Quality

Share your photos in original quality, without compressing them

Guide · 4 min read

A photo taken with a good phone, shared in a group chat, often comes back smaller and blurrier. Here is where the loss comes from, and how to share the group’s photos exactly as they were taken.

Where the quality loss comes from

To be fast and save space, many messaging apps shrink photos before sending them. WhatsApp, for example, sends them in standard quality by default; you have to pick “HD” for each send or change a setting. We compare the two in Kliche or WhatsApp.

What Kliche does

JPEG, PNG and WebP go as they are, without recompression.
iPhone HEIC files, which many devices struggle with, are converted to high-quality JPEG.
The precise GPS position and device details are removed from the file; an approximate town is used for the filters and the map.
The photo’s real size shows in the room, and “Keep the photos” gives the total weight before downloading everything.

Get everything at once

On a computer and Android, “Download all” gathers the photos in one ZIP file in original quality; on iPhone, they come in batches to save to Photos. A photo cropped or rotated in the room is saved as it is shown.

And on a big screen

Original quality shows most on a big screen. In TV mode, the photo shows alone, full screen, while everyone watches it at the same moment.

Tip: on a slow mobile network, send your photos over Wi-Fi: the upload resumes on its own if it is cut.

Your photos, just as you took them.

Create the album and send the link to the group.

Create an album

Frequently asked questions

Are the photos compressed?

Not JPEG, PNG and WebP: they go in original quality. iPhone HEIC files are converted to high-quality JPEG.

Is my location shared?

No. The precise GPS position is removed from the file; only an approximate town is used for the filters and the map.

Can I download everything at once?

Yes, as one ZIP file in original quality on a computer and Android, and in batches on iPhone.