
To change your Android settings, open the application and press “More options”. Then click on “Settings”, then on “Storage and data”, and finally on the option “Automatic media download”.
So, when you go to see it, you will have the same possibilities as iOS for conditions to download your files: “Never”, “Wi-Fi” or “Wi-Fi and cellular data”.
Options available for both systems
- Never: It never allows automatic downloading, only when you choose to play the desired media.
- WiFi: Allows automatic downloading when your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
- Wi-Fi and cellular data: Allows automatic downloading when your device is connected to any internet.
An extra tip to reduce the use of cell phone memory
In addition to this mechanism, there is another option for managing the storage of your cell phone, which is the case with Files Go, from Google. This application allows you to analyze what is on your cell phone and makes daily suggestions for file options to delete. However, it is only available for Android devices.
