Although whatsapp is a messaging service we use it for things more than that. We share photos, videos and audio on whatsapp and all that shows up in our phone’s gallery and music player. And let’s face it! Most of the pictures and videos that we receive on whatsapp aren’t really the types we would prefer to have on our phone’s Gallery.
You know, people does send a ‘Good morning’ image everyday. And c’mon, you don’t want ‘Good morning’ images and other images that are good to see for only one time to show up in your Gallery!
So deleting those images and videos is one option to get rid of them from your Gallery. But since that would be time consuming and hence not worth the effort, a better solution would be to stop whatsapp photos and videos from showing up in your phone’s gallery.
HOW TO REMOVE WHATSAPP PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM GALLERY
To block whatsapp media items from appearing in Gallery we’ll create .nomedia file in the whatsapp directory on your phone.
What’s a .nomedia file? A .nomedia file on Android is used to restrict apps from accessing media files present in a folder. When a folder has .nomedia file present inside it, Gallery and other similar apps would disregard the contents of that folder and hence not index them.
So if we create a .nomedia file inside the whatsapp directory, the Gallery on your phone would then disregard the photos and videos that you receive from Whatsapp and hence won’t show them.
If you need help with creating the .nomedia file, check out the steps below:
- Download and install a file manager app on your phone. We recommend the free → ES File Explorer app.
- Open the WhatsApp folder on your phone using the file manager app
- Now create a new file inside the Whatsapp folder and name it .nomedia
- Open the Gallery app. Your Whatsapp photos and videos should not show up in Gallery now.
That’s it! You’re done.
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35 responses to “How to Hide Whatsapp Photos and Videos from Gallery”
Use quickpic and go to the Whatsapp folder
settings – “hide”
It create’s the same .nomedia file for you
( imo quickpic is the better gallery app )
Use quickpic and go to the Whatsapp folder
settings – “hide”
It create’s the same .nomedia file for you
( imo quickpic is the better gallery app )
Use quickpic and go to the Whatsapp folder
settings – “hide”
It create’s the same .nomedia file for you
( imo quickpic is the better gallery app )
You can use “WhatsApp Media Gallery” app to manage images/videos. Hide them, share them, delete them, just like in the gallery.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loudweb.whatsappmediagallery
You can use “WhatsApp Media Gallery” app to manage images/videos. Hide them, share them, delete them, just like in the gallery.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loudweb.whatsappmediagallery
You can use “WhatsApp Media Gallery” app to manage images/videos. Hide them, share them, delete them, just like in the gallery.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loudweb.whatsappmediagallery
Great tip. And I find that I like your recommended ES File Explorer better than the app I was using.
Great tip. And I find that I like your recommended ES File Explorer better than the app I was using.
Great tip. And I find that I like your recommended ES File Explorer better than the app I was using.
I’ve just did this and works pretty well but just How to make it unhide afterwards…
Just delete the .nomedia file to unhide again.
I have just figured it out, thanks for instant reply though! 🙂
I’ve just did this and works pretty well but just How to make it unhide afterwards…
Just delete the .nomedia file to unhide again.
I have just figured it out, thanks for instant reply though! 🙂
I’ve just did this and works pretty well but just How to make it unhide afterwards…
Just delete the .nomedia file to unhide again.
I have just figured it out, thanks for instant reply though! 🙂
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vipulfb.lolappfree
lolApp is a smart tool that hides WhatsApp
Image / Images , Videos from gallery / album of your device thus making
it less cluttered and more private.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vipulfb.lolappfree
lolApp is a smart tool that hides WhatsApp
Image / Images , Videos from gallery / album of your device thus making
it less cluttered and more private.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vipulfb.lolappfree
lolApp is a smart tool that hides WhatsApp
Image / Images , Videos from gallery / album of your device thus making
it less cluttered and more private.
The best app to quickly hide/show the imgs and vids. It comes with a WIDGET.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.gdev.hidewhatsappimages&hl=en
The best app to quickly hide/show the imgs and vids. It comes with a WIDGET.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.gdev.hidewhatsappimages&hl=en
The best app to quickly hide/show the imgs and vids. It comes with a WIDGET.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.gdev.hidewhatsappimages&hl=en
Its working bro..bt tell me what if i wana show them in gallery again…i mean how to delete .nomedia file ..coz its not showing in folder…pls DO TELL ME
.nomedia is a hidden file. Find the “show hidden files” option in your file manager app or download “ES file explorer”, it has the option.
Its working bro..bt tell me what if i wana show them in gallery again…i mean how to delete .nomedia file ..coz its not showing in folder…pls DO TELL ME
.nomedia is a hidden file. Find the “show hidden files” option in your file manager app or download “ES file explorer”, it has the option.
Its working bro..bt tell me what if i wana show them in gallery again…i mean how to delete .nomedia file ..coz its not showing in folder…pls DO TELL ME
.nomedia is a hidden file. Find the “show hidden files” option in your file manager app or download “ES file explorer”, it has the option.
Here is the video on –
How to Hide Images/Videos from gallery – https://youtu.be/UeHdsB7eaw0
Hey admin you can use this video in your post!!
Here is the video on –
How to Hide Images/Videos from gallery – https://youtu.be/UeHdsB7eaw0
Hey admin you can use this video in your post!!
Here is the video on –
How to Hide Images/Videos from gallery – https://youtu.be/UeHdsB7eaw0
Hey admin you can use this video in your post!!
I have found a new app it calls Hide Whatsapp Status https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hide.whatsappstatus&hl=es which let you chaat with people but anybody can see that your are on line or your last conexion, it is just 5MB and it doesn’t desconect mobile data! wonderfull 🙂
I have found a new app it calls Hide Whatsapp Status https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hide.whatsappstatus&hl=es which let you chaat with people but anybody can see that your are on line or your last conexion, it is just 5MB and it doesn’t desconect mobile data! wonderfull 🙂