WhatsApp makes it easier to mass-delete GIFs and videos clogging up phone space

A new storage management tool aims to make it simpler to identify, review and bulk-delete content from WhatsApp. Picture: Nick Ansell/PA

WhatsApp is rolling out an update that will make it easier for users to mass delete GIFs, videos and images stored on their smartphone.

Multimedia files can take up a lot of a device’s storage space over time – and until now, clearing it from WhatsApp meant going through chats and selecting what to remove.