How can I send 150mb video on WhatsApp?

Telegram just recently released an update, which allows you to send files up to 2GB. WhatsApp, on the other hand, only lets you share up to 100MB files. So, if a user wants to send a very large file or a video, they have to be dependent on Dropbox or WeTransfer. Earlier Telegram used to offer support for up to 1.5GB files, and increasing the size will be great a news for many users. Also Read - WhatsApp banned more than 23 lakh accounts in India in Oct for violating rules

But, what if you are not a Telegram user and don’t want to download the app for this reason. If you are a WhatsApp user and sometimes feel like the messaging app should have offered file sharing limit more than 100MB, then here’s what you can do. There is a cloud storage solution like Google Drive. It lets you upload files up to 50GB in size for free of cost. Google even offers you 100GB space for Rs 130 per month, which is a great offer as you will not find a storage device to save 20GB for less than Rs 150. Also Read - WhatsApp now lets you retain caption of photos, videos before forwarding

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So, you can use Google Drive to share big files on the messaging app. Currently, WhatsApp lets you send videos with 16MB limit in size and regular files up to 100MB. You cannot send any file or video for more than the mentioned size. The only way to send large files on WhatsApp is by uploading them on Google Drive and then sharing on the messaging app. There are a few simple steps, which you need to follow. Also Read - WhatsApp to launch ‘Message Yourself’ feature in India: All you need to know

WhatsApp: How to share more than 100MB files?

How can I send 150mb video on WhatsApp?

Step 1: Open Google Drive, tap on the “+” icon, which is located on the bottom right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Tap on Upload File and select it. Once the file is uploaded, you will see the file on the top of the app.

Step 3: You now need to tap on the three-dotted button and select ‘Copy the link.’ This way the file will be copied to your smartphone’s clipboard. Now, Open WhatsApp, paste the link, and press the share button.



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Edited By: Sarthak Dogra

Last Updated: March 19, 2018, 15:34 IST

WhatsApp, or any other instant messaging platform for that matter, has a limit to the size of the file that can be sent across to your contacts through the platform. These limits are put in place in order to keep WhatsApp’s servers clutter free and working in an optimum condition.

However, these limits do not exactly restrict you from sharing files, be it videos, audios or documents, larger than WhatsApp’s specified limit with your contacts. While you will be shown an error message if you try to send a file larger than 100 MB through the platform, WhatsApp does offer you ways around it. So how exactly can you share such large files through WhatsApp? Read on.

The logic behind it

When you try to share a file with your contacts through WhatsApp, most of the times, it is a file saved on your smartphone’s storage. In such a scenario, the entire file is being transferred over WhatsApp’s servers, which as we all know, WhatsApp would not allow, given the file size we are talking about here.

So the alternative around this is simple, a common platform on which the file can be viewed across multiple devices.

An effective example of this is YouTube. No matter how big a video file is, you can always share it with your WhatsApp contacts. That is because you only share the YouTube link to the video through WhatsApp, while the original video file is on YouTube’s servers.

But YouTube is a public platform. Now we need to use the same logic on a personalised space.

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Behold, the Google Drive

Google’s cloud storage comes to the ultimate rescue in this ordeal. Google allows you to store your data, in the form of audio files, video files or any other document type on its servers through Google Drive.

So to share a large file with your contacts through WhatsApp, you just need to upload the file to Google Drive and share its link with them. Here are the steps for the same:

1. Upload the desired file on Google Drive through the Blue ‘Plus’ icon on the app. Alternatively, you can upload it by directly selecting the file in your gallery and opting for Share>Save to Drive.

2. Once uploaded, copy the link to the file by long pressing it and opting for ‘Copy the link’. The file path will be copied to your phone's clipboard.

3. Open WhatsApp and simply paste and share the link with your contacts.

With this, your contacts will receive a link that will redirect them to the shared file. The best part, WhatsApp will not stop you from doing so. Additionally, the viewers also have an option of downloading the file to their own devices.

A big plus here is that such a method of file sharing can be applied to any other cloud storage platform. Google Drive is an ideal choice as every Android user will already be having an account on the same.

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How can I send 105 MB video on WhatsApp?

Step 1: Upload the intended file to Google Drive. Step 2: Hover onto the top right corner and tap on Share. Step 3: Once done, click on the “Get shareable link” option on the top right of the “Share with others” option.

How can I send 160 MB video on WhatsApp?

Using cloud storage links.
Open Google Drive, click on the plus '+' icon and tap on Upload..
After you upload the required video, click on the three-dot menu next to the file name..
Click on Copy Link option..
Now open WhatsApp and click on the recipient's name with whom you want to send the video..

How can I send 170mb video on WhatsApp?

Currently, WhatsApp lets you send videos with 16MB limit in size and regular files up to 100MB. You cannot send any file or video for more than the mentioned size. The only way to send large files on WhatsApp is by uploading them on Google Drive and then sharing on the messaging app.