Documents, messages, photographs, videos… The content and data you produce and receive quickly accumulate in the memory of your smartphone. To the point of running out of storage space. A situation that WhatsApp is likely to worsen due to the new functionality deployed by the messaging service.
This now allows you to send photos and videos in high definition. Consequence: the files received are larger and fill your device’s memory more quickly. However, a tab dedicated to managing the storage of this multimedia content is available within the application.
It allows you to see at a glance the space occupied by the content received on WhatsApp and delete it. These are shown from largest to smallest. Rate to save valuable gigabytes.
How to sort shared files
- Click “Settings” and go to the “Data and storage usage” tab
- Tap “Manage Storage” and then “Review and Delete Items” or “Over 5 MB” to access larger files.
- Tap the trash icon after selecting the file to delete
How to sort files in conversations
- Scroll to the bottom of the “Manage Storage” tab to access conversations. Click on a discussion to see its associated files
- Choose the trash icon to delete the selected content and click “Delete”
It should be noted that you always have the option to activate the ephemeral messages functionality to preserve your storage space and reinforce the confidentiality of your discussions.
Source: BFM TV
