It is possible to hide those blue ticks in WhatsApp, but there is another, more straightforward way to view content. In this section, we’ll walk you through five simple steps for viewing messages without even opening the chat. On iPhones, how do you view WhatsApp photos without opening the chat?

First and foremost, exit all WhatsApp chats.Then, hold down on a specific chat and select the ‘More’ option, followed by the ‘Export Chat’ option.Then, save to ‘Files.’At this point, you can save the file to a location you’ll remember.Go to the file where you saved the exported chat and access the download to find the photo you were looking for.

On Android, how do you view WhatsApp photos without opening the chat? We demonstrated how to perform this trick on Apple’s iPhone devices earlier. What about Android, though? Unfortunately, this feature is not currently available for Android users to view content without clicking into their WhatsApp chats in this manner. That’s because the ‘More’ and ‘Export Chat’ options on Android can only be accessed from within a chat, not by pressing and holding on a chat from the home menu. Perhaps this will change in the future, but for the time being, this WhatsApp privacy trick is only available to those using an iPhone to access the messaging app. WhatsApp is releasing new features every month, the most recent of which is intended to help protect users’ privacy. This new feature allows you to delete photos and videos.