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vel0city01/21/20253 repliesview on HN

You can disable the auto-download. Settings > Data and storage > Media auto-download, you can choose what to auto download for mobile data/wifi/roaming.


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alp1n3_eth01/21/2025

Thank you! That's what I get for quick scrolling through the settings. I for sure thought it would have been under Privacy (for this concern), but that makes sense too.

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gorfian_robot01/21/2025

hmm. I find the auto-download setting in the mobile app but not on desktop (mac). anyone know?

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tribby01/21/2025

it looks like it can’t be disabled for view-once media (or at least, that’s what the settings screen says)

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