WhatsApp will let you prevent others from auto-saving media you send them

04 April 2025
And also from exporting the chat history they have with you.

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  • Mata
  • fm6
  • 05 Apr 2025

WhatsApp = 👎
Signal = ✅️

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    • Anonymous
    • X}b
    • 05 Apr 2025

    We can just record screen from another phone camera.

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      • Anonymous
      • 7kd
      • 05 Apr 2025

      Leanzazzy, 05 Apr 2025Technically, you don't even need to save it to your ga... moreSame for me.

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        • Anonymous
        • 7kp
        • 05 Apr 2025

        OfficialTRider, 05 Apr 2025They know that and that is why they are implementing the sa... morenormal message is not a type of media? further how this media auto saving feature is different from current feature of media auto download option in storage and data settings?

          Anonymous, 05 Apr 2025What are you on about? It won't show in yoir gallery e... moreTechnically, you don't even need to save it to your gallery. Just open Android/media/WhatsApp/media and take whatever you want. I always use this method to periodically "clean" my WhatsApp media so I keep only the important stuff and delete all the useless nonsense sent by my family and group chats.

          It also makes backups much smaller, so faster to upload, encrypt and restore.

            Anonymous, 05 Apr 2025That only happens when a file is sent with single view option ?They know that and that is why they are implementing the same tech for normal messages.
            Did you even read the article?

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              • Anonymous
              • fCC
              • 05 Apr 2025

              Anonymous, 05 Apr 2025It would prevent that and taking screenshot of it. That only happens when a file is sent with single view option ?

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                • Anonymous
                • ibm
                • 05 Apr 2025

                Claudespeed, 05 Apr 2025Lmao, i could view received photos and videos from the gall... moreWhat are you on about? It won't show in yoir gallery either, that's the point.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • E5h
                  • 05 Apr 2025

                  Anonymous, 05 Apr 2025I'll just maually save it ? What's the point of t... moreIt would prevent that and taking screenshot of it.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • fCC
                    • 05 Apr 2025

                    I'll just maually save it ? What's the point of this feature

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                      • Doug
                      • n9v
                      • 05 Apr 2025

                      Claudespeed, 05 Apr 2025Lmao, i could view received photos and videos from the gall... moreI think this feature will also prevent that.

                        Lmao, i could view received photos and videos from the gallery without viewing the message or entering whatsapp.