How to send large files with WhatsApp? Know the options
- July 1, 2022
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Photo: Archive WhatsApp is one of the most popular online messaging apps. Since its launch in 2009, it has started gaining ground in 2014 to the point where
WhatsApp is one of the most popular online messaging apps. Since its launch in 2009, it has started gaining ground in 2014 to the point where it was acquired by Facebook today by Meta.
Nowadays, where you could only send SMS from the beginning, WhatsApp allows you to send photos, videos, voice messages and make individual and group video calls.
It also allows some files to be sent. However, one of their limitations in this regard is their size, which is limited to 100 MB nowadays.
How to send large files
However, there are several ways to send files over this space limit via WhatsApp. Of course, it can only be done through other platforms.
One of them, and the easiest to access, is Google Drive, one of the most popular on the planet. All you need to access is to have a Google account. They can store audio, video, and photo files, among other documents.
To do this, you need to access Google Drive, tap the “New” button and add the file you want to send. After uploading, long press the file until the message “get share message” appears.
Once the link appears, you can copy and then paste the document into a message to the WhatsApp contact you want to share it with.
Sending files via WhatsApp via Dropbox
The other option to share large files on WhatsApp is Dropbox. If you have an Android device, you can access it without needing anything else.
For the procedure, access Dropbox from your device and then press the “+” sign to add the document you want to send.
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When the download is complete, open the file and then click the three dots button in the top right. There, scroll down to the “Copy Link” option and then paste it into the WhatsApp message.
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Source: El Nacional
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