[whispersystems] Size Limit on Attachements

[TWfromSWD]

Hi there

I just wanted to ask, is there a technical reason for the size limit on
the attachements in TextSecure or is it just to keep send and receive
times low?

[Jake McGinty]

If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio, there are changes that will be released in 2.27.0 that lift those tiny limits. The original reasons were based around the constraints of MMS, and we needed to do some work on the client before we could bump those values up.

As of 2.27.0, you’ll be able to send GIFs up to 5MB, and audio/video up to 100MB.

~Jake

Post by TWfromSWD
Hi there
I just wanted to ask, is there a technical reason for the size limit on
the attachements in TextSecure or is it just to keep send and receive
times low?

[#359]

is there a plan to also enable TS to send/receive non-specified type of files as attachments?

thanks,

jure

If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio, there are
changes that will be released in 2.27.0 that lift those tiny limits.
The original reasons were based around the constraints of MMS, and we
needed to do some work on the client before we could bump those values
up.
As of 2.27.0, you’ll be able to send GIFs up to 5MB, and audio/video up
to 100MB.
~Jake

Post by TWfromSWD
Hi there
I just wanted to ask, is there a technical reason for the size limit

on

Post by TWfromSWD
the attachements in TextSecure or is it just to keep send and receive
times low?

- 359

[Jake McGinty]

I think that’d be a great feature. We’re focusing on a couple other things first though, so it’s not going to be implemented in the short-term since it’s a non-trivial amount of work.

Post by #359
is there a plan to also enable TS to send/receive non-specified type of files as attachments?
thanks,
jure
If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio, there are changes that will be released in 2.27.0 that lift those tiny limits. The original reasons were based around the constraints of MMS, and we needed to do some work on the client before we could bump those values up.
As of 2.27.0, you’ll be able to send GIFs up to 5MB, and audio/video up to 100MB.
~Jake
Hi there
I just wanted to ask, is there a technical reason for the size limit on
the attachements in TextSecure or is it just to keep send and receive
times low?
- 359

[Shankar Kulumani]

Thanks for all the great work!

I look forward to every update.

Post by Jake McGinty
I think that’d be a great feature. We’re focusing on a couple other things
first though, so it’s not going to be implemented in the short-term since
it’s a non-trivial amount of work.
is there a plan to also enable TS to send/receive non-specified type of
files as attachments?
thanks,
jure

Post by #359
If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio, there are changes that will be released in 2.27.0 that lift those tiny limits. The original reasons were based around the constraints of MMS, and we needed to do some work on the client before we could bump those values up.
As of 2.27.0, you’ll be able to send GIFs up to 5MB, and audio/video up to 100MB.
~Jake

Post by TWfromSWD
Hi there
I just wanted to ask, is there a technical reason for the size limit on
the attachements in TextSecure or is it just to keep send and receive
times low?

- 359

[TWfromSWD]

Thanks for the quick answer. I suspected it had something todo with MMS
compatibility

Post by Jake McGinty
If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio, there are changes that will be released in 2.27.0 that lift those tiny limits. The original reasons were based around the constraints of MMS, and we needed to do some work on the client before we could bump those values up.
As of 2.27.0, you’ll be able to send GIFs up to 5MB, and audio/video up to 100MB.
~Jake

Post by TWfromSWD
Hi there
I just wanted to ask, is there a technical reason for the size limit on
the attachements in TextSecure or is it just to keep send and receive
times low?

[Johan Wevers]

Post by Jake McGinty
If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio,

How about image resizing? If I sent a large image with 2.27.0, will it
still be scaled down to save storage space?

[Jake McGinty]

Yep, images are still resized for the fastest possible delivery/receiving and to lower memory consumption of the app.

Post by Johan Wevers

Post by Jake McGinty
If you’re asking about the 300kb limits for video and audio,

How about image resizing? If I sent a large image with 2.27.0, will it
still be scaled down to save storage space?
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Met vriendelijke groet,
Johan Wevers