Open WhatsApp folder and navigate to Media > WhatsApp Images.Ħ.

Now, in your phone’s internal storage, navigate to the WhatsApp folder.

From the available options, enable the ‘Show Hidden Media Files’ option.

After launching File Manager open its Settings.

If you are unable to find a file manager app then you can install one from Play Store.

Open the File Manager app on your phone.

nomedia file all your WhatsApp media will become visible in the gallery. Therefore all the files in this folder are skipped from indexing by gallery. nomedia file marks the WhatsApp image folder as having no media. So if WhatsApp media is not showing in the gallery then you can delete this file. nomedia File:Īn old trick to hide WhatsApp images from phone’s gallery is to create a. Now whenever you receive an image on that group it will be automatically downloaded in your gallery.Īlso Read: How To Recover Deleted WhatsApp Messages On iPhone? Delete. Tap on the Media visibility option below custom notifications.Ĥ.

Now tap on the contact name or group name located at the top.ģ. Open WhatsApp and tap on the contact or group for which you are unable to see images.Ģ. To enable media visibility for particular contact or group, follow the steps below.ġ. If you’re unable to see the WhatsApp images for select contacts and groups in your gallery then it means that media visibility is disabled for that particular contact. Now once you tap on the image you will that image downloaded and saved to your phone gallery.Īlso Read: How to Show or Hide WhatsApp Status from Specific Contacts WhatsApp Images Not Showing in Gallery For Particular Contact To test whether the problem is resolved ask your friend to send an image to you on WhatsApp. Restart your device for the settings to apply. To rectify toggle the slider next to Media visibility to ON position.ĥ. If it disabled then it is the root cause of the problem. Now on the Chats screen under Chat settings you will find an option, Media visibility.

What is the .nomedia file?