How to send high quality photos via WhatsApp

Have you ever had problems trying to send high quality photos via WhatsApp? So that everything reaches the recipient faster and you don't spend more internet when sending a file, the application compresses images and even videos, which reduces the quality of the files. But there is a way around this, find out now.

On android

Since August 2023, all people who have the WhatsApp all with Android They can send high-quality photos and videos by tagging a simple item. See the screenshots below.

Step 1: on the home screen of WhatsApp, select the conversation you want to send the photo or video in high quality.

Step 2: By clicking the camera icon, you can select the recent file. This is also possible by clicking on the Gallery and browse your internal storage.

Step 3: once you find the photo, click HD. Here:

Step 4: you will see a window written standard quality ou High definition Mark the second.

So, just wait for your photo or video to be sent depending on your internet speed. Remembering that the file will take up more space in your internal storage, but you will not lose the quality of the media. See how easy it is?

On iOS

The possibility of sending high quality photos via WhatsApp all with iOS was released in December 2023 and the step by step is not much different in relation to the Android. See the screenshots below:

Step 1: Select the conversation of the person or group you want to send the HD video or photo to on WhatsApp.

Step 2: Click the “+” or camera icon to select media in your gallery.

Step 3: when sending the photo, remember to check the option HD. You will see a message on the screen stating that the file will be sent in high definition.

Step 4: You can check that the photo was sent in HD through the icon on it. And ready! The same goes for uploading videos: always check the high resolution icon so that the resolution is not damaged.

Send videos on WhatsApp with full duration

both in WhatsApp all with iOS how much for Android, videos of up to 16 MB are allowed to be sent without compression, but the duration cannot be longer than 02:20. But the good news is that this can be worked around if you send the file as a document. See how to do this below.

Step 1: Just like when sending high quality photos on WhatsApp, you need to select the conversation of the person or group that will receive the video. With that done, click on the paperclip icon to access your file explorer.

Step 2: you need to select the video that will be uploaded. You can do this both in the list that appears to you and in the file explorer. An important detail: it is possible to send files that are up to 100 MB; Above this size, shipping will not be carried out.

Step 3: with the video selected, just confirm what you are actually going to send to a conversation with a person or group. As compression is not being done, more internet will be needed than normal, so be careful not to destroy your data plan with a simple upload.

If it is on the computer, the same procedure mentioned can be followed, as there is no difference for who is using the WhatsApp all with Android or devices Apple .

Why does WhatsApp take the quality down on Status and Sends?

Until August 2021, the Brazil had more than 120 million people using the WhatsApp all with Android e iOS in your daily life, with the application used for conversations with friends, work and other topics. To prevent you and your contacts from using so much internet data to send or receive photos and videos on WhatsApp, files are compressed and often ends up negatively impacting quality.

Already talking about the resolution in the Status do WhatsApp, which works similarly to Instagram Stories, you can send videos with a maximum duration of 30 seconds; this compression also happens if the file has more than 16 MB. In fact, all videos recorded by the application's camera are no larger than this so as not to use a lot of data when uploading.

The same happens in other social networks like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook etc. The creators of these sites know that, nowadays, people's internet plan is getting smaller and smaller and for both sending and receiving, compression ends up being an interesting alternative, even if quality is left aside. But at least not WhatsApp, you can circumvent this roll of Mark Zuckeberg.

If you are looking for how to post photo on Status do WhatsApp With quality, it is not possible to circumvent compression, but you can choose to post a photo with high resolution so that the minimum quality drops. The same goes for anyone who wants to know how to post a video on Status do WhatsApp with quality: file compression cannot be bypassed here.

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