Why is WhatsApp Saving Photos Twice?
It's probably because WhatsApp saves a copy in the chat and another in your device's gallery. You can turn off the automatic download in settings to fix this.
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WhatsApp saves photos in the app and then again in your phone's gallery. Annoying, but you can change that in the settings!
Your WhatsApp is set to automatically download media to your photos app and save the chat picture, both separate copies. Just change the download settings.
WhatsApp saves photos twice because it keeps one in the chat and another in your gallery by default. Annoying but fixable: go to the app's settings and disable auto-download for media.
It saves photos twice to ensure you always have access, even if you delete the chat. A bit overzealous, but understandable.
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