TechSoftwareAppsHuge free WhatsApp upgrade could make you look better from every angleA new, useful WhatsApp feature is rolling out globallyWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSoftwareAppsHuge free WhatsApp upgrade could make you look better from every angleA new, useful WhatsApp feature is rolling out globallyWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
A new, useful WhatsApp feature is rolling out globally
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature that will improve the way you look in photos and videos. It should be available on your version of the app foriPhoneandAndroidnow, but if you don’t already have it, double check your downloads.
The new feature is simple to use. If a photo is available in a higher resolution on your phone, you will see a HD icon at the top of the screen next to the edit options before you send it. Tap this and you can choose the resolution – such as “3024 x 4032” for a JPG taken on an iPhone.
The same is true for video. The HD icon will again appear before you send the clip, offering you the option to send it in a higher resolution. You can still choose a standard quality version of the video instead, to save data. There’s a file size indicator also listed to help you decide.
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
(Image credit: Rik Henderson / Future)
HD photos and videos have been available to beta users for a while, but now the rest of us can benefit from the ability to send high-res content too.
There’s a lot going on in WhatsApp towers at the minute. A native version of theWhatsApp desktop app for macOSis finally available to all, whilescreen sharingis another feature that has been added acrossiOS, Android and Windows versions.
It’s clear that Meta is trying to stay one step ahead of Elon Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter), which plans to introduce video and voice calling to the social network soon.
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Meta also hasThreads, its own direct X rival, but needs to add more features to that service too if it wants to win back the millions of users who originally signed up but have since gone quiet.
Feature drops have arrived but aren’t as regular as the ones coming to WhatsApp, it seems.
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