Duplicate WhatsApp photos are finally no longer a problem thanks to a new update
iOS 17.4 not only brought historic changes with the incorporation of the possibility of download applications through alternative stores to the App Store or a new feature in the native Podcasts app that transcribes audio to text, but has also caused a conflict with WhatsApp, making the application save photos in duplicate on iPhone.
If you have been experiencing this problem in the last few days, don’t worry because It has been resolved. Apparently, it was not an iOS 17.4 error as such, since many users have experienced it being on previous versions of iOS, but rather It was a problem with the WhatsApp application. An error that has already been solved and that you can correct as we will see below.
How to fix the duplicate photos error on WhatsApp
The surprising thing about this error is that There are users who have been experiencing it since last year. But to solve it it is as easy as installing the latest update that has recently arrived to the app.
Many users even tried disabling the option auto-downloading of images from the app, But it does not work. Neither delete and reinstall the app. What seems to solve the problem is updating the application from the App Store. For it:
- We open the App Store on our iPhone.
- We tap on our profile photo in the upper right.
- We go down until we see the applications that we have to update.
- We play in Update next to WhatsApp. (If it is not in the update list, simply search for the app and update it).
Updating the application the problems should be solved. iOS updates are often thought to be the problem, but most of the time it may be that the app is conflicting with the new operating system update.
Let us also remember that iOS 17.4 has added new emoticons and the option to choose our default browser. In the future, following in the wake of third-party application stores, apps will also be able to be downloaded through the web.
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