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WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Share Photos in HD (www.thurrott.com)

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WhatsApp is finally letting users share pictures in better quality. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new capability on Instagram today (via The Verge), and support for HD pictures will roll out to all WhatsApp users over the next few weeks.

As WhatsApp is used in many countries with poor connectivity, the app compresses images and videos to use less bandwidth. However, support for sending HD videos on WhatsApp is also coming soon according to Meta.

WABetaInfo previously reported that the beta version of WhatsApp for iOS and Android added support for sharing HD photos back in June. At the time, beta testers needed to manually choose the HD option every time they wanted to send a picture to other users. This is likely still the case, again, to save storage space and send photos faster.

According to The Verge, WhatsApp users on slow connections still get the choice to receive photos in either standard or HD quality. Either way, all pictures sent via WhatsApp are encrypted by default.

Last month, WhatsApp also announced that it had started rolling out video messages to all users. Video messages are currently limited to 60 seconds, and they should also become available for all users over the coming weeks.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Succinctly: neither are good options if privacy is a concern for you.

[–] jabberati@social.anoxinon.de -1 points 1 year ago

@gravitas_deficiency This is true. That's why I run a private XMPP server in my home for me and my family.