How to disable auto save Photos and Videos in Viber, WhatsApp and Telegram on iPhone

Not often these days you will find an active user who does not have the icon of any messenger or VoIP client on the smartphone’s desktop. Indeed, programs such as Viber, Telegram or WhatsApp not only diversify communication between people, but also help to significantly save on mobile services.

However, there are a number of inconveniences associated with the use of instant messengers, for example, saving images from chats to the regular iOS application Photo, which not only forces the user to take unnecessary actions to delete unnecessary pictures, but also consumes the device’s physical memory.

In addition, mobile traffic is also not free, which means that especially communicative users should think about saving it. Therefore, in most applications, special options are provided for this.

How to disable autosave Photos and Videos in Whats App

We go to the settings section (button in the lower right corner of the screen) and select the “Chats” item, in which you need to deactivate the “In Camera Roll” switch.

In addition, the “Data and storage” settings section may be useful. There is a category of “Media Startup”, which sets limits for processing various files (excluding voice messages) depending on the type of current Internet connection.

For example, you can allow downloading photos and documents at any connection, while prohibiting the processing of audio and video using the mobile Internet. In addition, there is a function of “Data Saving”, which will allow you to spend less traffic when making calls.

How to disable autosave Photos and Videos in Viber

Click the “More” tab in the main menu and select the item Settings → Multimedia.

Here, in addition to the “Save to Gallery” switch (saving to the Photo application), there are also automatic download options in mobile communication networks (“Auto Download Content”), as well as automatic video playback settings and an option to limit traffic in mobile networks. 

The latter will affect the quality of the connection when making calls.

How to disable autosave Photos, Videos, voice messages and files in Telegram

The Telegram application does not automatically save incoming data in the Photo application, but at the same time provides ample opportunities for setting up automatic loading of content into the messenger itself.

To configure automatic upload of photos, videos, voice messages and files to Telegram, go to Settings → Data and memory. There are two sections here: “Via a mobile network” and “Via Wi-Fi”, which contain the startup options for all files in the application.

If you set the “Download automatically” switch to the “On” position, you will be able to configure automatic downloading of content in accordance with various scenarios, for example, photos and videos only from contacts or in other personal chats when using Wi-Fi or via mobile communication.

If you deactivate the “Download automatically” switch, all incoming data (photos, videos, voice messages and files) will need to be downloaded manually by pressing the button with the arrow.

Also, Telegram settings can reduce traffic consumption, as well as enable or disable the automatic playback of GIF animations and video clips.