In the latest update for WhatsApp users in the ‘beta’ version released in Argentina, the software allows you to share files up to 2 GB in size, although this is only an experiment and the company may decide that this is a function that is not worthwhile and will not extend it to the rest of the world.
We all know the feeling when you want to send family or friends a video from the camera to the WhatsApp group and discover that the video is too heavy and needs to be cut and edited, now it seems that WhatsApp is changing direction and allows sending larger files like its main competitor, Telegram.
Until now it was possible to transfer files between users up to the ridiculous volume of 100 MB, but an experiment that started with a small number of users in Argentina should significantly change the situation when they can send photos, videos or files up to 20 times larger than we know, according to The report brought in News 12, the option exists for both Android devices and iPhone.
Since this is a trial only it is not yet clear whether WhatsApp will expand the option to more users in the country or even try it in other countries. If the company decides that sending such large files is not worth it or the experiment itself fails, the same beta users who were given the option may receive another version update without this option and actually go back to the previous version of WhatsApp.