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WhatsApp: This well-hidden option lets you share your photos in HD, here's how to use it

WhatsApp: This well-hidden option lets you share your photos in HD, here's how to use it

A WhatsApp messaging feature lets you share a photo in its original quality, without the application's compression. We'll show you how.

WhatsApp: This well-hidden option lets you share your photos in HD, here's how to use it

WhatsApp is an instant messaging service full of interesting features. Almost every update The latest update adds one. However, there has long been one area where the service has lagged behind: photo sharing. WhatsApp allows this, of course, but the problem is that the application compresses the image to make it smaller, which reduces its quality. If you look at the image on your mobile, it's very likely that you won't even see the difference. On a computer screen, however, it can be a real pain.

So how do you share a photo in the best quality? possible on WhatsApp? Good news: there is indeed a feature that allows you to share a photo in high definition without any compression performed by the messaging app. However, it is quite well hidden. And even if you use WhatsApp a hundred times a day, you may have missed it because it is so well hidden. Here's how to access it.

How to share a photo in HD on WhatsApp

Sharing photos in HD on WhatsApp takes the form of a very small icon accessible from any conversation with one of your contacts. The following steps were performed on an Android smartphone, but they also work on any iPhone. Start by opening a conversation and follow the steps:

  1. Tap the paperclip icon in the bottom right corner.
  2. In the icon menu that appears, tap Gallery to view the photos on your smartphone.
  3. Select the one you want to share. Note the HD icon at the top.
  4. Tap the HD icon.
  5. Add a caption if you want and send the photo as usual by tapping the green arrow in the bottom right corner right.

WhatsApp: This well-hidden option lets you share your photos in HD, here's how to use it

In the conversation, photos sent in original quality are marked HD at the bottom left. Like all messages and files circulating on WhatsApp, HD photos are protected by end-to-end encryption.

Finally, note that it is not possible (for now?) to ensure that all the photos you send to your contacts are systematically transmitted in the original quality. You will need to tap the HD icon at whenever you want to share a photo.

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