WhatsApp: Clear memory - how it works
Thanks to a new function in WhatsApp, you can now erase the memory of your Android smartphone just as easily as on an iPhone. Storage problems on the smartphone are a thing of the past.
Clear WhatsApp storage with the delete feature
With the new delete function of the messenger, you no longer have to laboriously remove every WhatsApp file from your Android smartphone. Instead, delete several files at once:
- Delete all chats at once: "Settings"> "Chats"> "Chat history". After tapping "Delete all chats" all files will be removed at once. The individual chats are completely deleted from the chats list. The group chats, however, continue to be displayed. To delete the group chats completely, you have to leave them first.
- Delete group chat completely: Tap and hold the corresponding group chat. Then go to "Leave group"> "Leave". Finally, tap the group chat to be deleted again, hold it and press the "delete" option.
- To delete individual chats completely: Tap and hold the chat you want to delete in the chat list. Then tap on "delete".
Delete chat content
Of course, you can only delete the content of the chats, the chats themselves remain in the chat list:
- Delete the content of individual chats: First open the corresponding chat in the chats list. Then tap the "More"> "Clear chat history" menu button.
- Delete all chats content at once: In the chats list, tap the menu button "Settings"> "Chats"> "Chat history". Finally press "Empty all chats".
- For the owners of an iPhone, the practical WhatsApp function should not be new, because it has been available for the iOS for a while. For everyone who has missed this: From iOS 11 on, tap "Settings"> "General"> "iPhone Storage". The memory shows you an overview of how much storage space is used by the individual files. If you no longer need the chats, delete them quickly and easily.
- The new feature for the Android smartphone can be found from beta version 2.12.336 of WhatsApp.
What you should do when you receive an email that your WhatsApp account has expired can be read in the next practical tip.