How to download media files from WhatsApp on iPhone

“I want to know how to download media files from WhatsApp on iPhone, anyone can show me how to do it?”

There are many media files on our WhatsApp during use it, like photos, audio messages, video ect. And we may want to download some media files from WhatsApp on iPhone. For photos, it’s very simple to save them on your iPhone, just open it and hold on, then the option “Save to phone” will show up, and you can save them to your iPhone, but for audio and video files from WhatsApp, many people just don’t know how to download them from WhatsApp. From this article, we’ll learn how to download media files from WhatsApp on iPhone.

Download photos from WhatsApp on iPhone

First, we’ll see how to download your WhatsApp photos on iPhone, there aare two ways can help you achieve it.

1.Open the chat log on your WhatsApp, and click on the pictures you need and hold on or tap on the “...” icon, and the option “Save to Phone” will show up, just click on the option, then your pictures will be saved to iPhone.

2.This one called Auto Download Media.
Open your WhatsApp, go to Setting--dialogue and call--Auto Download Media, then turn it on Wifi. It means when your iPhone is connected with Wifi, it’s auto download your pictures.

Download audio and video files from WhatsApp on iPhone

When related to audio and video files from WhatsApp on iPhone, we’ll need to download it by using third-party iOD data transfer, backup and recovery tool iRefone for help.

iRefone is a professional iOS data recovery and transfer software, which can be used on all your iOS device, like iPhone, iPad and iPod. It supports transfer and recover more than 16 kinds of files, like contacts, notes, messages, photos, WeChat messages, WhatsApp messages ect, and it can extract data from your iTunes and iCloud backup selectively. Also you can preview them before restoring.

Now you can download and install the free trail version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone with PC, choose “Recover from iOS Device”, click “Start”.



Step 2. When we enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, click “WhatsApp Attachment” icon, and it’ll be scanned by the software.



Step 3. After scanning and analyzing, you can choose WhatsApp audio and video you need, tap on “Recover to PC”, and choose the folder path to save them.

Then you can play them on your PC by using your media player.