Whatsapp Redesigns the Storage Usage Section in Latest Beta

Sep. 30, 2020

The new Storage usage sectionhas a storage indicator barthat shows how much space the app has occupied. This visual representation will give you a better idea regarding the space WhatsApp media is consuming on your phone. It also denotes the space used by other apps.

Below the storage bar, WhatsApp has added a newsection to help you review and delete items. In this section, WhatsApp will show you media files that are forwarded too many times and files larger than 5MB.

The chat-based storage usage indicator is getting an improvement as well. You can now search for specific chats to quickly delete the files. Moreover, you can sort them by newest, oldest, and largest for a better idea regarding what to delete first.

You can access the redesigned Storage Usage section from WhatsApp’sSettings -> Storage and data usage -> Manage storage. Before you even open the Manage storage section, WhatsApp will show you the used storage in the ‘Storage and data usage’ page.

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