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WhatsApp: How to Stop Automatic Download of Videos & Photos












written by Gina



Whenever you switch on your mobile data, all the apps on your mobile are turned on automatically and that includes your WhatsApp. Meaning you can receive chat messages as well as Videos and photos. When these happens, the photos and videos will begin automatic download straight to your gallery and consume your data, your space and perhaps, it could be a virus! Yes, viruses are mostly attached to photos and videos particularly on pornographics and porn videos. If you are so rich that you don't care how you consume your data, obviously you don't need your device to be infected with viruses. That is why it's important to stop automatic download on your WhatsApp.

If you care to stop automatic download to protect your device from viruses that comes with photos and videos, follow the steps below 👇

Follow this step by step as i show you how.

Step 1: Open your WhatsApp chat.
Go to >>>Settings>>> tap on >>>Data and Storage Usage<<<< as shown below














Step 2: you are now on Data and Storage Usage. There you will see ;Media auto - download; There are three options under Media auto download as shown in the below picture. The first is
 when using mobile data; the second is
 when connected on WI-FI and the third is
 when roaming














Step 3: When you open any of these options, there are marked /Checked boxes as shown in the pictures below. These checked boxes include Videos, photos and documents. While they are originally marked/checked, means that your device automatically downloads whatever comes in.














Now, if you choose to stop automatic download of both the videos, photos and documents, uncheck or unmark all the boxes. Whichever one you did not unmark or uncheck will always download automatically. Click ok to save your settings. You are good to go ! Videos, photos or documents will no more download itself unless you choose to download them at your convenient time.

Note ⚠️ Whenever you upgrade your WhatsApp or clean your app cache/data, it deletes the the changes you have made. So you need to go back and do them again.

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