WhatsApp finally lets you send higher resolution photos

17 August 2023
"HD" videos are coming soon too.

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  • 18 Aug 2023

potato4k, 18 Aug 2023Why not just have the option to send “actual size” like WeChat? that s too simple is nt it b cos they would have
done it long ago if they are capable of doing it

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    • Anonymous
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    • 18 Aug 2023

    potato4k, 18 Aug 2023Why not just have the option to send “actual size” like WeChat? Well you can. Just send the photo as a document. It will be in original quality.

      IMX363, 18 Aug 2023That's an improvement, but I wish they would add "... moreLike our friends, if we take pictures with a lot of people/together, we want to share those photos with everyone and one of the ways is only on WhatsApp... and we know the quality of the photos will be much reduced.

      Now this feature is pretty good, I wish like Facebook etc also made this.

        That's an improvement, but I wish they would add "Send original photo" option, with the original size and EXIF included with it. So many people do not realize how they ruin photos by sharing them with each other over WhatsApp.

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          • 18 Aug 2023

          HD video option is already working for me. Unfortunately it's not a massive improvement in quality. You really need to look close to see the difference. It's 2023 and some phones can even record in 8k. 720p barely counts as "HD" anymore, meta.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 18 Aug 2023

            AnonD-864404, 17 Aug 2023Waiting for the "I use telegram like some people uses ... moreWell, even Telegram doesn't have the option to send higher resolution photos, so they can't brag about it

              Why not just have the option to send “actual size” like WeChat?

                ashrobb, 17 Aug 2023Does it work for video? Recently the quality of the videos ... moreDid you change phones by any chance? I noticed that there can be a big difference in the quality of videos sent depending on the brand of phone you use. I don't use Iphones but definitely Iphone videos come through in way better quality and those sent from Android brands. But even with Android brands the quality seems to vary from brand to brand.

                  I had that feature for a month now... but on some chats.

                    The best is still "upload original file size".

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                      • yJt
                      • 17 Aug 2023

                      This has been an ongoing feature on the IOS WhatsApp for a long time now , this might be old news

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                        • Gnusmas
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                        • 17 Aug 2023

                        if you want to send photo as it is just send it as a file

                          IgorS, 17 Aug 2023Weird. I've been using this for over a month and never... moreDoes it work for video? Recently the quality of the videos I send are totally disastrous. It wasn't like that not so long ago.

                            There's a museum being built for those who use whatspp for photo sharing purpose.

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                              • Blablacar
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                              • 17 Aug 2023

                              Good

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 17 Aug 2023

                                i have HD option for video too which sets it to 720p not 1080p as original but still an improvement

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 17 Aug 2023

                                  Anonymous, 17 Aug 2023Why can't they allow sharing it lossless, as it is? because it goes through their servers and fast servers with big storage are more expensive

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 17 Aug 2023

                                    AnonD-864404, 17 Aug 2023Waiting for the "I use telegram like some people uses ... moreTelegram had this since the beginning, been using it ever since. 😉

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                                      • AnonD-864404
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                                      • 17 Aug 2023

                                      Waiting for the "I use telegram like some people uses Linux" comment

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 17 Aug 2023

                                        Just send photos as documents and call it a day. Max resolution and quality everytime.