Imagine you have recorded a high-resolution video on your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone. Now, you want to send your friend this video, which would be a large file, via Telegram. But you don’t know how to send high-quality videos or even photos on Telegram or will Telegram compress it and ruin the quality? Well, we will show you a simple trick using which you can easily send both photos and videos in original quality on Telegram mobile apps.
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Things You Should Know
There are a couple of points that need to be cleared before you begin sharing videos and photos on Telegram.
- Max file size for both photos and videos is capped at 2GB for free users.
- Videos will be compressed if the file size exceeds 2GB in size.
- Telegram Premium users can send files up to 4GB in size, which anyone can download even though they are not a premium user. Premium users also enjoy faster download speeds.
- Media files can be shared everywhere like personal chat, groups, and channels.
And that’s it.
We will cover both desktop or web and mobile apps here, however, since most people use their smartphones to shoot videos or photos these days. So let’s begin with smartphone apps first.
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Send Photos/Videos via Telegram Mobile Apps
The steps for both iOS and Android are the same, but for this guide, we will use an iPhone.
1. Open Telegram app on your smartphone. Open the chat window of the person or group where you want to send photos or videos.
2. Tap on the Attachment icon (file clip) and go to the File tab. Here select Gallery if you want to share photos and Files if you want to share videos.
3. If you have selected the Gallery option, you will see a familiar pop-up menu where you can only select photos and videos you have allowed access to. Tap on the Manage option and then choose Select More Photos to allow Telegram access to photos you want to send via Telegram.
4. On the next screen, select the photos and videos you want to give Telegram permission to share and tap on Done in the top right corner. Then select the files you want to send on Telegram and tap on Send at the bottom right corner.
Note: You can send multiple photos and videos too. Simply tap on the circle icon in the top right corner of the image/video and when selected, you will see a blue checkmark on it.
Pro Tip: Did you know you can now use ChatGPT in Telegram?
Send High-Quality Media on Telegram Desktop
The steps to share media on Telegram desktop and web apps are pretty much the same.
1. Open the chat where you want to send photos and video files.
2. Click on the file attachment button (clip icon) and select Photo or Video.
3. File Explorer window will open in Windows and Finder in macOS. Navigate to where the files are stored.
4. Select the files here and then click on Open button to send it. To select multiple files, press and hold the Shift key and then use the mouse to select files.
Send a Visual Telegram
Telegram has updated its UI to make it simpler and easier to send media like photos and videos in high quality. Earlier, there used to be an option to compress files but that has been removed now. They have also released a higher file size limit for subscribers. This plan is for pro users who run large channels and groups on Telegram. A step in the right direction.
Wondering where files are saved once you have downloaded them from Telegram? We have explained that for both Android, iOS, and PC.
