How to Edit Captions Before Forwarding Media on WhatsApp

Sharing media on WhatsApp is an easy way to keep friends and family updated on your life. Whether you’re sending pictures of your latest vacation, videos from a special event, or forwarding funny memes, you can bring everyone together with a few taps.

What could WhatsApp possibly do to make its sharing experience even easier? The company has introduced a way to include and edit forwarded media captions.

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You Can Now Manage Forwarded Media Captions on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has added new features that allow you to keep or edit forwarded media captions, as well as add captions before sharing documents. The company announced the features via an update on theMeta Newsroom. The new feature allows users to change the text accompanying a photo or video when they forward to another chat.

Previously, you had to use workarounds to keep captions on forwarded media and there was no option to edit pre-existing captions.

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These new features join the list of nifty feature updates that WhatsApp has introduced in 2023. They enable users to add more details to the media they send, or simply get rid of a caption that isn’t relevant.

Other features added in 2023 include the ability toshare an audio Status on WhatsApp, as well as the Companion mode feature that enables users touse the same WhatsApp account on multiple devices.

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How to Edit Captions Before Forwarding on WhatsApp

The edit caption feature is available on both Android and iOS versions of WhatsApp. To use it, follow these steps:

That’s all it takes to edit a caption before forwarding media on WhatsApp.

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Tapping the X icon deletes the original caption. If you’d like to keep parts of it, you can do so by copying it before forwarding. You can then add it to the editable caption field.

Managing Forwarded Media Captions

Editing a caption before forwarding media is an easy way to keep your messages clear and accurate. It also helps you avoid confusion when sharing a message with multiple recipients. With this feature, you can quickly and easily change the context of a media file before forwarding it to others.

Here’s how you’re able to link multiple smartphones to your WhatsApp account.

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