(Full Guide) How to Save WhatsApp Photos on Android Devices in 2020?

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(Full Guide) How to Save WhatsApp Photos on
Android Devices in 2020?

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"I've recently seen the light and moved from iOS
pushing myself up a P30 Pro. Loving this phone so
far. I don't like to have WhatsApp saving photos
automatically as I find it clogs my Gallery up
with unwanted pictures. Is there a way I can save
individual photos? Any help welcome. Thanks!" I
came across this question on Reddit and
immediately realized that this problem might trap
many people. There are several easy ways to do
that. If you don't know how to save WhatsApp
photos on Android devices, you can read and
follow the detailed instructions below.
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Part 1. Where Does WhatsApp Save Pictures on
Android?
By default, photos and videos on WhatsApp are
automatically stored in your Android phone's
internal storage, and you can use your PC or a
file manager to access those photos. However,
before making any changes to them, ensure that
you have backed up the WhatsApp photos
otherwhere. The easiest way to back up WhatsApp
is to copy the photos to another folder by going
to Internal storage gt WhatsApp gt Media gt WhatsApp
photos folder. Also, note that you cannot modify
WhatsApp's destination folder, but stop the
automatic backup of WhatsApp on your Android
device. How to stop WhatsApp from downloading
photos to an Android device? We will talk about
it in the last part.
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Part 2. How to Save WhatsApp Photos on Android
Device?
When you download WhatsApp on your Android
device, it will automatically save the photos and
videos you receive in WhatsApp to the Gallery
app. Besides, you will also get other options to
save WhatsApp photos - manually download WhatsApp
photos to your Android device, back up photos to
your Gmail account, or save them to your
computer. The following content covers all three
ways. You can read and try the way you love while
reading. 2.1 How to Save Photos from WhatsApp to
Gallery on Android Manually? To download photos
from WhatsApp to the Android Gallery app, you can
follow the steps below.
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Store WhatsApp photos from selected chats or
groups 1. Open WhatsApp on your Android
phone. 2. Tap the gear icon (Settings) and
select Chats. 3. Click the contact's or group's
name and tap Save to Camera Roll in the Contact
Info or Group Info screen. Download overall
photos from WhatsApp to Gallery 1. Open
WhatsApp, click the three vertical dots at the
upper-right corner, tap Settings from the pop-up
window, and hit Chats. 2. Enable Media
visibility to make the stored photos shown in the
Gallery's WhatsApp folder.
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3. Configure the Media auto-download settings
under Data and storage usage. Once done, it will
automatically download photos to the Android
Gallery app.
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2.2 How to Save WhatsApp Photos on Android Device
to Gmail As a matter of fact, all Android
devices are associated with Google. Thus, if you
have a Gmail account, you can also save WhatsApp
photos to your Gmail account easily and restore
WhatsApp backup from Google Drive to your
Android/iPhone later. How to save WhatsApp
photos on Samsung S20 to Gmail account? 1.
Unlock your Samsung phone, run WhatsApps, and tap
the hamburger icon at the top-right corner to
enter Settings.
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2. Select Settings gt Chats gt Chat Backup and tap
Back up to Google Drive. Ensure that your
WhatsApp is linked to an active Gmail account.
Then follow the on-screen prompts to back up the
WhatsApp photos to your Gmail account.
Alternatively, you can also choose a backup
frequency to let it back up automatically, such
as daily, weekly, or monthly under the automatic
backup feature.
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2.3 How to Download Photos from WhatsApp on
Android to Computer via WhatsApp Photos Backup
(Easiest) The last recommended way to save
WhatsApp photos on Android is using WhatsApp
Photos Backup. This powerful tool helps you
download photos from WhatsApp to a computer in
one click and restore WhatsApp backups from the
computer to a new device quickly. What's more, it
can also transfer WhatsApp messages from Android
to iPhone, Android to Android, iOS to Android, or
iOS to iOS.
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The highlights of WhatsApp Photos Backup Back
up and restore WhatsApp messages from Android/iOS
devices on a computer in one click.
Selectively transfer WhatsApp messages, WhatsApp
messages attachments, and other files between iOS
devices and Android. Easy, secure, fast, and
user-friendly WhatsApp transfer tool. Widely
compatible with most Android (Android 11
supported) and iOS devices, including Samsung
Galaxy S20/S20/S20 Ultra, LG W31/Wing
5G/G8/G7/G6/G5, Sony Xperia 5/5 Plus/4, Huawei
P40/P40 Pro/P40 Pro/nova 7/nova 7 Pro/nova 7
Pro/Mate 40/30, Motorola, HTC, Google, ZTE, etc.
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How do I download pictures from WhatsApp to a
computer using WhatsApp Photos Backup? Repeat the
three steps below 1. Install WhatsApp Photos
Backup on your computer. Launch WhatsApp Photos
Backup after installing on your computer and
choose Backup WhatsApp Messages from the toolbox.
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2. Connect your Android phone to the
computer. Plug your Android device into the
computer with a USB cable. When this program
detects your phone, click the Backup button to
start the backup process.
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3. Wait until it completes backup. You can see
the progress bar on the interface. Once finished,
you can view the WhatsApp photos and other
message attachments from the backup
file. Further reading How to Restore Deleted
WhatsApp Messages without Backup (iOS Android)
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Bonus Tips How to Stop WhatsApp from Saving
Photos on Android Device?
When hundreds of photos, videos, files, and
messages are automatically downloaded from
WhatsApp to your Android device weekly, you may
want to disable the automatic syncing features to
save the Android phone's tight storage space. To
do this effectively, you can refer to these
tips 1. Launch WhatsApp on your Android phone
and head to Settings. 2. Tap Data and storage
usage, turn off all options for both Wi-Fi and
cellular data under Media auto-download option
and the Media Visibility option under Chats
settings.
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When the auto-downloading feature is disabled,
you can manually save photos and other WhatsApp
message attachments with the ways we provided
above.
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Conclusion After reading this post, you will have
already known how to save WhatsApp photos on
Android devices. If you want, you can manually
download photos from WhatsApp to your phone
without installing apps. However, that may take a
little longer since you have to pick up the chats
or groups, and the downloading process is
prolonged. Besides, if you choose the Gmail
account's way, you will have to have a Gmail
account linked with WhatsApp, and it still takes
long because it consumes the network. Then, you
may find only WhatsApp Photos Backup is the ideal
way. It is easy to operate, secure, fast, and
network-free during transfer. So, go ahead and
try this worry-free way.
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