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  • How to Send HD Quality Images on WhatsApp Chats – Android and iOS

    When you share photos or videos on WhatsApp, you might have noticed drop in the quality of the media file. This is because, WhatsApp compresses the images and video with compromise on the quality. Earlier, if we need to send uncompressed media, the option was to attach it as a document. To overcome this limitation, WhatsApp released a new update which try to fix it. So in this tutorial post, lets us explore how to send HD quality images on WhatsApp chats.

    How to send HD images on chats in WhatsApp – Android and iOS

    Before proceeding, make sure you have updated WhatsApp to the latest version.

    How to Send HD Quality Images on WhatsApp Chats
    • Launch WhatsApp on your phone and open any conversation.
    • Tap on the attachment icon. It will look something like a paperclip on Android and a ‘+’ in iOS from the options placed as bottom.
    • Select the image or video you wish to share.
    • You will see HD icon on the screen. Tap on it.
    • You will get two options. Standard and HD Quality.
    • Standard is selected by default. Change it to HD quality.
    • Tap Send.
    • It will send the media file in HD quality and you will see HD in the bottom left corner of the media file.

    Video on how to send high quality HD image and Video on WhatsApp

  • Whatsapp how to set up fingerprint lock

    Whatsapp is regularly adding many new features to its popular chat app for both iOS as well as Android devices. At the beginning of this year, it added Touch ID and Face ID unlock features to iPhone users. Now the Android users can add fingerprint lock to WhatsApp. So in this post, let us explore how to set up fingerprint lock to WhatsApp.

    WhatsApp fingerprint unlock provides an extra layer of protection for anyone who uses the app. This will work on any android phone with the capacitive fingerprint scanner or in-display fingerprint scanner. This feature will be available on Whatsapp version 2.19.221 or later.

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    How to setup fingerprint lock in WhatsApp

    Before proceeding, ensure you have the latest version of Whatsapp. You can check for update in Google Play store WhatsApp page. Once you have WhatsApp version 2.19.221 or later, follow the below steps to secure your WhatsApp chats on Android with Fingerprint authentication.

    Time needed: 1 minute

    Steps to enable fingerprint lock in Android phones.

    1. Go to Settings

      Open the WhatsApp. Tap the three vertical dots icon on the top right. Now go to settings.
      Whatsapp settings page

    2. Go to Fingerprint lock.

      Navigate to Account->Privacy. Scroll down till the end. You will find the Fingerprint lock. Tap on it.

      Fingerprint option in WhatsApp

    3. Enable Fingerprint unlock

      Now enable unlock with fingerprint by tapping slider to right. You need to confirm with your fingerprint.
      Fingerprint enable

    4. Setup Automatic Lock

      You have the option to customise the lock timings. You can choose between, immediate, after 1 minute or after 30 seconds. If you want, you can disable the preview of sender and message in new message notification.
      Whatsapp how to set up fingerprint lock

    Now, whenever you open Whatsapp, depending on automatic lock duration you have opted, you need to authenticate to access the chats. However, you can take incoming calls even if the app is locked. Do note that, there is no fallback password option. That’s it for this quick guide on how to setup Fingerprint lock on Android.

  • How to stop people adding your number to WhatsApp Group

    How do I stop someone from adding me to a group On Whatsapp?. This is the question many of us will get when our number added to some group which we are not interested. Until recently, there was no solution for this. Finally WhatsApp added the option to stop adding number to group without the consent of the user. In this post, let us learn on how to stop people adding your number to WhatsApp Group.

    How to stop people adding your number to WhatsApp Group

    Recently Whatsapp released a update. This update brings in the option to stop people adding number to group without user consent. But to enable this, user has to change the privacy settings.

    • First ensure that, you have updated your WhatsApp messenger to latest version.
    • Now go to Setting->Account->Privacy.
    • Now tap on Groups.
    • Here you have 3 options.
      • Everyone: If you enable this option, anyone can add you to the group.
      • My contacts : If you enable this option, only people in your contact can add you to group.
      • Nobody : Select this option, if you don’t want your number to be added to any group from anyone.
    • If you want to block people adding to whatsapp group, select the option nobody.
    • Finally tap on Done.

    This way you can stop adding your number to WhatsApp groups without your consent. However, group admins will have the option of inviting you privately. If you accept it, you will added to the group.

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