Recently, Twitter announced that it was beginning to test for some users a new feature that would allow publishing images in 4K. In this way, the quality of the photos that are shared on the popular social network increases significantly.
Now, finally, this new option is available to all users. Here's how you can improve the quality of your photos.
Upload photos to Twitter in 4K
Update the application to the latest version
As this is a new feature, it is currently only available in the latest version of the app. Twitter.
Therefore, the first step you will need to take before you can upload 4K images is to make sure that the app is fully up to date.
Normally, the application updates automatically, so if you don't have the latest version yet, you may just have to wait a bit. But if you want to speed up the process a bit, you can also go directly into the Google Play Store and update the application manually as long as you already have it available.
When you have the latest version of the Twitter application available, you can start preparing to upload your 4K photos.
Steps to publish the photos in 4K
Once you have the latest version available on your smartphone, it's time to configure the application to be able to upload the photos with the highest quality. You can configure it so that it always uploads them with quality or only when you are connected to a network WiFi. When you have chosen the option you prefer, you will simply have to follow these steps:
- In the side menu, go to Settings and privacy
- Within the General section, go to Data usage
- Under images, tap Upload high-quality images
- Select the option Mobile data and WiFi or WiFi only as you prefer
Choose your 4K photos well for Twitter
The publishing process photos on Twitter in 4K It only makes sense when you really have high-quality photos. Keep in mind that these types of photos consume more data, both on your smartphone and on the mobile phones of the people who access them. Therefore, it is recommended that you only publish photos with the highest quality when that quality is worth it.
It is an option that is very interesting for photographers or the media, but perhaps a little less so if you are only going to upload photos with your friends.
Take into account the data consumption
Probably the most interesting option to upload photos to Twitter in 4K is to do it only when we are connected to a WiFi network. In this way, we will avoid consuming too much data, something that can be very annoying, especially if we do not have an unlimited data rate. Also, keep in mind that the loading process in 4K is also slower.
What do you think of this new Twitter option? We invite you to tell us your opinion in the comments section.