WhatsApp will in the future add a handy feature on Android, which will allow you to set the quality of the videos you share in chats.
This feature is still in development, but we can see a preview of the options it offers.
It seems strange that WhatsApp has not yet implemented this feature in its app, considering that videos are one of the main content shared in chats. However, it seems that we will soon have this feature.
WhatsApp will add in the application’s Settings a new setting to specify the upload quality of videos, with three options. We will have “Automatic option that will be configured by default. If we choose this option, WhatsApp’s algorithm will detect what is the best compression for the video, taking into account different factors, for example, the current internet connection. And then, we will find “Best quality” which will finally give you the possibility to send videos without loss of quality. A setting you can afford when you are connected to WiFi.
Or you can opt for “Data saver” so that WhatsApp compresses the videos before sending them in the chat. So if you are on mobile data or have a bad internet connection, and you have to send that video yes or yes, you can count on this alternative.
Apparently, it will be a general setting for all videos, so if you want to make a change in a particular video, you will have to go through Settings >> Storage and data >> Video upload quality. At the moment, this feature is in development, so we still have to wait for it to go through the testing period before seeing it in a future update.
