{"id":405495,"date":"2021-07-09T08:56:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T06:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=405495"},"modified":"2021-07-09T09:10:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T07:10:38","slug":"whatsapp-is-getting-cool-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/405495-whatsapp-is-getting-cool-new-features.html","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp is getting cool new features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Recent reports from WABetaInfo<\/strong><\/a> have divulged some of the new features currently under development for the world&#8217;s most popular messaging app, WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big changes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-21-14-16-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>latest beta update for the Android<\/strong><\/a> version of the app is the ability to choose from different quality presets for multimedia that you want to share with contacts.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp currently uses lossy compression when uploading photos, videos, and audio to its servers, making the files smaller.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to consuming less data and making it faster to send, this reduces the amount of storage WhatsApp media takes up.<\/p>\n<p>However, it also drastically reduces quality, which is not ideal for multimedia editors and content creators who need to be able to send high-fidelity content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/2017\/04\/17\/whatsapp-started-ruining-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>One previous test has claimed<\/strong><\/a> WhatsApp&#8217;s image compression algorithm is very aggressive. It significantly reduces resolutions, resulting in a drop in image quality of up to 98%.<\/p>\n<p>There is currently no way to change this compression rate in the official app for general users.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest Android beta, it provides three quality settings for media sharing, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Auto (recommended) <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0WhatsApp detects the best compression algorithm for specific images or videos.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best quality <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0WhatsApp will send the image or video using the best possible quality.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data saver <\/strong>&#8211; Compression is enabled when Data Saver is enabled in your Android settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below is an image showing the new options under the &#8220;Storage and data&#8221; section of WhatsApp&#8217;s settings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_405511\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photo-Quality-Settings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405511\" class=\"wp-image-405511\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photo-Quality-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photo-Quality-Settings.jpg 645w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photo-Quality-Settings-179x400.jpg 179w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photo-Quality-Settings-193x430.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-405511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WhatsApp photo upload quality setting test (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The feature is currently still being tested, so it&#8217;s unknown when it will officially roll out to all users.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is currently a workaround for those who want to send uncompressed media right now.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp does not apply compression to documents, so selecting this option when choosing an attachment will let you send videos, images, or audio at their original size and quality.<\/p>\n<p>On iOS, this will require that you move the items you want to send from your gallery to a separate folder.<\/p>\n<p>Using this bypass means you won&#8217;t be able to see a preview of the image in your chat, however.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the new quality presets for media, users of the latest Android and iOS betas who share links will now see <a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-21-14-15-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>large preview<\/strong><\/a> images alongside them.<\/p>\n<p>This is similar to the preview images that appear with links posted to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The latest WhatsApp for Android beta also reduces the size of profile pictures in the chat list.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_405523\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405523\" class=\"wp-image-405523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Large-Link-Preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Large-Link-Preview.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Large-Link-Preview-399x400.jpg 399w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Large-Link-Preview-429x430.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-405523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WhatsApp large preview images<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/403839-6-whatsapp-settings-you-should-change-right-now.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">6 WhatsApp settings you should change right now<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp is testing the ability to send high-quality photos in the latest beta version of the 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