If your iPhone or iPad is low on storage space, our guide explaining how to create free space on iOS should come in handy. This is another important storage-related check you should carry out if WhatsApp is not downloading media files or any other app, really. If WhatsApp doesn't have access to your phone's storage or photos, you will get an error message when you try to save media files.
To grant WhatsApp access to access your storage, follow these steps. However, keep in mind that the procedure will vary depending on your device.
Launch the Settings app and select Privacy. Next, select Photos , choose WhatsApp from the list of applications, and make sure All Photos is selected. When an app gets stuck or some of its features don't work correctly, force-closing the app is an effective way to eliminate snags that are causing the app to malfunction. Next, select WhatsApp from the list of installed applications. Finally, tap the Force Stop icon and select OK on the confirmation prompt.
This procedure might be slightly different on your Android smartphone. Double click the physical Home button for iPhone 8 or earlier and iPhone SE or swipe up from the bottom of your device's screen and release your finger when the app preview cards appear on the screen. Swipe up the WhatsApp preview to force close it.
Power-cycling your phone can also help resolve this problem. Shut down your device and when it comes back on, check if WhatsApp's media download functionality has been restored. The problem could be on WhatsApp's end. Sometimes when WhatsApp's servers are down, certain app features and functionalities may fail to work. You can use trusted third-party platforms like DownDetector or Outage. Report to check for possible problems with WhatsApp servers.
Another thing to check is that you're running the latest version of WhatsApp on your device. Old versions of the app sometimes contain bugs that cause some features to fail.
New versions come with bug fixes that restore the app to normalcy. Click the link below to update WhatsApp on your device. If you notice that photos and videos that you received via WhatsApp are no longer automatically saved to your iPhone, make sure Save to Camera Roll is enabled. You can also configure your WhatsApp to save media files from individual or group messages automatically. Or you can't find WhatsApp from iPhone screen.
Or you can't download WhatsApp in AppStore. This article will help you to fix this kind of issue. If you are traveling to a new country or region, and the WhatsApp service had been completely blocked. You can't update or download WhatsApp in App Store. Lean more about which country or region bans WhatsApp.
The current version of WhatsApp is 2. If you are using the iOS 10 or some old version of iOS, it may be failed when you attempt to update to the latest WhatsApp version. Because some new feature can't run in old version of iOS, so you need update the iOS version to the latest. If you used WhatsApp Messenger for a long time on your iPhone, it will takes up lots of your iPhone storage.
So you need check if the free storage of iPhone is enough. And you can delete some game apps or transfer your photos and videos to the computer to free up iPhone storage. This is because, when the date is incorrect you may not be able to connect with WhatsApp servers to get the message or download the media.
With this setting enabled, your mobile provider will set your phone to the correct time. Another way to fix this error on WhatsApp may be to simply update the app. To do that manually, follow these simple steps;. Clearing the Cache and data on any app might make it function a little better. To do that for WhatsApp, follow these simple steps;.
Check the storage space on your device and then delete some unnecessary data on your device to create some space. If your main issue is downloading media files in Whatsapp, it is possible that your Micro SD card is set to read-only. To check, try to save a photo or video to the SD card outside of WhatsApp.
If you are unable to save the file, it is possible that the SD card is set to read-only. If you still could not save any files to it, your SD card may be corrupted. In this case, you should consider formatting the SD card to fix this problem.
But ensure you have a backup of all the data on the card before formatting it. If you can save files to your SD card, but you are still unable to download any files from WhatsApp to your device, you may need to delete WhatsApp data from your SD card. One of the solutions above should be able to get you out of this persistent error. Just remember to restart the device after each solution until you find one that works.
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