How to get rid of the ‘forwarded’ label on WhatsApp

Maintaining the title of "funny responsibility" in WhatsApp family group chat is not an easy task, especially when you want to forward emojis or GIFs you received previously, the "retweeted" tag will reveal your little secrets.

However, in just a few simple steps, you can get rid of this tag and make your aunts believe that these funny reactions are all original by you.

Why does WhatsApp mark forwarded messages?

Nothing makes people doubt the authenticity of a message more than the tag "reposted multiple times". This is exactly what WhatsApp does.

Many people use WhatsApp's forwarding feature to spread messages across multiple (usually crowded) group chats to maximize the chance of viral transmission with minimal investment. But as more and more users begin to spread false information on the platform, WhatsApp limits the number of chats that can forward messages to five at a time.

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Most importantly, the app also began tagging messages that have been forwarded by more than five people. In this way, if there are five or more levels of forwarding from the original message to the recipient, the user will see the tag "Forwarded multiple times" above.

This is an effective way to mark content and prevent users from spreading any misinformation in large quantities. But, for a funny GIF you want to forward to a group chat with friends, there is a way to get around it.

How to forward messages without leaving tags?

If you want to forward messages on WhatsApp, your first reaction may be to long press the text in the chat to select it, and then click the right arrow at the top of the screen.

Well, your intuition is wrong because your message will be marked as forwarded.

Instead, long press and hold the message you want to resend, click the three dots

in the upper right corner of the screen, and then click to copy . The platform will immediately notify you that the message has now been copied to the clipboard and you can use it as you like. To resend it, open the recipient's chat window and hold the message field until you see the

Paste

option. Paste and send.

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If you want to resend videos, photos, or files, the process is similar. Press and select the file and click the

three dots

in the upper right corner of the screen to open the option. There, you will find that "Copy" is not an option - but click Share. The platform will then redirect you to the sharing screen, where you can select the commonly used WhatsApp contacts or other messaging apps. If the chat window where you want to send the emoticon is not there, select WhatsApp at the bottom of the menu and select the contact you want to send.

If it sounds a bit too complicated to just resend an emoticon, remember that this is the original intention of WhatsApp. Think about how much time and click operation is required to use this method to make a message viral. So use it responsibly and just use it to make your aunts laugh.

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