iPhone XS Max How Do I Save All iMessage Pics/Videos in Bulk?

[loybond]

My iMessage app is taking up like 40GBs on my Max, and I'd like to clean that up a bit. Unlike WhatsApp, iMessage doesn't save everything you receive into the camera roll. Is there an easy way to just export all pics and videos? If not, what's the best option?

 

[now i see it]

There's no easy one click method.  wants it to be a hassle to offload data from iMessage so that people stay semi trapped in the app. Locking them in.
Same story with iBooks; easy to get big files into that app, impossible to get them out. Just about everything in iOS is modeled after a prison (except for the pretty scenery). Or a rat trap

 

[Five_Oh]

40 GB?!?? What in the world are people sending you?

 

[loybond]

Random everyday pics and vids lol

40 GB?!?? What in the world are people sending you?

Damn, I was really hoping there was a way. Even doing backups with iCloud is hard with the 50GB plan.

 

[Minorite]

Well, you can use iMazing to save all attachments to computer, but it's paid (works like a charm though, and in one click ).