# How to see all photos, videos, and files in a chat with TextPort

## Quick answer

In the chat:

1. Tap **…** next to **Export**.
2. Tap **View Attachments**.
3. Tap **Images**, **Videos**, **Documents**, or **Other**.
4. Tap a photo or a file. Then tap the share button in the top right.
5. Tap **Save to Files**, or pick an app to send it.

## What you need

- TextPort on your iPhone
- A chat with photos or files, such as a WhatsApp or Messages chat

## Steps

1. Tap **…**

   Open the chat. It is next to **Export** at the bottom.

2. Tap **View Attachments**

   **Attachments** opens.

3. Tap a tab

   Pick **Images**, **Videos**, **Documents**, or **Other** at the top.

   Tip: Voice notes and other files are in **Other**.

4. Tap a photo or a file

   It opens full screen. Its name is at the top.

5. Tap the share button

   It is in the top right. The iPhone share sheet opens.

6. Tap **Save to Files**

   Pick a folder to keep it. Or tap an app to send it.

   Tip: For a photo, tap **Save Image** to put it in Photos.

## Done

You found the file you wanted. It is saved or sent.

## Problems

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| There is no **View Attachments** in the menu. | The chat has no photos or files on this iPhone. Chats from screenshots show **View Screenshots**. Scroll Capture chats show **View Screen Recording**. |
| A tab says **No Images**, **No Videos**, **No Documents**, or **No Other Files**. | The chat has no files of that type. Tap another tab. |
| **Not available on this device** | The file is not on this iPhone. See [Recover missing photos and attachments](https://textport.com/guides/recover-missing-photos-and-attachments.md). |
| **Couldn’t Share Attachments** | Some files are not on this iPhone, so TextPort cannot make the ZIP file. Share one file at a time. Or see [Recover missing photos and attachments](https://textport.com/guides/recover-missing-photos-and-attachments.md). |
| A photo is missing from a Messages chat. | See [Recover missing photos and attachments](https://textport.com/guides/recover-missing-photos-and-attachments.md). |
| None of these match. | Email [support@textportapp.com](mailto:support@textportapp.com). Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day. |

## Tips

- To send every file at once, tap the share button on **Attachments**. TextPort makes one ZIP file.
- You can also long press a photo in the chat and tap **Share**.
- Stickers are in **Images**.

## Questions

### Where are voice notes?

In the **Other** tab. There is no separate tab for audio.

### Why does a screenshot chat have few or no photos?

TextPort reads the text in your screenshots. It may cut out a photo it finds. If a photo is missing, long press the message and tap **Add attachment**.

## Next guides

- [How to recover missing photos and attachments with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/recover-missing-photos-and-attachments.md): You will get the photos, videos, and files that were missing after a Messages import.
- [How to add a missing attachment by hand with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/add-a-missing-attachment-by-hand.md): You will put the right photo or file back on a message in your chat.
- [How to read and fix voice message transcripts with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/use-voice-message-transcripts.md): You will read a voice message as text, fix it, and pick if PDFs show it.
- [How to export a WhatsApp chat to TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/export-a-whatsapp-chat-to-textport.md): You will get a WhatsApp chat saved in TextPort, with its messages and photos.
- [How to read a chat in TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/read-a-chat.md): You will know who sent each message and when, and how to hide or show the times.

## On other platforms

- On Mac: [How to see all photos and files in a chat in TextPort for Mac](https://textport.com/guides/see-photos-and-files-in-a-chat-on-mac.md)
- On Windows: [How to preview and save photos and files in TextPort for Windows](https://textport.com/guides/preview-photos-and-files-on-windows.md)

TextPort guide for iPhone. Updated 2026-11-10. Web page: https://textport.com/guides/browse-photos-videos-audio-and-files-in-a-chat