Meta has introduced a new update for WhatsApp that includes the ability to transfer HD-quality images within the app. Till now the feature was in the testing phase and is now being rolled out to both iOS and Android users across the globe. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, posted on Facebook to announce the official debut of the function.
Until now, WhatsApp sent a compressed version of every image that was sent by default, which might lead to a loss of quality for any photographs sent to receivers via the application. A feature that allows users to share a higher-quality image instead of a compressed image has been added to WhatsApp‘s most recent update.
The most recent version adds a new HD button at the top that may be used to send high-definition pictures. Although HD resolution images are sharper than regular quality photos, they require more data and storage space.
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Additionally, users must manually choose the HD option every time they’d like to share a high-quality image because Standard is the default choice. WhatsApp will display a little HD icon next to the image thumbnail in the chat when a high-definition image arrives. The standard version will be available for download for recipients with terrible internet connections.
Meta made no mention of the amount of compression that will be made to HD photos But WABetaInfo previously disclosed that WhatsApp will still use a slight amount of compression even if HD resolution is chosen.
Sending HD videos via the app is not yet supported. Users have to upload videos as documents in order to share them without compression; this technique also lets users send photos without compressing.
In addition to this HD photos will be protected by end-to-end encryption.
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