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[SOLVED!] On an Android phone is there an open source method of compressing files? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have to submit a document for employment and they want my passport but my passport photo is 5.49 MB and they say you can't upload anything more than 5 MB. How can I shrink that file on my android phone without paying some service?

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[–] RichardoC@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

You're looking for something to export the image at a lower resolution (resize) rather than something to compress the image. Any open source gallery/image editing app should be able to do this.

One example would be "image toolbox" on FDroid. I've not used it but it seems to have the feature you need