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View pictures, videos, and files in a discussion group

You must join group discussions before you can view photos, videos, and files sent to the discussion group. All discussion members see the photo and video thumbnails and files icons sent to the group discussion. You can send a file, photo, or video as an attachment in an email and open it in another app. Videos and files that are not downloaded display The Download icon.
If the file sharing feature is not supported, you cannot download the images from the discussion group and the message
File sharing is not currently supported in this environment. Please contact your IT administrator.
 is displayed.
  1. Tap The Chats icon.
  2. Tap the info icon beside the name of the group discussion that you want to view photos and files from.
  3. On the group discussion info screen, in the
    Shared
     section, perform one of the following actions:
    • Tap
      Files
       to view a list of files sent to the discussion group.
    • Tap
      Pictures/Videos
       to view the photo gallery thumbnails of pictures and videos sent to the discussion group.
  4. Optional, tap Sorted:<
    sort option
    > and tap Date, Name, or Size.
  5. Optional, tap the The Ascending/descending icon to sort the organization in ascending or descending order.
  6. Tap a video to play. The video is automatically downloaded to your device. Tap the The Play icon.
  7. Tap a picture to view it. The picture is automatically downloaded to your device and opens for viewing.
  8. Tap a file to view it. The image is automatically downloaded to your device and opens for viewing.