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Stop every photograph syncing to phone

  • 19-10-2018 7:07am
    #1
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,040 ✭✭✭✭


    I've just got a new phone, and want to try to stop it clogging up with every photograph and video that I send or receive by the likes of WhatsApp.


    I would like it to only store photos that I actually take.


    Can anyone tell me how to stop it syncing every single image and video that is sent to me to the Gallery app?


    I've searched all the settings I can find with no joy.


    Thanks!


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  • #2
    Jacovs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    For whatsapp you go into settings, data and storage usage and then there are 3 settings under media auto download you can untick all the boxes.
    Only the images and videos you choose to download will then be saved to gallery.


  • #3
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    The settings are in the individual apps not the phone. AFAIK they usually back up to the cloud, Google Photos, not the gallery of your phone.


  • #4
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,040 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Jacovs wrote: »
    For whatsapp you go into settings, data and storage usage and then there are 3 settings under media auto download you can untick all the boxes.
    Only the images and videos you choose to download will then be saved to gallery.


    This is only half the battle. I have all of those set to only autodownload on wifi - but every time I click on a photo/video it automatically goes into the Gallery under "pictures" and clogs up the storage capacity. Naturally I'm going to click on them all, but I don't want them stored for ever!


    Del2005 wrote: »
    The settings are in the individual apps not the phone. AFAIK they usually back up to the cloud, Google Photos, not the gallery of your phone.


    They're all going to the Gallery app on my phone, under the "Pictures" tab. Every stupid thing that was ever sent to me.


  • #5
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    This is only half the battle. I have all of those set to only autodownload on wifi - but every time I click on a photo/video it automatically goes into the Gallery under "pictures" and clogs up the storage capacity. Naturally I'm going to click on them all, but I don't want them stored for ever!



    They're all going to the Gallery app on my phone, under the "Pictures" tab. Every stupid thing that was ever sent to me.

    On WhatsApp in settings go to Chats and untick "Show media in gallery", there should be similar in the other Apps.

    Edit... Have you got Google Photos installed? My WhatsApp has show media in Gallery selected but everything is backed up to the cloud, nothing from WhatsApp or other Apps on my phone.


  • #6
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,040 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Del2005 wrote: »
    On WhatsApp in settings go to Chats and untick "Show media in gallery", there should be similar in the other Apps.

    Edit... Have you got Google Photos installed? My WhatsApp has show media in Gallery selected but everything is backed up to the cloud, nothing from WhatsApp or other Apps on my phone.


    Bingo! That sounds like what I was looking for. Thanks :)


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  • #7
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,040 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Del2005 wrote: »

    Edit... Have you got Google Photos installed? My WhatsApp has show media in Gallery selected but everything is backed up to the cloud, nothing from WhatsApp or other Apps on my phone.
    I do have Google Photos, but every single thing was in the Gallery app as well, and it took hours to transfer it all to the new phone yesterday there was so much rubbish there. Hence trying to prevent it going in there in the first place.


    Thanks for the help!


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