Let’s see the steps to change media visibility for single and all chats on WhatsApp for Android. Here, I use Google Pixel 4a (Android 12).
Change Default Media Visibility in WhatsApp
Here are the steps:
- Open the WhatsApp Messenger app and tap three vertical dots on the top right.
- Select Settings > Chats.
- In the Chat settings section, you can view “Media visibility” between “Enter is send” and “Font size.”
- Turn that on (to enable it) or off (to disable it) as per your preference.
That’s all.
See: How to Stop WhatsApp From Saving Photos to Camera Roll
Change Media Visibility for a Single WhatsApp Chat
Open a conversation (contact or group) and tap its name at the top.
Select “Media visibility” between “Custom notifications” and “Disappearing messages.”
You can see these options in the popup:
- Default (Yes or No) – This applies the WhatsApp media visibility state (which you’ll see below) to chat. The Yes or No you see in parentheses is the current state of that setting.
- Yes – Enable media visibility for this WhatsApp chat.
- No – Turn off media visibility for this WhatsApp chat.
Select the one you like and tap OK.
That’s it.
Notes:
- WhatsApp media visibility is turned on by default, causing downloaded media to appear in the gallery.
- If you only want to hide WhatsApp photos in the gallery, try these steps: Open the File Explorer app on your Android phone. Find and open the WhatsApp folder, then Media > WhatsApp Images. Create a .nomedia file.
That’s all.
I hope this guide, “How to Turn On or Off Media Visibility in WhatsApp,” is helpful to you.
Thanks for reading.