Where do pictures I download from the internet go?

[Android Central Question]

My note 8 had a download folder in the gallery and all of my downloaded pictures went there. When I download pics on my Note 9, they don't go anywhere! I looked in My Files>images and downloads and they aren't there. I can't find them anywhere on my phone. Tried it on my bf's Note 9 and same thing.

 

[ManiacJoe]

Where they go depends on the app doing the download.
Many of the social media apps like to create their own folder inside the "Pictures" folder.

If you are using the Google app do download them, you may need to update the security rights to include writing to the storage.
In android 8:
settings > general > apps & notifications > app info > google > permissions > storage, on