Do you have your own messaging app full of photos shared by friends and family? Unlike WhatsApp, Messages do not automatically add them to a picture library. This can be frustrating if you want to see these pictures again and have to look them up.
It is for this reason that we have prepared this article to show you ways to save photos to your library, and the best ways to do it automatically.
How to save an image or video to iMessage
If someone sent you a photo or video that was shared with the iMessage app, this is what you should do to add it to your iPhone photo library:
- Open the Messages app on your iPhone and search for the conversation that contains the photos or videos you want to save.
- Click on a dialog to open it. Then browse until you find the image you want.
- Press and hold the image until you see a window of options including & # 39; Copy & # 39; & # 39; Save & # 39 ;. Click & # 39; Save & # 39 ;.
This will add an image to the photo library, and will appear as a last addition. You can click on the image and touch the share icon on the bottom left if you want to re-share. After that you can save the image.
How to save old photos from Messages
If it turns out that the photo was sent to you long ago, you won't want to go back in time to all the weeks or months of the message. In this case do the following:
- If the photo wasn't sent recently, you can find it as soon as you touch the sender's name up. This should indicate the & # 39; I & # 39;
- Tap & # 39; I & # 39; ll see all the photos and videos sent to that message thread.
- This will display the last four videos and photos posted. If you want to see more, tap on & # 39; See all photos & # 39;
- There are two tabs, & # 39; Photos & # 39; and & # 39; Screenshots & # 39; Videos featured in & # 39; Photos & # 39; These will be all photos sent to you, but also photos and videos you have posted. If you only want to save the image, click on it.
- Now touch the & # 39; Share & # 39; in the bottom left corner.
- Finally touch & # 39; Save Image & # 39 ;.
How to save more than one photo or video to photos
You might have someone you regularly share photos with, such as grandparents who want to see your kids' photos regularly. In this case, there is an easy way to fix it:
- As we did before, play on & # 39; I & # 39;
- To see all the photos, click & # 39; See all photos & # 39 ;.
- Touch & # 39; Select & # 39; in the upper right corner.
- Each image will now show the selected circle. Touch each option.
- When you have all the photos you want to select, click & # 39; Save & # 39 ;, the option from the bottom left corner.
Now, when you open the Photos app, you should see that a photo or photos have been added to your collection.
How to share photos so they go straight to the Photos app
For some reason, Apple doesn't want to allow us to automatically send iMessage photos to the Photos app. This can be due to the fact that images take up a lot of space and then double their capacity would be to waste storage.
Fortunately, there are other ways to share photos to appear in the Photos app.
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If you are close to the person with the photos you want to have in your Photos library, ask them to send them to you via AirDrop. This way, they will automatically appear in the Photos app and submissions will be faster.
Both of you will need to have AirDrop activated or be sure that AirDrop is configured to receive content from your contacts or from all people. To view it, click inside the Wi-Fi mode box, Blue and Airplane and you'll see an AirDrop option.
Open & # 39; Photos & # 39; to the shipping device. If you only send a photo, find it and then tap on it and click share. If you want to send more than one, press & # 39; Select & # 39; tag multiple photos and then click the share icon.
You will now see photos that you can send at the top of the screen and many options to share. Touch the receiving device icon in the AirDrop section and the photos will be sent to the iPhone or the receiving device.
If the person with the photos is not near you, then the best way to add photos directly to your photo library is to use an app like WhatsApp.
Both users will need to have the app installed, something very likely, and someone else to be on your communication agenda. You can exchange photos between them and they will go directly to your photo library.
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