24hSend photos, videos, files, and locations
Use the ⊕ on the right of the input bar to send photos, videos, files, locations, and contacts, or to start an Event, Poll, or ledger entry.
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Tap the ⊕ on the right of the input bar, and the feature panel opens where the keyboard was. Page 1 (Send, Voice): Photos, Take Photo, Location, File, Contact, Record, Voice + Text, Voice to text. Swipe left to page 2 (Create): Event, Poll, Sign-up Card, Ledger, Free Days, Scheduled Messages.
Screenshot comingChat with the ⊕ feature panel open on page 1 (Send, Voice) - 2
Choose "Photos", then pick the photos or videos to send (up to 9 at a time).
Screenshot comingPhoto picker with a few photos selected - 3
Choose "File" to send documents such as PDF or Word (up to 50MB each). To send a photo uncompressed in its original quality, choose it from "File" too.
Screenshot coming⊕ feature panel, "File" and the small "Original file" label below it highlighted - 4
Choose "Location", then tap "Send current location". You can also share your live location. Friends tap the card to open it in a map.
Screenshot comingSend location screen - 5
Press and hold a photo and choose "Save to Album". Photos, videos, and files in chats expire after 7 days.
Screenshot comingMenu after pressing and holding a photo, "Save to Album" highlighted
- Photos in chats are compressed automatically (about 2,000 pixels on the long side) and don't count toward your storage. For clearer photos, turn on Send photos in HD.
- Polls and Sign-up Cards are only available in Groups and Subgroups, so they don't appear in the feature panel of one-on-one chats.
- Tap ⊕ again, tap the input box, or press Back to return to the keyboard.