A Complete Guide to Save WhatsApp Photos on iOS/Android

Sometimes when you chat with others on WhatsApp, you may receive content like photos, audio, videos, etc. It is much faster and easier to send media files through this app, compared with the traditional messaging service. And it is completely free to use.

But what to do if you need to save a photo to your iPhone album or Android gallery for future use? And where to find the saved photos on your phone? In this post, you will get all tips to save photos from WhatsApp. And we will introduce the way to transfer WhatsApp photos to PC, in case you want to make a backup.

• Part 1. Where are WhatsApp Images Stored on iPhone
• Part 2. How to Download Photos from WhatsApp on Android
• Part 3. How to Save WhatsApp Photos to Computer
• Part 4. FAQs of Saving Photos from WhatsApp

Part 1. Where are WhatsApp Images Stored on iPhone

In fact, photos and videos that other people send you should be automatically saved to the WhatsApp folder in the Photos app on your iPhone by default. You can go to the Photos app and have a look.

If you cannot find WhatsApp photos in your Camera Roll, perhaps you have stopped saving incoming media from WhatsApp to your Photos. To turn it on, you need to open WhatsApp on your iPhone. Then go to Settings and select Chats. Turn on the Save to Camera Roll option.

Part 2. How to Download Photos from WhatsApp on Android

Like iPhone, Android phone also saves photos automatically from WhatsApp to Photos Gallery. So, you don’t have to worry about losing them even if you delete them from Chats by accident. However, this may result in a large number of photos, videos or other media files stored on your device, which may take up a lot of storage space and make your phone slow.

In that case, you may need to stop WhatsApp from downloading photos automatically. To do that, you can follow the steps below.

Step1

Open WhatsApp on your Android device. Tap on the Menu button (the three-dot button). Choose the Settings option.

Step2

Then you will see the Data and storage usage option. Tap on it and then select When connected to WiFi. In the pop-up window, please uncheck Photos and Videos, and tap on the OK button.

Step3

Go back to the Data and storage usage screen. Select When using mobile data. Disable Photos and Videos.

You can also use the similar way to stop WhatsApp from auto-saving images on the iPhone. Now, WhatsApp cannot download all photos and videos you have received by default. But what if you want to save some important photos to your Android/iPhone?

How to manually download WhatsApp photos to your phone?

Step1

Open the chat that contains the photo you want to download in WhatsApp.

Step2

Find the photo and tap on it to download and save it to your phone.

Part 3. How to Save WhatsApp Photos to Computer

As we said, saving too many photos on your phone may slow down your phone. Therefore, you’d better move all files not in use temporarily to your computer to make a backup. Apeaksoft WhatsApp Transfer is exactly what you are looking for. It is an expert on transferring WhatsApp messages and attachments. With this tool, you can back up all your WhatsApp data to Windows PC or Mac with ease.

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Step1Download Apeaksoft WhatsApp Transfer

Download and install this software on your computer. Then open the program after the installment.

Step2Choose the Backup Mode

You will see 4 options in the main interface. Please select the WhatsApp Transfer option in the lower-right corner. To back up photos, you need to click on Backup. Then connect your device to the computer.

Step3Backup WhatsApp

Once you have connected your device successfully, find the three-dot button next to the path to select a folder to save the backup file. If you want to encrypt the backup file, just check the box in front of Backup encryption.

To start the backup process, please click on the Start Backup button. If you enabled the Backup encryption option, then you will be asked to set a password to protect your file.

Step4View the Backup Content

When the process is done, you can view the backup content by clicking View backup list.