WhatsApp Now Allows iPhone Users to Share Photos and Videos Through the Documents Feature

Good news for iPhone users that Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will allow iOS users to send photos and videos as documents to preserve the original quality. The feature is already available for Android devices, but now it’s coming to iOS as well.

“Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.23.1.74 update available on TestFlight, we noticed that this feature is finally available for some users of the iOS app,” WABetaInfo reported.

A screenshot shared by WABetaInfo revealed that the Meta-owned app has released a. new feature that allows users to select photos and videos from their gallery. By sending a photo or video as a document, users can ultimately preserve its original quality by sending it without compression or quality degradation.

In addition, the instant messaging app also said that it is possible to share documents up to 2GB in size. According to the report, this feature represents a significant improvement to media sharing, especially for iOS users who previously faced challenges when sharing photos or videos as documents.

“Thanks to the latest updates to the app, WhatsApp users on iOS finally have the option to select photos and videos directly from their gallery and send them as documents,” WABetaInfo said.

This is especially useful for photographers, videographers and anyone who values the quality of their photos and videos. The feature to send photos and videos as documents to preserve their original quality is available to a limited number of users who install the latest versions of WhatsApp for iOS and will be rolled out in the coming weeks.

WhatsApp is also rolling out a new feature that will allow users to archive community group chats. The community group chat menu has a new function called “archive chat”. This option allows users to manage community group chats as it is now possible to archive them.