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After years of being limited to sharing low-quality images, WhatsApp has introduced an upgrade allowing iPhone and Android users to send photos in high resolution through the messaging platform.
To save storage space and ensure quick image sharing over slow data connections, WhatsApp previously compressed and reduced the resolution of sent images to 920 x 1280.
With the update, users can now choose to send photos in "HD quality," which offers a resolution of 3024 x 4032. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, announced the feature in a Facebook post.
The app's "HD" button is located above other picture editing options on the photo sharing screen in version 23.16.0. Tapping the HD button prompts a pop-up that lets users switch from the default Standard Quality to HD Quality.
All high-resolution images are protected by WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption. Recipients of HD photos will see an HD label in the image's corner, indicating they've received a higher-quality version.
Over the next few weeks, the feature will be rolled out worldwide. Meta also mentioned that high-definition video sharing on WhatsApp will be introduced soon.