WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is currently in the process of developing new image and video quality options in an effort to enhance its feature set and keep pace with competitors like Telegram.
Introduction of New Options
According to reports from WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, the app’s developers are experimenting with novel image and video quality settings. These options would grant users the ability to select between “best quality” and “data saver” modes, offering greater control over the quality of media shared on the platform. This development aims to address concerns regarding WhatsApp’s compression of media files, ensuring that users can transmit photos and videos without compromising their quality.
Presently, users can bypass compression by utilizing the “Document” option when uploading media. However, the potential introduction of these new upload options could eliminate the need for such workarounds, provided they successfully pass WhatsApp’s quality assessment and are integrated into a forthcoming update.
Available Settings
As depicted in screenshots shared by the feature tracker, WhatsApp is expected to offer three upload options:
- Auto: This setting is likely to be the default choice.
- Best quality: This option would presumably involve minimal compression, allowing for higher-quality media transmission.
- Data saver: This mode would prioritize reduced data usage, making it particularly beneficial for users with limited mobile data plans or slower network connections.
Enabling the “Best quality” option would empower users to send high-resolution photos and videos to their contacts. Although the specific rollout date for these settings remains undisclosed, their ongoing testing suggests that users can anticipate their availability in the near future.
