WhatsApp is
reportedly rolling out a ‘Predicted Upload’ feature to both Android and iPhone
stable users. According to a report by WABetaInfo.
WhatsApp is now able to predict when a photograph
is going to be sent in a chat. In fact, the purpose of this feature is to
upload in advance photos to the server, ensuring they arrive sooner than before
when you finally decide to press send.
Just like before, users will be
able to edit the photos they send over WhatsApp –
the Predicted Upload feature is meant to preload photos on the server on the
off-chance they are not edited.
The feature works for both
single photo and multi-photo uploads. To see the feature in action, users will
need to select multiple photos (12 is a good number) for upload from their
Camera Roll/ Gallery, using the attach button.
To discover if the feature is
already enabled for you, iOS or Android user, you simply need to select an
image in WhatsApp, then wait 5-6 seconds in the Edit
Image section and after tapping the Send button,
check if the image is already delivered to the server.
Frequently Ask Question
Will WhatsApp immediately send photo to the recipient without
presenting without editing?
No! WhatsApp sends the photo to the server, not the recipient.
When you tap the Send button, you confirm you want to send it to the recipient
too and it will be immediately sent without delays.
What is the best way to verify if the feature works?
You can select 12 photos to send in a chat. Just for the test,
wait 10 seconds before sending them. After tapping the Send button, you can
notice the sending is instantaneous.
Does the feature work for videos and GIFs?
The feature is available when you share photos. It’s not
compatible with videos or GIFs.
Does the feature work for WhatsApp Web?
It won’t work if you’re using WhatsApp Web. It just works from
your phone.
If I discard the photo, what does it happen to the photo sent to
the server?
In this situation, the photo is useless and it will be deleted.
When WhatsApp sends the image to the server before tapping the
Send button, is it end-to-end encrypted?
Everything sent to WhatsApp servers (except metadata) is
end-to-end encrypted.
