Fix WhatsApp Images and Videos Not Appearing in Gallery on iPhone

Downloaded WhatsApp images and videos not showing up in Photos app on iPhone and iPad? Here are the best methods to make WhatsApp images not appear in the gallery

Are you not able to see WhatsApp images in iPhone gallery that you receive from your contacts? In this guide, I will tell you why this problem occurs and what you can do to fix it.

The most common reason for WhatsApp images not appearing in iPhone gallery can be attributed to bug in iOS, software glitch in WhatsApp, internet connectivity, etc. download received photos to iPhone via WhatsApp. In this case, WhatsApp images will not appear in the iPhone gallery.

WhatsApp for iOS has this Save to Camera Roll option, which allows any photo sent to you on WhatsApp to be automatically saved to the iOS Camera Roll. If you have disabled this option for a certain WhatsApp contact or for all contacts, images sent to you will not be found in your iPhone gallery.

Best Fixes for WhatsApp Images Not Showing Gallery on iPhone

Now, let’s see all possible troubleshooting methods to help you see WhatsApp images in iPhone gallery, which your contacts may send you.

Allow Photos app to access all images sent to you on WhatsApp

Also, you need to make sure that WhatsApp allows the Photos app to access all images sent to it.

To authorize access,

1. Launch it Settings
2. Then navigate to WhatsApp and press it.
3. Then press Photos.
4. Set the option to All Photos to see all images sent to the iPhone in your iPhone gallery.

Enable save to camera roll for all contacts

This feature is present in WhatsApp settings. You can set it as the default or disable it.

To set it as default or always save photos and videos sent to you on WhatsApp to iPhone Camera Roll,

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Open the profile of your interlocutor.
   
3. Move towards Save to Camera Roll and press it.
4. Then, in the small menu that appears, select Always Where Default(On).
   
5. If you tap Never, images sent to you on WhatsApp will not appear in the iPhone camera roll or Photos app gallery.

Note that you can perform the above steps individually for all contacts, or you can set it to never for a few contacts who may send you random photos and videos.

Restart your iPhone

It might be a momentary software glitch that can be fixed with a simple restart of the iPhone. So, restart your iPhone and see if it fixes the problem or not.

1. Press the power button on the iPhone.
2. When prompted, hover over the option Slide to Power Off.
   
3. After a few seconds, restart your iPhone.
4. Now check the iPhone gallery and see if you can see the images.

Update iOS

The iOS can be buggy in case you are on a developer beta that is known to contain bugs. So try updating to the latest version of iOS, which may have fixed the particular bug that prevents you from seeing WhatsApp images in your iPhone gallery.

1. Launch it Settings.
2. Then press General.
   
3. Below, press Software Update.
   
4. Now iOS will check for a new update and if available, you will be prompted to download and install it. Follow the same.

After installing the new iOS, check if the WhatsApp images now appear in the iPhone gallery.

Check internet connection

Incidentally, the internet connection may be disabled somehow on your iPhone or if the WiFi you are connected to is down, you may not be able to download the images that someone sends you to the iPhone.

So, you can try to connect to another internet source or try to fix your internet connectivity either manually or by taking help from your ISP.

Update WhatsApp

Then troubleshooting includes updating your WhatsApp app to the latest version.

Often people forget to update the app, and maybe some bug appeared, and that’s why the images are not reflecting in your iPhone gallery even though you have allowed images on your WhatsApp and via iOS privacy settings.

1. Open App Store
2. Tap the profile photo (the Apple ID photo) in the top right corner.
3. Then navigate through the list of applications awaiting update.
4. If WhatsApp is listed there, tap on the Update button next to that.
   
5. After updating WhatsApp, check if the images sent to you on the messaging app now appear in the iPhone gallery.

So here are some of the simple solutions that you can implement if WhatsApp images are not showing up in your iPhone gallery. I hope this guide will help you.

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