Failed to send videos via WhatsApp because the file size is too big? Here are some ways to send large files via WhatsApp that you can try, gang!
Want to send large files via WhatsApp but it doesn't work? The file size has been reduced but it still doesn't work?
Although it is equipped with various features that allow you to send photo files, videos, to voice messages, this chat application certainly doesn't necessarily come without the slightest flaws, gang.
One of the things that users often complain about is its limitations in sending media files. Where you can only send the file in a certain size that is allowed.
Even so, there are several ways you can do so that you can still send large files via WhatsApp.
Curious? Come on, just take a look at the full discussion about how to send large files via WA the following!
How to Send Large Files Via WA
Sending files via WhatsApp may be one of the ways chosen by many people because it is considered more practical and easier.
However, unfortunately WhatsApp only allows users to send media files (photos, videos, or voice messages) with a maximum size 16MB just. As for documents, the maximum allowed file size is 100MB.
For those of you who often send applications via WhatsApp, this will certainly be a pretty annoying obstacle, right?
Well, therefore, Jaka has prepared several ways to send large files via WhatsApp that you can try.
1. How to Send Files Over 100MB on WA
Compared to how to send 1GB files via WA, how to send files of more than 100MB aka 1GB on WA will certainly be much more confusing, gang.
Because as Jaka explained above, WhatsApp only allows users to send document files with a maximum size of 100MB only.
But, calm down! You can still do that by using the help of a cloud storage service, Google Drive.
For more details, you can see how to send files over 100MB via WA the following.
Step 1 - Open the Google Drive app
- First, you first open the Google Drive application which is generally already available on Android phones. But, if you don't have it, you can download the application via the link below:
Google Office & Business Tools Apps DOWNLOAD Step 2 - Upload the file to be sent via WA
The next step, you upload the file that will be sent via WA by tapping the plus sign icon which is in the lower right corner.
After that, select the menu 'Upload'. Here, you find and select the file to be sent.
Photo source: JalanTikus (Using the Google Drive facility is one way to send large files via WhatsApp that you can do).
- Wait until the upload process is complete.
Step 3 - Enable 'Link sharing'
- If the upload process is complete, then you tap three dots icon on the file then select menu 'Link sharing off'. This serves so that the intended person can download the file.
- After doing this step, the link of the file that you have uploaded will automatically be displayed.copy.
Step 4 - Open the target WA contact
Next step, you search and open WhatsApp contacts someone you will send the file to.
After that, you paste the file link which has been uploaded to Google Drive earlier. Then, send it.
It's done! Now the person you are going to just click on the link and then download the file.
2. How to Send Videos Over 100MB on WA
Actually, you can compress the video file first so that the size is smaller so that it can be sent directly via WhatsApp.
However, this method certainly has a weakness where the quality of the video that will be sent decreases and is not as good as the original, gang.
Well, for a solution on how to send videos of more than 100MB on WhatsApp, you can use help YouTube app as Jaka will discuss this time.
Instead of being curious, let's just look at how to send videos via WA more than 100MB in full below!
Step 1 - Upload video to YouTube account
- The first step, you upload the video file to your YouTube account. If you don't know how, you can read Jaka's article about "Easy Ways to Upload Videos to YouTube".
Step 2 - Copy the video link
- If the video file to be sent has been successfullyupload on YouTube, then you copy the video link. How, tap three dots icon then select menu 'Share'.
Photo source: JalanTikus (How to send a large video on WA can be done by first uploading it to YouTube).
- After that, you select the option 'Copy link'.
Step 3 - Open the target WhatsApp contact
Next step, you search and open WhatsApp contacts the person you want to send the video file to.
Next, you Paste and send the video link which has beenupload to YouTube earlier.
If all the steps above have been successfully carried out, now the person you sent it to just download the YouTube video.
How? It's easy, right, how to send a large, long video via WhatsApp above?
3. How to Send Audio Via WA More than 16MB
In addition to application files, documents, or videos, you may also have wanted to send an audio file via WhatsApp but failed because the file size exceeded the maximum limit, right, gang?
But, you don't have to worry! Because there is also a way to send audio via WhatsApp more than 16MB that you can do.
Curious to know how? Come on, just look at the following steps!
Step 1 - Open the target WhatsApp contact
First of all, you search and open the WhatsApp contact of the person you want to address.
After that, you tap the icon 'Attach' then select option 'Documents', not 'Audio'.
Photo source: JalanTikus (How to send audio more than 16MB on WA can be done using the attach document feature, not audio).
- This is because WhatsApp only allows users to send files larger than 16MB via the 'Document' feature only.
Step 2 - Locate the audio file to send
- Next step, you search and select audio files which will be sent.
Step 3 - Give consent
Furthermore, if you have selected the audio file in question, a dialog box will appear asking if you really want to send it.
At this stage, you tap on the option 'Send'. It's been successfully sent!
Well, after that, all you have to do is ask the recipient to download the audio file and listen to it via the music player application they have on their cellphone.
So, those were some ways to send large files via WA that you can do right now, gang.
For those of you who have files under 1GB or just 1GB in size, you can still send them directly from the WhatsApp application by using the feature Attach Document.
However, if the file size is more than 100MB, you can follow the two methods from ApkVenue above. Hope it helps, eh!
Oh yeah, if you have other ideas about how to send videos via WA more than 100MB or how to send audio via WA more than 16MB, you can share in the comments, yes.
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