
But if you pass your phone to someone, you no longer need worry about them seeing the WhatsApp photos and videos through the Gallery app. You can still view these images and videos within WhatsApp and through any apps that let you view hidden folders.

This will ensure that the Gallery app doesn't show them. After selecting the three folders, tap the three dots icon on the top-right > Hide.Do the same with the WhatsApp Video and WhatsApp Audio folders. Long-press the WhatsApp Images folder and make sure that it is selected.The location of the WhatsApp folder varies across devices but it should typically be the following: Internal Storage (sometimes labelled sdcard0) > WhatsApp > Media > WhatsApp Images, > WhatsApp > Media > WhatsApp Audio, and WhatsApp > Media > WhatsApp Videos. Navigate to the WhatsApp media folders.However, it is possible to stop these photos from appearing in the Gallery app. When you do, WhatsApp saves them in a folder, and you can get inundated with stupid memes and other unwanted content, which is visible to anyone who open's your phone's Gallery App. To view photos, you will have to download them.


Tap each one and disable auto-downloads by unchecking all three options - Images, Audio and Video. You'll see three options: When using cellular data, When connected on Wi-Fi and When roaming.

In fact, it is probably one of the first apps anyone in India downloads when they get a new smartphone as it has become the default means of texting in the country. WhatsApp is used by over a 1.2 billion people worldwide, and 200 million in India alone.
