To fix WhatsApp photo dates free: drop your exported chat media anywhere on this page. Your browser parses the date out of each filename, writes it into the JPG's EXIF, and sets correct file timestamps on everything else. No upload, no file cap, and Telegram names work too.
Where your dates went
WhatsApp deliberately strips metadata from shared photos (good for
privacy, brutal for archives). When you export a chat or back up the
WhatsApp Images folder, the only surviving date is encoded in each
filename. This tool decodes WhatsApp's IMG-YYYYMMDD-WA####
scheme and Telegram's photo_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS scheme,
writes proper EXIF dates into the JPGs, and sets correct file timestamps
on everything, so photo apps finally sort your memories where they
belong.
FAQ
What exact time gets used?
WhatsApp names carry only the day, so photos are stamped noon of that day: right spot on the timeline, honest about precision. Telegram names carry full time.
Videos and voice notes?
They get corrected file timestamps in the output zip (EXIF is a photo thing). Voice notes can then go through voice notes to MP3.
Is my chat media uploaded?
Never. Parsing and EXIF writing run entirely in your browser. Chat media is exactly the content that shouldn't leave your device.