How to Delete All Photos from WhatsApp Group on Android and iPhone

WhatsApp recently introduced privacy features for groups, allowing users to control who can add them to groups. This feature helps prevent receiving unnecessary messages, such as good morning images. WhatsApp groups often contain uninvited media files that occupy phone storage. This article provides instructions on how to delete all media files from a WhatsApp group efficiently. You don’t need to manually delete each picture from a group in WhatsApp. WhatsApp offers options to delete media files in bulk and disable auto-downloading to save time and storage space.

Let’s explore four methods to delete WhatsApp group pictures on Android and iPhone. We will also learn how to disable automatic image downloads.

1. Delete All WhatsApp Media Using Manage Storage

WhatsApp has a feature to view storage for individual and group chats. This option allows you to delete unnecessary media files. Here’s how you can use it.

Delete WhatsApp Photos from Manage Storage Option on Android

Here are the steps:

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and tap the three-dot icon at the top. Select Settings.

Step 2: Go to Data and storage usage.

Step 3: Tap Storage usage. Allow WhatsApp to calculate storage usage for each chat.

Step 4: Find the group with the media files you want to delete. Use the search at the top to locate a specific chat if needed. Tap the group name.

Step 5: WhatsApp will show you storage details. Tap on Free up space.

Step 6: By default, WhatsApp will select all categories in storage. Uncheck the categories you don’t want to delete. Only keep the Photos selected. If you want to remove videos, GIFs, or audio messages, select them as well.

Step 7: Tap Delete items at the bottom. A confirmation message will appear. Tap Clear Messages.

Delete WhatsApp Photos from Manage Storage Option on iPhone

To make WhatsApp more concise, follow these steps: 1. Open WhatsApp and go to Settings.

Step 2: Tap Data and Storage Usage, then Storage Usage.

Step 3: Find the group with the pictures you want to delete. Tap on it.

Step 4: Scroll down in the storage of that group and tap on Manage.

To remove items, go to Step 5 and choose the ones you want to delete, like Photos, Videos, and GIFs. Then tap Clear at the bottom and confirm in the pop-up box.

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The method allows you to delete selected items from a group. If you prefer to clear the entire group chat, all media files, including pictures, videos, GIFs, voice notes, will be deleted.

Delete All Group Photos from Within the Chat on Android

To delete media files from a group chat, follow these steps:

1. Open the group chat.

2. Tap the three-dot icon at the top.

3. Select More from the menu.

Choose the “Clear chat” option in Step 3. A confirmation message will appear. Check the box next to ‘Delete media in this chat’ and click Clear.

Delete All Group Photos from Within the Chat on iPhone

Step 1: Open the group chat. Tap on the group name at the top.

Step 2: Scroll down on the group info screen. Tap on Clear chat. Tap on Delete all messages in the confirmation box.

3. Delete WhatsApp Media by Selecting Photos

In case you want to delete select photos from a group, you can do that too.

Deleted Selected Photos on WhatsApp Group in Android

Step 1: Open the group and tap on the group name at the top.

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Step 2: Tap Media in the group info screen. Alternatively, tap the three-dot icon in the group and select Group media from it.

Step 3: Long touch one photo you want to delete. Choose all the photos you want to delete, then hit the delete icon.

Deleted Selected Photos on WhatsApp Group in iPhone

Step 1: Launch the group chat and tap on the group name.

Step 2: Tap on Media, Link, and Docs.

Step 3: Select at the top. Then tap on the photos you want to delete. The selected photos will have a blue check mark.

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Step 4: Tap the delete icon at the bottom to remove them from the group.

4. Delete Photos from All WhatsApp Groups (Android Only)

If you want to delete media files from WhatsApp, follow these steps.

Step 1: Open a file manager or file explorer app on your Android phone. You can use a third-party app or the built-in option.

Step 2: Go to the WhatsApp folder in your phone’s internal memory.

Step 3: Tap Media, then WhatsApp Images.

Step 4: Select all images and delete them.

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Stop Auto-Download of Pictures on Android

Step 1: Launch WhatsApp and tap on the three-dot icon. Select Settings.

Step 2: Go to Date and Storage usage.

Step 3: You have three options for media auto-download: mobile data, Wi-Fi, and roaming. To disable automatic downloads, uncheck the relevant options.

Stop Auto-Download of Pictures on iPhone

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and access Settings.

Step 2: Tap Data and Storage Usage.

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– Change

– media auto-download settings

– photos, audio, videos, and documents

– stop auto-download

– Off

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Step 3: Modify media auto-download settings for photos, audio, videos, and documents. Disable auto-download by keeping it Off.

Bonus: How to Delete Photos from WhatsApp Group for Everyone

In all the methods mentioned, photos were deleted only from your phone and not from other group members. If you want to delete photos for everyone, use the unsend feature in WhatsApp — delete for everyone.

Use this feature within an hour of sending an image to the group. It will not work for media files older than an hour. Once deleted, it will be removed from every group member’s WhatsApp. They will see a ‘This message was deleted’ text instead of the media file. Only the person who shared the media file can remove it. Neither the group admin nor other members can delete the media file for others.

To use this feature on Android, long touch the photo in the group chat, hit the delete icon, and select Delete for everyone.

On iPhone, press and hold the photo, then select More and Delete.

To delete a message for everyone, simply press the delete icon at the bottom-left corner and select “Delete for everyone.”

Keep Calm and Clean WhatsApp

Regularly cleaning WhatsApp media files is a good idea, especially if you are part of multiple groups. Turn off the auto-download feature for pictures and videos to have control over which ones you download.

Next, if you accidentally delete an image from WhatsApp, use this guide to learn how to recover it.