Apparently, WhatsApp will soon introduce further restrictions on the forwarding of messages. We tell you what will no longer be possible in the future.
WhatsApp restricts message forwarding again. (Source: netzwelt)
- WhatsApp wants to further limit the forwarding of messages.
- In the future, you can only send a message to one group at a time.
- The limit is currently still in the test phase.
In 2020, WhatsApp restricted message forwarding. Since then, messages that have been forwarded more than five times are marked as “frequently forwarded”. In addition, messages can only be sent to five contacts at a time.
The messenger wanted to stop the spread of chain letters, which in the past had mainly threatened young people and often spread misinformation. Now another restriction appears to follow.
Messages can only be forwarded to one group at a time
In the future, you will not be able to forward messages to several groups at the same time. The restriction had already been discovered in early March in the beta version of Messenger for Android phones. Now she became the blog WA Beta Info according to also introduced in the WhatsApp beta for iOS devices.
Therefore, it should only be a matter of time before WhatsApp introduces the changes for everyone. Messenger recently released a major update for the voice message function.
This is something to keep in mind when forwarding messages
In the linked instructions, we explain what you need to bear in mind when forwarding WhatsApp messages and how you can remove the “Forwarded” note.
An alternative to forwarding messages is the WhatsApp Broadcast feature.
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