Sharing photos of your vacation or party with friends and family can be a tedious task.

You can't simply send those photos over social media or messaging platforms because the quality is never the same when it reaches the other side—and that's due to the various image compression techniques used by online platforms.

No worries! In this article, you’ll learn how to send high-quality uncompressed photos and videos to your friends on Telegram using your smartphone and computer.

How to Send High-Quality Images on Telegram Mobile

Here’s how to send uncompressed images on the Telegram mobile app:

  1. Open the chat to which you want to send images or videos on the Telegram mobile app.
  2. Tap the Attachment icon next to the message box on the bottom of your screen.
  3. Tap the File option, which is next to the Gallery button.
  4. You’ll have three options: Internal Storage, Telegram, and Gallery. Tap the third option, which is Gallery.
  5. A new screen with all your Gallery photos will appear. Choose photos from the Gallery that you want to share.
  6. Tap the Send button.
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With these six steps, you can successfully send photos and videos on Telegram without losing their actual quality.

There's also another simple method to send uncompressed images on the Telegram mobile app:

  1. Open the chat to where you want to send the photos and videos.
  2. Tap the Attachment icon and choose the photos you want to share from the Gallery.
  3. Tap the More menu (the three vertical lines on the top of your phone screen).
  4. Select Send Without Compression to send the photos without being compressed.
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Choose any method you prefer to share beautiful images and videos from your phone without being reduced by Telegram’s online compression.

How to Send Uncompressed Images and Videos on Telegram Desktop

Want to share images and videos without online compression using Telegram on your computer?

Follow these steps to send high-quality photos saved on your computer:

  1. Open the Telegram Desktop or Telegram Web app.
  2. Open the Telegram chat to send images.
  3. Click on the attachment icon. (You will find it on the left of the message box.)
  4. After you select the images from your computer, click on the Open button.
  5. A pop-up appears; uncheck the Compress Images option and send the file.
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If you want to send videos, the steps are the same as you did for the images—but you won't see the compress images option because Telegram does not compress video quality.

telegram video quality

People love many features on Telegram messenger, and sharing high-quality images and videos is one of those features. There are various additional useful features on Telegram that you should take advantage of to enrich your messaging experience.

What's the Max File Size for Transfers via Telegram?

On Telegram, you don't have to worry about file size because the messaging platform allows you to transfer large files.

Telegram allows you to share individual files up to 2GB in size, which is far larger than other messaging platforms. As a result, sharing high-quality uncompressed images and videos on the platform should not be a problem at all.

You can send photos and videos at their full quality and size – up to 2 GB per file. Open the attachment menu, select File and then pick your pictures to send them without compression. #TelegramTips pic.twitter.com/JfE8SRD4BB

— Telegram Messenger (@telegram) April 5, 2021

In addition, the platform offers limitless cloud storage for your data. If you have a file on Telegram that you accidentally erased from your phone, you don't have to worry about it. You can download it again anytime you want!