There is the option to clear the media from your phone too, and to choose whether to delete it for everyone or only you. Alternatively, click on the dropdown arrow on the top right of the photo, then select “delete message”. Launch the app, open the message thread with the images you want to delete, click the picture, then click the trash icon. How to delete WhatsApp images on the laptopĭownload the WhatsApp desktop client and pair your phone to the laptop. To remove images on the desktop app for WhatsApp, you need to have your device paired and delete the images from the desktop client. Removing them from the phone does not delete them from the historic messages stored on the WhatsApp desktop client. WhatsApp automatically downloads media attachments and saves them to the media gallery on your phone. Trouble is, regardless of whether you send images through the messaging app on the phone or the desktop client, they are paired. It is easier to drop images into a message thread on a laptop than it is to download and share pics on Android or iOS.

Using the WhatsApp desktop client for Mac or Windows can help share screenshots or explainer photos with colleagues, friends, or family.

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