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The latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android introduces a new tool to manage sent and received media, allowing you to save space by easily finding and deleting large files.
According to a report by WABetaInfo, the beta version 2.20.201.9 of the messaging application brings this functionality in addition to improvements and general bug fixes.
The storage usage interface has been completely revised to provide a better breakdown of the space that WhatsApp media occupies on your device.
The changes include a general storage bar that describes how much of your smartphone’s capacity is filled with WhatsApp media and external data.
Below this, there is now a section that allows you to easily check the file size of the media you have received.
The files in this list can be sorted according to size and date received.
You can also see which chats contain media that takes up the most space on your smartphone and search for specific chats for certain files.
WABetaInfo said that this feature is currently rolling out for beta testers running Android.
Photos and videos expiring
WhatsApp is also working on a new feature called Expiring Media, which was revealed in a beta version of WhatsApp for Android that was released earlier this month.
This will allow users to send photos and videos that disappear after a set period, and once an expired image, video, or GIF is sent, it will disappear from the recipient’s phone once they leave the chat.
To submit media that expires once this feature is available, users will need to tap the new button when submitting media via chat.
There is no timer to set as the image will completely disappear after viewing.
In its current version, there is no message indicating that the media has disappeared, but there is an icon that is displayed in the message before it is seen so that the recipient knows that it will expire after viewing.
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