Stop autosaving iMessage pics to photos

When I take a picture within an iMessage, it auto saves it to my Photo app/camera roll. It still does it after I turned off the “Shared With You” option in settings. How do I stop this auto save?

iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 31, 2025 10:36 AM

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Stop autosaving iMessage pics to photos

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