Whatsapp Maximum File Size
However, they can be important when looking at the specifications of videos for WhatsApp. Two settings in particular are vital for that: Set file size; Cut video; Since WhatsApp restricts the video size in two ways, file size and length, you can use those settings to cut your video and make it smaller so WhatsApp can process them.
A known issue while sending files through email is the limit on the size of the attachments. Usually, any email service does not allow sending files larger than a few MB’s in size. On trying to do the same, email servers may give an error stating The attachment size exceeds the allowable limit or The file you’re attaching is bigger that the server allows – Or then the email simply won’t get sent or received.
One way to mitigate this problem is to upload attachments on cloud drives and send the link to the recipient through email. Most cloud servers allow uploading files up to 5-15 GB in size free of cost, so it must not be an issue.
Attachment Size Limits for common service providers
The maximum Attachments size limits & Size for uploading files for Outlook, Hotmail, OneDrive, Gmail, Google Drive, Yahoo, Dropbox, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp have been listed here.
Outlook: Speaking of the Outlook desktop client (not the email server), the maximum permitted attachment size is 20 MB. This is irrespective of the email server being used. If an email server allows its users to send attachments of larger sizes, they could be sent through their web application but not through the Outlook desktop or mobile client.
In case you are using an Exchange server, the limits might vary. The attachment size limit for sending files through the Outlook client can be modified, but the upper limit for sending the file cannot be more than that permitted by the email server.
Read: Fix The attachment size exceeds the allowable limit message on Outlook.
Hotmail: Hotmail allows sending files up to a maximum size of 10 MB which is quite less. After this, the user can upload attachments to OneDrive and send the link.
OneDrive: It permits free storage of up to 5 GB and paid storage of up to 50 GB. One positive with OneDrive is the support it gets from Microsoft and the integrated Microsoft Office Online on its cloud drive.
Office 365: Office 365 now supports email messages up to 150 MB.
Gmail: The maximum permitted attachment size for Gmail is 25 MB. The cloud drive web application compatible with Gmail is Google Drive.
Google Drive: It allows storing up to 15 GB of data for free. The paid plans could help you buy storage of up to 10 TB.
Yahoo: Yahoo permits attachments up to a size of 25 MB as well. After that, one could use Dropbox links compatible with Yahoo Mail to send attachments larger in size.
Dropbox: It provides free storage up to 5 GB, and the rest of the plans can be purchased.
Twitter: GIF, JPEG, and PNG Photos can be up to 5MB; animated GIFs can be up to 5MB on mobile, and up to 15MB on web. Video File size should not exceed 15 MB (sync) or 512 MB (async).
Facebook: When sending files through Facebook messages, the maximum limit is 25 MB. Any cloud drive link can be shared through Facebook messages, but the user has to be logged on to the cloud drive’s account separately.
For uploading videos on timelines, the maximum limit per file is 1.75 GB and 45 minutes of running time. But a restriction is as follows: A user can upload a file of unlimited bit-rate as far as the size of the file is 1 GB or less. When the size exceeds 1 GB, the bit-rate of the video must be limited to 8 MBPS for a 1080 HD file and 4 MBPS for a 720 HD file.
WhatsApp: The attachment size limit for sending files is 16 MB, and it could be increased to 30 MB. This is quite less and it becomes very difficult to share uncompressed videos. One can share cloud drive links, but the links open in the browser and thus the user has to be logged on accordingly.
Whenever sending large files through cloud drives, the receiver needs to be logged in from an account of the same cloud drive brand. Eg. If a user using a Hotmail account sends a OneDrive link to a Gmail user, the recipient may not be able to access the link – depending on your setting.
From time to time, the email service providers or social networking sites may change the size limits, so please do check with your service provider.
Is there any important email, files sharing or any other web service that I have missed? If so, pls do share.
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Over the years, WhatsApp has been steadfastly increasing its features portfolio. While it was possible only to send pictures and videos before, now you can send over a bunch of pictures after annotating them.
But what has remained unchanged, so far is how WhatsApp transfers these image files. For effective transfer of pictures, WhatsApp reduces the image resolution to roughly a third of its original resolution. Though nothing changes much on a phone screen, the image loses much of its finer details when you view it on a computer.
That’s quite a bummer, right? But worry not, we at Guiding Tech have found out two nifty ways to send a full resolution picture in WhatsApp. Let’s check them out.
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A majority of us go the conventional way when it comes to sending a picture. We follow the same old drill — tap the Attachment icon, go to Gallery, select the images and send. Ahh, boring!
This may seem easy, but aforesaid, it snips off the quality. A nifty way is to send the image as a document which will freeze the resolution as it is.
Tap on Document which will bring up all the PDFs, APK files or Txt files on your device. From here, select Browse other docs and choose the Images folder from there.
Once inside, select the Camera folder and pick your image. The image attached will be of the original file size.
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The above tip works brilliantly when you have a handful of images to send. But it may be annoying if you have to do it over and over again for quite a number of images since it takes it own sweet time in sending the high-resolution pictures.
Plus, it may be a tad frustrating for the receiver — hiting the download button as many times as the number of sent pictures.
So, another smart way is to place the images into a zip file. A nifty way to do this is through a file explorer like Solid Explorer File Manager.
Once opened, head over to the Pictures folder and select the images. Once done, tap on the three-dot menu on the upper right side and select Archive. Creating an archive will require you to select the format of the archive — ZIP or 7ZIP — and the compression.
Rename the archive type and hit Create. Depending on the number of selected pictures, the archival process may take a couple of seconds.
If you are in for privacy and security, a tap on the Protect with password check box will encrypt the contents with a password.
Once the zip process is complete, the drill is similar. Attach the zipped file as a document and send it off or share directly from the native File manager.
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That’s a Wrap!
Given that WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging services in the world, it often becomes the first go-to-guy to send pictures, videos, and even contacts. And knowing this nifty trick will certainly help you in staying on top of your game. So, are you in?
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