Now, images and videos will only download when you tap on them. This single change can save gigabytes of space over a few months.
| Media type | Compression | |------------|--------------| | Images | Converted to 70–80% JPEG, max resolution ~1600px (even if original is 48MP) | | Videos | Bitrate reduced to ~1–2 Mbps, resolution down to 480p or 720p | | Audio | Converted to Opus or AAC ~48–64 kbps (voice notes) | | Documents | No compression (sent as-is) | whatsapp media files