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Undoubtedly, Whatsapp has stood its ground in the social chatting media world.  Well some will say, whatsapp is the best Messenger Application, yes you cant just argue that. The Whatsapp messenger has got lots of features, among which is the ability to share files, sharing and receiving videos, images and a few file extensions.

Some personal photos or videos might have being sent to you, and probably, you don’t want to share it with any person. As though, you cant keep your phone away from others or perhaps dont like passwording stuffs. But course, there are intimate friends that you’ll always let to have access to your phones at any time.



What can be done to hide Whatsapp video’s and photos from such people?

Here is a tutorial on how you’ll be able to keep those files private on both your Android and iPhone so only you will be able to access them.

Android Users: Hiding Whatsapp Images and Videos from Android Gallery

Below is a guide to hide your Whatsapp videos and images on your Android device, if you are an android user you can quickly follow the below steps, and take advantage of this.

Firstly, download and install any File Manager app on your Android phone, if you already have one, don’t worry it will still be of use, but if you don’t have, you can downloadES File Explorer.
Lunch and locateSD Card under Home section and then click on Whatsapp>Media.
Look for Whatsapp Imagesfolder, when you find it, simply tap/hold on the folder for few seconds and then an option screen will pop-up, tap on rename and put ( . ) in front of that folder’s name.
This is what your folder should then look like “.Whatsapp Images”

Now, go back to your gallery and search for those photos and videos in that folder, you’ll notice that they are no more there. If you wish to retrieve or revert this, simply remove that( . ) and it will be reverted.
Now other people can’t see your images and videos of WhatsApp.

iPhone Users: Hide Whatsapp Images from iPhone Gallery

Below is a guide to hide your Whatsapp videos and images on your iPhone device, if you are an iPhone user you can quickly follow the below steps, and take advantage of this.

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Firstly, go to Settingsand select Privacy
Now tap on Photosand then you will get all sources of Photos which you are using on your iPhone. Search for Whatsapp, when found, toggle it off.

You are done, it’s as easy as that, no one will be able to see your WhatsApp photos from your gallery any longer.

There might just be some other methods you may know on this, you can share it here. Thanks!