When using WhatsApp on an Android device, you may notice that there is no way to save videos separately from the chat room. This is actually because WhatsApp automatically and by default saves videos to the photo gallery app. If you don't find WhatsApp videos in the app Gallery or Photos, you may have turned off the video save feature. This wikiHow teaches you how to make sure videos received via WhatsApp can be downloaded to your device's gallery.
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Step 1. Find out if the desired video is already saved on your phone or tablet
WhatsApp is set to automatically save the photos and videos you receive to the device's photo gallery app. Open the application that you usually use to view photos and videos on the device, then select the folder “ WhatsApp You can find videos from chat rooms, unless you make changes to WhatsApp settings.
Keep following this method if the video is not saved in the device gallery
Step 2. Open WhatsApp
This app is marked by a green icon with a speech bubble and a white handset on the device's page/app drawer.
Step 3. Touch the menu icon
It's the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner of the WhatsApp window.
Step 4. Touch Settings on the menu
Step 5. Touch Data and storage usage
Step 6. Select the automatic media download preference
Touch one of the three options under the "Media auto-download" heading to specify when the photos and videos will be downloaded to the device.
If you are afraid of using too much mobile data, select “ When connected on Wi-Fi " and touch " All media " After that, select " No media " or " Photos ” for the other two options.
Step 7. Touch the back button to access the previous menu
Step 8. Touch Chats
Step 9. Check the box next to “Show media in gallery“
This option is under the " Media visibility " heading. With this option, you can find downloaded videos in the gallery. All videos that will be downloaded later will also be displayed in the device's photo gallery.
Step 10. Prevent videos from certain chat rooms from appearing in the gallery (optional)
If your gallery is filled with too many photos and videos from any of the chat rooms, follow these steps to disable the automatic media download feature specific to that chat room or thread:
- Go to a chat room/page.
- Touch the three-dot menu icon and select “ View Contact ”.
- Touch " Media visibility " WhatsApp will ask if you want the media from the chat to appear in the gallery.
- Touch " No " and select " OK ” to confirm.
