There’s nothing more annoying than going to take a photo, only for your smartphone to tell you that you’ve run out of storage.
But the days of frantically deleting apps and photos are a thing of the past, thanks to a handy new WhatsApp feature.
The messaging app has redesigned its storage management tool to make it easier for you to identify, review and bulk delete content that may be filling up your phone.
WhatsApp explained: “We now offer easy cleanup suggestions by bucketing both large files and media that has been forwarded many times, sorting files by size in descending order, and providing a way to preview files before deleting them.
“You can also see a preview of media before selecting one or multiple items to delete.”
How to use WhatsApp’s new storage tool
WhatsApp’s new storage management tools are rolling out to users worldwide this week.
1. Open WhatsApp
2. Tap Settings
3. Tap Storage and data
4. Tap Manage Storage
The new feature comes shortly after WhatsApp confirmed that it is planning to introduce the ability to send self-destructing messages, which disappear after seven days.
WhatsApp explained: “You can send messages that disappear on WhatsApp by enabling disappearing messages.
“Once enabled, new messages sent in the individual or group chat will disappear after seven days. The most recent selection controls all messages in the chat. This setting won’t affect messages you previously sent or received in the chat.
“In an individual chat, either user can turn disappearing messages on or off. In a group chat, only group admins can turn disappearing messages on or off.”
