José Adorno
Three years after limiting the number of messages users can forward at once
in Brazil, WhatsApp is planning to roll out this feature globally. The
function, which is currently in beta, will be released in a future update.
Heres what you need to know.
According to WABetaInfo, this forward limit is already available with beta
version 22.7.0.76 of WhatsApp for iOS. The app will start limiting the
ability to forward forwarded messages to prevent spam and misinformation.
As of now, this feature will only apply to already forwarded messages. If
youre the owner of the message, youll be able to send it to everyone you
want.
With this new limitation, WhatsApp users will only be able to forward one
forwarded message at a time. In Brazil, the app also differentiates a
message forwarded once from one message forwarded multiple times the
former can be shared with up to five chats while the latter can only be
forwarded once.
Apart from that, WABetaInfo was able to bring more information about the
future Communities feature. WhatsApp is planning to replace the camera tab
with the Communities one. On the screenshot shared by the publication, its
also possible to learn more about this upcoming function:
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Communities bring related groups together. Any community you create or get
added to will appear here.
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WhatsApp Communities will be the perfect place where group admins will have
more control over groups on the platform. In December, the publication
explained a bit more about how it will work:
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Its like a group chat at the moment, so nothing like a social network:
its still a private place between people protected by end-to-end
encryption. A different layout for the community icon: yes, community icons
are square with rounded edges to distinguish the community from a group
chat.
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Both of these features will be available in a future update.
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