Whatsapp data storage - all data stored locally on phone?
android, storage, whatsapp
Solution
Yes, Images, like all media and messages received through WhatsApp, are stored locally. They're stored in `/data/data/com.whatsapp/` and can't in any way be saved on a server.
In iOS, the files are in `/var/mobile/Containers/Shared/AppGroup/*/Message/Media` (where * is the whatsApp folder). You need to have jailbreak to access the folder.
Problem
Its possible to receive a huge number of images/text if you are part of Whatsapp groups. Are these stored locally on my phone ? I'm able to continuously "Load earlier messages" even when the phone isnt connected to internet so these must be stored locally. Is there a way to keep images in the server.. maybe this way the images can be of higher resolution too.