How to Save Videos on Telegram on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to download videos from a Telegram chat to your Android phone or tablet.

Method 1
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Saving a Single Video

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    Open Telegram on your Android. It's the blue circle with a white paper airplane inside. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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    Tap the chat that contains the video.
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    Tap the arrow on the video. It's a blue circle with a white downward-pointing arrow. The video will now download to your Android's default download location.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Setting Up Automatic Video Downloads

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    Open Telegram on your Android. It's the blue circle with a white paper airplane inside. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
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    Tap ☰. It's at the top-left corner of the screen.
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    Tap Settings. It's toward the bottom of the menu.
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    Scroll down and tap Data and Storage. It's under the “Settings” header.
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    Tap When connected on Wi-Fi. A list of options will appear.
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    Check the box next to “Videos.” This ensures that videos in messages are automatically downloaded to your phone or tablet whenever you're connected to Wi-Fi.
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    Tap Save. The changes will take effect immediately.
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About This Article

Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
wikiHow Technology Writer
This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 118,142 times.
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