WhatsApp to support all file types on Android, iOS, Windows Phone soon

Not just doc, ppt, pdf, docx file types,  WhatsApp will soon allow you to share all file types on the chat platform. By all file types, we are talking about file formats like apk, mp3, zip and similarly more.

According to WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing the feature and may soon roll out across all platforms. Until now, users had to upload the large files on Cloud or drive to share it with others. This update will shorten the process of exchanging large size files by simply attaching them within chat.The process of attachment is expected to be similar to how we send other files on chat app now which is using the paper clip icon seen within the app. According to WaBetaInfo,  WhatsApp currently has different maximum file size across different platforms. For example, the maximum file size for iOS is 128MB, Android it is 100MB, Windows Phone 104.86MB and on Web it is 64MB. The new update will apparently allow to send files without any compression. This means you can share files and videos without any compression, thus, retaining the original quality of the photos and videos. The feature is in its beta phase and has been rolled out to select users only.

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There are also rumours that WhatsApp is working on increasing the group chat size limit. According to WaBetaInfo, the new limit could be 265. However, it hasn't confirmed anything yet. The group chat size limit that started with just 100 members allowed at a time was increased by the company to 256 earlier this year.

Reportedly, WhatsApp is also working on a recall/revoke button in the chat app. This is the most hotly anticipated feature awaited from WhatsApp for this year. The revoke button, when comes, will solve the biggest misery of life, by allowing to recall those embarrassing messages that are accidentally sent to our contacts sometimes. Apparently, the revoke button will delete the message from both ends. However, the revoke option has to be used within a particular frame of time.

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