Pictures from Kik no longer saving to Gallery after uninstall/reinstalling?

[Android Central Question]

The photos and videos that I have sent via Kik used to save to their own folder in my gallery. Since I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, this feature does not happen. where are these photos going?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Go to Settings>Apps, select kik, then Permissions. Does it have Storage permission turned on?

 

[Claire Smith2]

This is also happening to me. I have been into settings and the storage is turned on. Where are my pictures going?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Using a file manager app, look through the various directories on your phone to see if you can find the directory Kik uses. Start with the /Pictures directory, but it might also be a subdirectory of /Android/data.

 

[Claire Smith2]

Thanks I have tried your suggestions and I still can't find them any other ideas? I use kik in a secure folder app, if that makes a difference. I have looked in it's directories too. Where are the pics going?

 

[B. Diddy]

Are you manually saving these image files to the phone? In other words, when you receive a picture from someone in Kik, are you selecting that image and then tapping Save/Download?

 

[Rukbat]

If they're in a secure directory, you won't see them, because even the filenames are encrypted. Change kik for a time to save to a plain directory, have it save a few pictures and see if you can find them. (Then set it back to the secure directory if you need that.)

 

[alexa10101]

Looking for some help. I found a 'kik' album on my android a while back. Had some photos in it but i am not tech savy. Were these photos that I have taken/sent in the kik app? Thanks!

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! If you ever installed kik, then it would not be unusual for it to create a kik directory where it saves images that you view in the chat threads. I wouldn't worry about it. If you don't use kik any more, just delete that directory using a file manager app.

 

[KeriLoo]

Welcome to Android Central! Using a file manager app, look through the various directories on your phone to see if you can find the directory Kik uses. Start with the /Pictures directory, but it might also be a subdirectory of /Android/data.

Is there a way to redirect where the pictures are being saved to? This just recently started happening to me yesterday. They used to save to pictures now they're saving to data.

 

[mustang7757]

Is there a way to redirect where the pictures are being saved to? This just recently started happening to me yesterday. They used to save to pictures now they're saving to data.

Welcome to AC!

Which device you have ?
Picture saving to data ? Not sure what u mean , sd card ?

Is this happening when you take a picture or downloading somewhere?

 

[KeriLoo]

Welcome to AC!

Which device you have ?
Picture saving to data ? Not sure what u mean , sd card ?

Is this happening when you take a picture or downloading somewhere?

I have a pixel 5 and it just started happening last night after updating to Android 12. If I saved or took a picture in Kik I could find it in my picture library. Now they're being saved to

/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/kik.android

 

[mustang7757]

I have a pixel 5 and it just started happening last night after updating to Android 12. If I saved or took a picture in Kik I could find it in my picture library. Now they're being saved to

/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/kik.android

Hmm can you tell me what permissions the app has ? Long press kik then tap info>tap on permission

 

[KeriLoo]

Hmm can you tell me what permissions the app has ? Long press kik then tap info>tap on permission

Camera, microphone both only while using the app.
Files and media - allow access to media only.
(There is no option to allow access to files)

 

[mustang7757]

Camera, microphone both only while using the app.
Files and media - allow access to media only.
(There is no option to allow access to files)

Maybe uninstall it then install again, see my screenshot on my pixel 5

 

[KeriLoo]

Maybe uninstall it then install again, see my screenshot on my pixel 5View attachment 338054

Yup I've done that about four times now. The pictures will not go back to being in the image library

 

[mustang7757]

Yup I've done that about four times now. The pictures will not go back to being in the image library

Wonder why yours cant give permission to all storage like mine

 

[KeriLoo]

Wonder why yours cant give permission to all storage like mine View attachment 338055

I have no idea. *

 

[mustang7757]

I have no idea. *

Maybe try contacting the Dev of kik see what they say

 

[B. Diddy]

Using a file manager, look in that directory and make sure there's no file called ".nomedia". If there is, delete it, since that file instructs the system to ignore that folder when scanning for images to add to the gallery database.