WhatsApp has just submitted a new stable update for iOS, available on the App Store: the build number is 22.23.77.
What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to forward images, videos, GIFs, and documents, with a caption!
| Common questions |
Answers |
| Name of the feature? |
Forward media with caption |
| Status? |
Rolling out |
| Compatibility? |
WhatsApp for iOS 22.23.77 is marked as a compatible update but some lucky users may receive the same feature after installing the previous 22.23.76 update. |
| I have the same version but I don’t have this feature, why? |
WhatsApp is releasing this feature to some users. If it is not available for your WhatsApp account, please wait for a new update on the App Store. |
| Thanks: |
katullo11 for testing and reporting! |
| Previous news? |
WhatsApp news of the week: voice status updates on iOS beta |
FORWARD MEDIA WITH CAPTION
In the article about the WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.23.0.72 update, we posted news about a new feature available for some beta testers: the ability to forward images, videos, GIFs, and documents, with a caption! Thanks to this feature, it is finally possible to keep a caption while forwarding media.
Today, a new update has been released on the App Store and the official changelog reports that it is a bug-fix update, but there is more to test: WhatsApp is now rolling out the ability to forward media with a caption to some users after installing the latest WhatsApp for iOS 22.23.77 update from the App Store:
As you can see in this screenshot, you need to forward an image with a caption in order to discover if the feature is enabled for your account: in case it is available, a new view will show up at the bottom of the screen. In addition, thanks to the dismiss button, it is also possible to remove the caption from the image before forwarding the message in case you don’t want to forward the caption.
Note that as mentioned above, this feature is not limited to images but you can also forward videos, GIFs, and documents, without losing the caption. As always, forwarded media with a caption are end-to-end encrypted so nobody can see the content of the forwarded message.
The ability to forward images, videos, GIFs, and documents, with a caption has been released to some users that install the latest version of WhatsApp from the App Store it rolling out to more users over the coming days.
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