WhatsApp 2GB media file sharing limit rolled out for more users

Meta-owned popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has begun to release the ability to send files up to 2GB size for more users with a new update. While the feature started rolling out to a certain set of users earlier, it is now rolling out for more users across the world. This new feature was first introduced in March.

Initially, the WhatsApp feature was tested in Argentina but now it is being rolled out for more people in other regions. The new 2GB file sending limit will be available to both Android and iOS users.

With this, WhatsApp will allow users to send documents, media files, images, videos up to size of 2GB now. This will help users to send images with a large size so that the image quality won’t get reduced.

As the phones are coming with better cameras that generates high-resolution images and recordings. Sending them over WhatsApp has been a cause of worry for many due to the size restriction. This new limit will allow users to send and receive heavy media files without the need of resizing them. Currrently, WhatsApp allows users to send files up to 100MB only.

You can check this feature by sending any such heavy file which is more than 100MB and less than 2GB in size. If the message goes through then it is good news for you but if it does not then wait for the feature to arrive on your device.

WhatsApp feature tracker, WABetaInfo first spotted this new update.

WhatsApp is also adding several new features for users. The company was reportedly working on a new update for Desktop users that will let them know about incoming messages earlier this week. Furthermore, users will also get a filter that will let them know about pending/unread messages. It will also let them filter the messages on the basis of contacts and non-contacts.

“Today, the company is launching a new chat filter on WhatsApp Desktop beta that lets people filter their chats by showing the ones that contain new incoming messages,” wrote WABetaInfo.

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