4K Photos Resolution in Facebook Messenger

Woooohooo ! ?

You can now send 4K photos Resolution via Facebook Messenger ?

Facebook today announced its Messenger chat app service supports 4K photo Resolution sharing. Now people can send and receive pictures in messenger that are“up to 4,096 x 4,096 pixels per image,” one of, if not the highest resolutions smartphones currently support.

“We heard that people want to send and receive hight resolution photos through Messenger every, and considering people send more than 17 billion photos through Messenger every Month, we’re making your conversations richer, sharper, and better that ever.” Facebook Team

And your pictures will also be sent just as quickly before, even at this new, higher resolution.

Take a look at the before and after of this picture a beach in Sydney. On the right at 4K resolution, once you zoom in, the photo is much sharper and clearer so you can see every detail.

Or on a windowsill in Paris…

How to send and share photos at 4K resolution ?

First update your Messenger app to make sure you have the latest version. Then open a conversation and tap the camera roll icon. Select the photo, tap send, and the person you’re messaging with will receive the high resolution photo.
Starting today, facebook are rolling out 4K resolution on both iPhone and Android to people in the US, Canada, France, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea. In the coming weeks, they are planning to roll out 4k resolution to additional countries.