How to reduce WhatsApp storage space for Android

Both the Android and iPhone versions of WhatsApp come with their own built-in storage management functionality. With the tool, you can quickly identify which chat is taking up the most storage space, which later allows you to selectively delete different types of material before returning to the conversation. For example, you have the option to Deleting only clips in a group chat All this media takes up a lot of storage space on your Android phone. Here’s how to reduce the space WhatsApp uses without deleting the app.

How to reduce WhatsApp storage space for Android

• 1. Launch the WhatsApp application on your Android device, then tap the button that looks like three dots to access the application menu.

• 2. In this area, select the “Settings” menu item.

• 3. Now select the Data and Storage Usage menu from the available options.

• 4. You will notice a ‘Storage Usage’ box just below this box, it will tell you the total amount of storage space WhatsApp is taking up on your Android smartphone.

• 5. When you open the “Storage Usage” section, you will see a list of all the chats you have had in WhatsApp, arranged according to the amount of space you have used up in your device’s memory. To go to a specific conversation, tap on the one that appears at the top of the list.
• 6. You will now be able to see the exact number of text messages, photos, videos and GIFs associated with the chat, just select the “Free Up Space” button which can be found in the lower right corner of the screen.

• 7. Now, click on the checkmark next to the type of media that you wish to remove from your library, after that select Delete Items button from the list.

• 8. Click on the “Delete Messages” option that appears in the window that appears.

• Messages and media files will be removed from your WhatsApp storage, and then the space they used to occupy will be returned to you.