In recent months, WhatsApp has been testing out some highly requested features in its Beta builds like the ability to hide your last seen from specific contacts and adding message reactions. And now, the platform has started testing out a feature that will allow users to share bigger-sized files and media with others over their platform.
According to a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp will soon begin testing out the “Media File Size” feature in Argentina which will allow users to share media files up to 2GB in size. The feature will initially be limited to Beta testers in Argentina and it is not known if the feature will make it to other regions anytime soon.
As for the feature, it will soon be available on both Android and iOS devices of Beta testers in Argentina. Currently, it is only possible to share files up to 100MB due to the restrictions placed by the company. This new feature is more of a necessity in modern times as the size of media files like videos has kept increasing and sending over something you shot on your device to a friend is always a hassle. Additionally, rising comparator apps like Telegram have always offered file transfer limits way above what WhatsApp offers and upped it to 2GB back in 2020.
Relatedly, WhatsApp recently started rolling out the multi-device support feature to stable builds. For those unaware, this feature will remove the online connection requirement on your smartphone for the chatting platform to be used on multiple devices. Previously, users had to have a stable internet connection on their smartphones to be able to use the messaging service on any other device like a desktop PC, or a laptop. In other words, it had to be linked to your smartphone to have the conversations synced.
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