With WhatsApp, media are now always forwarded with a description. If you don’t want this, you must remove the caption before sharing. That’s how it’s done.
Messenger WhatsApp allows you to forward messages, pictures and videos from one chat to another. So far, the associated caption has been lost. That is now changing. From now on, the messenger always forwards media together with a description.
If you don’t want this, you can remove the description before sharing. We will show you step-by-step how to do this below.
How to remove a caption before sharing
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When you click the share arrow next to an image or video with a description typed, a warning now appears on WhatsApp stating that the description will be shared. Confirm this with “Ok” .
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Now choose who you want to share the picture or video with. You can then remove the description. All you have to do is tap on the “x” next to the description. Then you can send the picture via the arrow without a description.
In another article, we will tell you what you have to observe legally when forwarding WhatsApp messages. You can also use a trick to remove the notice that the message has been forwarded.
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