Contact pictures very low resolution when receiving text notifications?

[s2kpdx]

Just curious, is anyone else having this issue? My contacts pictures show up looking very bad behind my text notifications....

 

[xtrandrix]

Just curious, is anyone else having this issue? My contacts pictures show up looking very bad behind my text notifications....

yea.. if they're going to look that bad what's the point in even having them. Hopefully there will be some fix for this

 

[s2kpdx]

yea.. if they're going to look that bad what's the point in even having them. Hopefully there will be some fix for this

Exactly. I got the 4.4w1 update and was hopeful, but they still look the same. It looks so bad I am embarrassed whenever I get a text if people are around...

 

[pradepkumar]

Funny that while playing Music, the album art shows up High Res. The problem is only with pictures of contacts while receiving texts, hangouts or whatsapp messages. This should be fixed big time. !

 

[siciliano777]

Yeah the only way around this (for now) is to install wear messenger... It doesn't display contact pics.

 

[EnIXmA]

The beta version of WhatsApp fixes the pixelation for both WhatsApp and hangouts... WhatsApp removed it in the official release for some reason.

M attaching the apk for any one who wants to use it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkjkd2bjq949nq9/WhatsApp-1.apk?dl=0

 

[dressanderc]

The beta version of WhatsApp fixes the pixelation for both WhatsApp and hangouts... WhatsApp removed it in the official release for some reason.

M attaching the apk for any one who wants to use it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/spbyhzlf7e3vbd1/WhatsApp.apk?dl=0

It fixes it for hangouts, even if hangouts is used for sms as default?

 

[EnIXmA]

Yes, it fixed my hangouts pixelation too

 

[dressanderc]

Yes, it fixed my hangouts pixelation too

Do I have to do anything specific or will it just work if the apk is installed? Because I still have the pixelation issue and it's installed.

 

[EnIXmA]

Uninstall the old WhatsApp and then install the apk... It works fine for me on hangouts and calls

 

[dressanderc]

Uninstall the old WhatsApp and then install the apk... It works fine for me on hangouts and calls

Well, that's bizarre. I have the .apk installed that you provided, yet it does nothing about the quality of the photos.

 

[EnIXmA]

Well, that's bizarre. I have the .apk installed that you provided, yet it does nothing about the quality of the photos.

I am extremely sorry for posting the wrong apk.. Install this one and it should fix the pixllelatiin problem.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkjkd2bjq949nq9/WhatsApp-1.apk?dl=0

 

[dressanderc]

I am extremely sorry for posting the wrong apk.. Install this one and it should fix the pixllelatiin problem.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkjkd2bjq949nq9/WhatsApp-1.apk?dl=0

I appreciate all the help, man. Still doesn't seem to fix the issue for me, though. Guess I'll just wait and see if Google fixes the problem.

 

[BlackS0ull]

Hello,

What is the current status with this issue (low resolution for Whatsapp contact images)

I mean the problem is still there. There is any fix for this, in order to have the full picture resolution on whatsapp notifications?

thanks!