WhatsApp for Motorola Edge 50 Neo

WhatsApp saves received photos, videos and voice notes to internal storage under Internal storage > Android > media > com.whatsapp > WhatsApp > Media, which you can browse with the Files by Google app (Browse > Internal storage). Local message databases sit in the Databases subfolder, but your real backup lives in Google Drive, so check WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat backup and confirm the Google account and frequency there. See how others solved this on Reddit

This is almost always Motorola's aggressive battery optimization killing WhatsApp in the background. Go to Settings > Apps > WhatsApp > Battery and set it to Unrestricted, then open Settings > Battery > Battery saver and make sure it isn't forcing restrictions, and confirm WhatsApp notifications are fully enabled under Settings > Apps > WhatsApp > Notifications. Keeping WhatsApp out of any 'sleeping apps' or auto-clean list lets messages push through in real time. See how others solved this on Reddit

First clean out the bottom mic port and remove any case lip covering it, then check Settings > Sound & vibration to rule out a noise-suppression conflict. In WhatsApp itself, open App info > Permissions and confirm Microphone is allowed, and test a normal voice recorder to see if the issue is hardware or app-specific. If only WhatsApp is affected, clearing its cache via Settings > Apps > WhatsApp > Storage & cache > Clear cache often restores normal mic pickup. See how others solved this on Reddit

Start by updating WhatsApp in the Play Store and installing any pending system update under Settings > System > System updates, since Motorola has pushed stability fixes for the Neo. Then clear the app cache via Settings > Apps > WhatsApp > Storage & cache > Clear cache (not Clear storage, which deletes chats) and reboot the phone. If multiple apps still crash, free up internal storage and consider Settings > System > Reset options > Reset app preferences to clear corrupted background states. See how others solved this on Reddit

These suggestion chips come from the Gboard keyboard, not the app itself. Open Settings > System > Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Gboard > Text correction and switch off Smart Reply (and Suggest contacts/Show suggestion strip if you want a cleaner bar). The recommended response prompts above WhatsApp and Signal chats will disappear once Gboard's Smart Reply is disabled. See how others solved this on Reddit

Motorola's built-in 'Cloned apps' feature can create a second WhatsApp instance, and it sometimes shows up after a feature update rather than from anything you installed. Open Settings > Apps > Cloned apps (or search 'clone' in Settings), select WhatsApp, and toggle the clone off to delete that duplicate copy and its separate data. The original WhatsApp stays untouched, and disabling clones here prevents it from reappearing. See how others solved this on Reddit