WhatsApp is one of the most popular Internet messaging apps on the App Store and the Play Store. The Meta-owned platform offers a range of nifty features that allows you to better express yourself over text. The app features the ability to communicate over text, voice calls as well as video calls. Other than this, it also allows individuals to send photos and videos. WhatsApp now allows users to send high-quality media.

Enable high-quality media uploads in WhatsApp to send 'Best' quality photos and videos

Previously, WhatsApp applied some kind of compression algorithm that lowers the quality of the media that you send, which includes photos and videos. While the ability to share media is great, reducing media quality is a nuisance for users who want to publish photos or videos to a social media platform like Instagram. Now, the company has bestowed users with a new option that will allow them to send high-quality photos and videos on WhatsApp.

If you are unfamiliar with the mechanism, you can follow the step-by-step instructions listed below to send high-quality media or photos and videos on WhatsApp. The process is fairly simple and does not require the use of any third-party apps. Additionally, if you do not see high-quality options in the WhatsApp app, check if you are running the latest version of the software.

Step 1: Launch the WhatsApp app on your iPhone or Android phone.

Step 2: Tap the three dots button on the top right corner of the interface on Android and tap on Settings on the bottom right corner of the interface.

Step 3: Select Storage and Data.

Step 4: Tap on Media Upload Quality.

Step 5: Lastly, select Best from the list of options for media upload.

These are all the steps that you have to follow to upload high-quality media in WhatsApp. In my opinion, the feature will allow users to choose WhatsApp as the primary source of media transfer from one user to another. I always preferred sending files through email as it does not reduce the quality of the media. However, there are various limitations if you send media through email. For instance, it takes a lot of time, and the image size complexity is another issue. Similarly, Instagram also gives you the option to enable high-quality media uploads on the platform.

WhatsApp also allows users to manage their storage settings and if they want the media that they receive to be saved to the local drive. If you enable this option, the photos and videos sent to you will appear in the Photos app of your iPhone or Android.