WhatsApp will allow the feature of sending photos in high quality

WhatsApp is currently testing the feature of sending photos within the application in high quality HD, according to what was spotted in the latest beta version of the application on iPhone and Android.

The new feature aims to improve the experience of sharing photos via WhatsApp, and has already begun to appear among some users of the beta version of the application.

According to the images published from within the application, the option to send images in high quality HD will appear in the user interface within the photo sharing window when choosing a large image to send, such as the one taken through the phone's camera.

According to "Arabiya Net" the user will have two options, either send the image in standard quality "compressed", which is the default option, or choose the high quality HD, so that the application sends the image with larger dimensions and better quality than usual, while compressing it lighter also without sending it in the original dimensions.

By default, WhatsApp sends images in standard quality "compressed", because this ensures that they are sent and received quickly, but the images are sent in lower quality and some of their details are lost, which makes many users resort to alternative methods.

WhatsApp tag "HD" on the image, so the receiver of the image knows that it is sent in higher quality, and is easy to distinguish within the conversation.

It is worth noting that this feature is currently limited to sending photos within conversations only, and is not available when sharing photos in the Statuses section, or when sending videos, as WhatsApp compresses them in all cases.

WhatsApp's HD image sending feature will be tested for some time before being available in a later update for all users.

WhatsApp does not allow sending images in the original quality unless they are sent as a file, as is the case in the competing Telegram application, and alternative methods can be relied upon such as uploading images to a cloud storage service - such as Google Drive - and then sharing them.