WhatsApp Developing Feature to Select Auto 68j4r Quality for Photos and Videos

WhatsApp's auto- quality setting for media could help conserve storage and prevent excessive mobile data usage on your smartphone. 223r2s

Written by David Delima | Updated: 18 April 2025 17:09 IST

WhatsApp Developing Feature to Select Auto- Quality for Photos and Videos

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WhatsApp already lets select a default media quality for images and videos

Highlights

WhatsApp is working on a new media auto- quality setting
The feature is still in development and can't be accessed by beta testers
WhatsApp will let s auto- media in HD or standard quality

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WhatsApp is working on a feature that allows s to control the quality of media that is ed automatically. According to details shared by a feature tracker, the messaging platform is developing a new option that decides whether images and videos are ed in standard quality or HD quality. The messaging platform already allows s to select the quality of media while ing a photo or video, while s can also opt to always send HD quality images by enabling a dedicated setting.

How WhatsApp's Auto- Quality Setting for Media Works 5b2n5b

Feature tracker WABetaInfo discovered a new 'Auto- quality' feature in the works on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.12.24 update, which recently rolled out to beta testers. The functionality is still being developed, which means that testers cannot try it out. However, a screenshot of the feature gives us a peek at how it will work.

The 'Auto-' quality setting on WhatsApp
Photo Credit: WABetaInfo

When the feature is eventually rolled out to beta testers, s should be able to find it by navigating to the WhatsApp settings menu and tapping Storage and data > Auto- quality. A pop up menu allows you to choose Standard quality or HD quality.

A short description of the feature tells us that this feature tells WhatsApp whether to received images in standard or HD quality, which can help s reduce the amount of device storage occupied by media received on WhatsApp. It might also help s prevent excessive mobile data usage.

The feature tracker gives us some more insight into the new auto- quality feature and how it works. Because WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, the app generates two versions of the same media (HD and standard quality) and then s both versions to the server.

Depending on the recipient's auto- quality setting, the server sends the appropriate file for . s might also see an option to view an image in HD quality as long as the mage is still available on the server.

This feature is still in development, and there's no indication of when it could be rolled out to beta testers. It is also expected to arrive on WhatsApp for iOS, as the service typically offers feature parity across both platforms. It is expected to land on the beta channel before rolling out to all s on the stable channel.

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