How to Disable an Auto Image Download in WhatsApp on iPhone Running on iOS 8

Your WhatsApp is saving images and videos in your iPhone’s camera roll and that’s a fact. What to do if you don’t like it? Proceed to see this tutorial to learn how to disable the auto-save feature of your WhatsApp.


Step 1. Go to your WhatsApp application and launch it.

opening WhatsApp app on iPhone running on iOS8

Step 2. Tap it’s “Settings” tab.

tapping „Settings” tab of WhatsApp app on iPhone running on iOS8

Step 3. Choose “Chat Settings” and turn off “Save Incoming Media” feature.

turning off „Save Incoming Media” in WhatsApp app on iPhone running on iOS8

Result: That’s it. Your WhatsApp will not clutter your Camera Roll from now on!