WhatsApp is working on a setting that will let users more easily bypass its iffy image compression and send photos and videos in the highest available fidelity. The "best quality" option will likely join "auto" and "data saver" choices in a future version of the app.

It seems users will be allowed to choose whether or not they compress photos and videos perhaps to save on data allowance, send them in the best available quality, or just allow WhatsApp to select an optimum level of compression for the files.

As noticed by WABetaInfo, the options are already there in an update WhatsApp has submitted to the Google Play Beta Program. The options should eventually hit the public Android build of the app, although there's no word yet on when this might be, and they're not out just yet. The feature should roll out to iOS, given WhatsApp typically ensures parity in both the Android and iOS apps for any feature added to the messaging app.

This might be good news for those who do not use the stock messaging apps on iOS or Android and frequently share photos and videos of their loved ones (Apple Messages retains the original image quality most of the time). Meanwhile, multi-device support is also on the way to WhatsApp.