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Before we begin, make sure to update WhatsApp to the latest version from Google Play Store or Apple App Store based on your device so that you don’t miss out on any feature or aren’t stuck with bugs causing issues with usage.

1. Enable Media Visibility in WhatsApp

The issue of WhatsApp photos not showing in the gallery is usually related to the media visibility settings in WhatsApp. If media visibility is turned off, WhatsApp will hide all the downloaded media from other gallery apps. To turn on media visibility in WhatsApp: This will turn on Media Visibility for all contacts. All the WhatsApp images will now start showing up in your gallery. Also Read: How To Reduce Mobile Data Usage on WhatsApp

Unhide Images From a Particular WhatsApp Contact

If WhatsApp images are not showing up for a particular contact, or you specifically want to hide pictures from a specific contact in your gallery:

2. Delete the .NoMedia File

Alternatively, you can delete the .nomedia file in the WhatsApp folder to fix the problem. For starters, the “.nomedia” file marks the folder as having no multimedia data. And hence, files in that particular folder are skipped from being scanned or indexed by multimedia players, including Gallery and Photos app. Deleting this file will make hidden WhatsApp media show up in the gallery, as follows.

Delete .nomedia File On Android 11 

On Android 10 and below, the WhatsApp folder used to be in the root folder. However, on phones running Android 11 and above, it has been moved to Android > media directory. So, if you’re unable to find the WhatsApp folder, follow the steps below:

3. Copy Photos to a Separate Folder

The steps above didn’t work? In that case, you can move out the photos from the WhatsApp folder to a different folder on your phone’s storage, as given below. You can make a separate folder in internal storage and copy out all the photos to this folder. All the WhatsApp photos will now start showing in your phone’s gallery. Just make sure there’s no “.nomedia” file in the new folder.

1. Grant Photos Permissions for WhatsApp

WhatsApp will not save photos to the iPhone gallery if it’s not allowed to access them in privacy settings. While it’s rare to happen, you may have accidentally tapped ‘Don’t Allow’ when prompted or disabled the permission by mistake in the Settings. Therefore, make sure to check if it’s allowed, as described below.

2. Allow WhatsApp to Save Photos to Camera Roll

On iOS, WhatsApp pictures do not automatically show up in the Photos app after being downloaded. Instead, you have to save each photo manually to your camera roll or enable the Save to Camera Roll option in WhatsApp settings. Enable WhatsApp to automatically save images to camera roll: That’s it. From now, WhatsApp pictures will start appearing in your Photos or any gallery app, for that matter. If not, reboot your phone once. Additional Tip: [Working] Trick To Record Whatsapp Video and Voice Calls

If nothing works, you can try rebooting your phone or clearing the cache for WhatsApp in settings. Else, the last method you can resort to is completely deleting and re-installing WhatsApp on your phone. Now, it’s quite easy to have a full backup and restore your WhatsApp conversations, including photos, videos, documents, and more. For a detailed guide, you can read our article on restoring WhatsApp chats on Android and iOS.

Wrapping Up

As evident, WhatsApp images may not be showing in gallery due to various reasons and requires multiple things to be checked. You can either check the media visibility settings or delete the .nomedia file. iOS users can further check the required settings mentioned above. Anyways, do let us know what worked for you in the comments below. Also, feel free to reach out with your doubts or queries. Also, read- How to Send and Receive Money Using WhatsApp