Fb Messenger introduces HD picture sharing months after WhatsApp

Abstract

• Messenger now helps HD picture sharing to scale back compression and enhance picture high quality.
• Meta has elevated file measurement restrict for attachments to 100MB for sharing bigger paperwork.
• Different new options embody shared albums for simpler media administration in teams, and phone sharing by QR codes.

Compression is a obligatory evil on the internet to scale back the load on community suppliers and knowledge facilities, and social media apps are not any exception. Photos posted to Instagram are by no means within the native decision and the clip of the lovable cat you despatched your buddy on WhatsApp isn’t within the recorded decision both. Nonetheless, many apps, together with Meta properties, just lately began providing HD picture and video sharing. Now, Messenger is following go well with with HD picture sharing assist, and some different enhancements in tow.

WhatsApp launched HD picture and video sharing in August, however this week, Meta introduced Messenger customers can ship HD photographs by simply flipping an HD toggle change within the chat composer UI earlier than hitting Ship (through PhoneArena). Though Meta doesn’t dive into the specifics in its announcement, we suspect this feature will cut back the utilized compression, however photographs nonetheless gained’t undergo in native decision.

Shared albums and larger file attachment assist is rolling out too

Apart from the brand new HD picture sharing choice, Meta has additionally quadrupled the file measurement restrict for attachments from a measly 25MB to 100MB. This can be significantly useful for those who’re sharing a compressed folder or giant paperwork. If you wish to share a set of photographs, Meta’s new picture album sharing might assist.

As an alternative of spamming group chats with the photographs you took on a shared journey, within the coming weeks, Messenger will permit customers to create shared albums. The contents of the album can be seen to everybody within the dialog, and they’re going to even have permission to delete or obtain the contents of the album, very like a shared album in Google Images. Primary controls to rename albums can be found too, and you may rapidly see all of the albums shared with a gaggle underneath the Media tab within the group information.

Lastly, Meta has added a brand new QR code sharing characteristic, so you’ll be able to add somebody on Messenger even for those who don’t have their identify or quantity but. QR codes are nice visible instruments, however Meta thoughtfully contains an choice to share your QR through a hyperlink as properly.