With the emergence of various communication and chatting apps, it has become even more convenient to share docs and files easily over the internet. No longer is everything related to emails and the hassle of constructing formal formats to send and receive files or docs. Whatsapp has emerged to be a convenient help to share said files in a matter of a few seconds.
Being a part of the Facebook family, Whatsapp is an extremely popular cross-platform texting application that has replaced the traditional SMS system. It offers a ton of features, though some of them still need polishing and the last touch of perfection.
Either way, it still has convenient options which allow users to freely and quickly send and receive certain types of files and docs. In this article, we will focus on that and guide you on how you can send APK, PDF, and other types of files over Whatsapp. Let’s get started!
Sending files over Whatsapp
As mentioned earlier, one can send a variety of different formats and files over Whatsapp, including photos, videos, audio, and other formats of documents. Down below are the procedures through which you can send your desired documents:
- Start Whatsapp and open the chat where you wish to send the intended file/doc.
- Once the chat is open, locate the attachment icon beside the text box, which will appear in the shape of a paper clip.
- When you tap on the paperclip ‘Attachment’ icon, various options such as Photos, Videos, Contacts, and such will appear. Of them, select the ‘Document’ option, which will be represented in the form of a paper.
- Once you click on that, it will open into your file manager. At this point, it is advised that you know the location of your desired file beforehand so that when the program leads you to the file manager, you can easily locate the file.
- When you locate the file and select it, Whatapp will bring the file in a preview window where it will ask you to confirm the selected file before sending.
- Once you are sure that the file is correct, hit the send button located below the preview window.
- With that, you have successfully sent your desired PDF, APK files over WhatsApp.
If, for some reason, Whatsapp is not allowing you to send PDF, APK files or the receiver is having to access the sent documents, here is another method that you can use:
- Firstly, download and run CloudSend App to set up an account.
- Once your account is ready, it will ask you to connect with your Dropbox account, which you need to connect.
- Next, search for the files you need to share.
- Once you have located them, long press on them to share them through the same option.
- Next, select CloudSend to share it from. The moment you do it, Cloud Send will immediately upload the files to your Dropbox.
- When the files are uploaded, you will be given a sharable link through a notification.
- Simply click on the notification to get the option “Share File Link Via.” Under that, choose Whatsapp.
- You have now successfully shared your document formats over Whatsapp.
So, these are the available options for you to easily send all sorts of documents and formats over Whatsapp. If you need to send any documents, simply refer to these methods and conveniently share files and documents over Whatsapp.
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