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6 Easy Steps to Save Photos on Facebook Messenger Download ArticleExplore this Article methods 1 Saving Pictures Manually 2 Saving Pictures Captured on Your Phone Automatically for Android 3 Saving Pictures Automatically for iPhone and iPad Other Sections Questions & Answers Video Tips and Warnings Related Articles References Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA
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Do you want to save that picture sent through Facebook Messenger? Luckily, you can do this pretty easily on Android, iPhone, or iPad! With a few taps, you'll be able to save all the existing images in your chats as well as all the photos and videos you capture on your phone. This wikiHow article teaches you how to save photos from Facebook Messenger to your phone or tablet as well as how to set it up so you can automatically save any video or picture you capture.
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1 Open Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt on your home screen (or in the app drawer, if you’re using Android).
If it’s your first time using Messenger, you’ll be prompted to sign in. Use the same username and password that you use to sign in to Facebook.
Since there's no way to automatically download new images like there is with WhatsApp, you'll have to manually save all the pictures you want.
2 Navigate to a chat that contains a photo that you want to save and tap . This "i" inside a circle is the info icon and will open a new menu. You'll see it in the top right corner of a chat.[1]XResearch source Advertisement
3 Tap View media, files & links. It's under the "More actions" header near the center of the menu.[2]XResearch source
Under the Media tab, you'll see all the images that have been sent in the chat.
4 Tap a photo that you want to download. The image will take up the screen.
5 Tap … . This three-line menu icon is in the bottom left corner of the screen and says "More."[3]XResearch source
6 Tap Save. The image will save to your phone's Gallery.[4]XResearch source
If it’s your first time saving a photo, you’ll see a pop-up asking if you want to automatically download all photos you receive. You should only say “Yes” if you have a lot of extra space on your device. Skip to method 2 or 3 for step-by-step instructions on how to automatically save images.
Repeat this process to save multiple pictures since you can't download more than one at a time.
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1 Open Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt.
If it’s your first time using Messenger, you’ll be prompted to sign in. Use the same username and password that you use to sign in to Facebook.
You can't automatically save the pictures you receive on Messenger, but you can set it so every picture you take on your phone or edit in Messenger is saved to your camera roll.
2 Tap your profile picture. It's the "Me" icon in the top left corner of Messenger.
3 Tap Photos & media. Scroll down to find this under the "Preferences" section header and next to an icon of a picture.[5]XResearch source
4 Tap the switch next to "Save on Capture" to toggle it on . If the switch is blue and pointing to the right, then the feature is active and any picture you take on your phone or any image that you edit in Messenger will be automatically saved to your camera roll.
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1 Open Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt on your home screen.
If it’s your first time using Messenger, you’ll be prompted to sign in. Use the same username and password that you use to sign in to Facebook.
You can't automatically save the pictures you receive on Messenger, but you can set it so every picture you take on your phone or edit in Messenger is saved to your camera roll.
2 Tap your profile picture. It's the "Me" icon in the top left corner of Messenger.
3 Tap Photos and media. Scroll down to find this under the "Preferences" section header and next to a picture icon.[6]XResearch source
4 Tap the switch next to "Save Photos and Videos" to toggle it on . If the switch is green and pointing to the right, then the feature is active and any picture you take on your phone or any image that you edit in Messenger will be automatically saved to your camera roll.
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1 Open Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt on your home screen (or in the app drawer, if you’re using Android). 
2 Navigate to a chat that contains a photo that you want to save and tap 
. This "i" inside a circle is the info icon and will open a new menu. You'll see it in the top right corner of a chat.[1] Advertisement 
3 Tap View media, files & links. It's under the "More actions" header near the center of the menu.[2] 
4 Tap a photo that you want to download. The image will take up the screen. 
5 Tap … . This three-line menu icon is in the bottom left corner of the screen and says "More."[3] 
6 Tap Save. The image will save to your phone's Gallery.[4] 
1 Open Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt. 
2 Tap your profile picture. It's the "Me" icon in the top left corner of Messenger. 
3 Tap Photos & media. Scroll down to find this under the "Preferences" section header and next to an icon of a picture.[5] 
4 Tap the switch next to "Save on Capture" to toggle it on 
. If the switch is blue and pointing to the right, then the feature is active and any picture you take on your phone or any image that you edit in Messenger will be automatically saved to your camera roll. Advertisement 
1 Open Messenger. It’s the blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning bolt on your home screen. 
2 Tap your profile picture. It's the "Me" icon in the top left corner of Messenger. 
3 Tap Photos and media. Scroll down to find this under the "Preferences" section header and next to a picture icon.[6] 
4 Tap the switch next to "Save Photos and Videos" to toggle it on 
. If the switch is green and pointing to the right, then the feature is active and any picture you take on your phone or any image that you edit in Messenger will be automatically saved to your camera roll. Advertisement 
Darlene Antonelli Community Answer You can find the saved pictures in your phone's gallery. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 5 Helpful 0