How to shift photos from my text messages to my gallery?

How to shift photos from my text messages to my gallery? They go to my downloads not my gallery. Thanks

Welcome to Android Central! If the photo is in the /Download directory, it should show up in the Gallery app, unless there's a file called ".nomedia" in the /Download directory. Use your file manager app to see. You can also use the file manager app to copy that photo file to the /DCIM/Camera directory, where it should then show up in the Gallery app.