Instant exchange of texts, audio and video files, as well as the ability to make free calls - all this functionality is collected in the WhatsApp application. You can enjoy communication if you understand all the intricacies of working with software. One of the simplest is to forward to another person the message or media you received. We will tell you how to forward a message from WhatsApp to WhatsApp, what are the features of this option, and what are the differences in actions in different operating systems.

How to forward a message from WhatsApp to WhatsApp on Android

This handy feature in the messenger allows you to transfer the text or image received in any of your conversations. In this case, the one who receives it will always see a mark on top "Forwarded message" . It allows you to understand who the author is - you yourself, or whether it was written by another user.

There are some restrictions on working with such content, but more on that later. For now, let's figure out how the option works. To forward a message you receive, do the following:

1. Open a chat containing a message to forward.
2. Press and hold a message.
3. If you want to send two or more, after selecting the first one, tap on them.
4. Additional tools will open in the top bar of the chat.
5. Click on "Forward" , it's an arrow pointing to the right.
6. Select the recipient of the message, and press the button "Send" , at the bottom left in the form of a straight arrow.

Please note! All messages you forward will be marked as "Forwarded Message" and will be visible to both your conversation and the recipient.

How to send a text to another person on the iPhone

The interfaces of the application versions for different operating systems are largely identical. However, if you have apple technology, then the name of some buttons and their appearance and location will be slightly different. Therefore, here is a quick guide to forward messages on iPhone:

1. Enter the chat with the desired message.
2. Long press on it.
3. Wait until the action menu appears and the message is highlighted.
4. Press Forward , highlight in blue what else is required for forwarding.
5. Tap on the arrow at the bottom left to find contacts.
6. Find the desired recipient, and click on the blue button "Forward" .

What are the WhatsApp restrictions on message forwarding

Now let's get back to the topic of limited functionality that was touched upon at the beginning of the article. The fact is that there is a system for tracking the frequency of sending the same message to different chats. Therefore, a ban on their mass mailing is set:

1. You can send one message at a time to 5 chats simultaneously. In this case, there should be a label “Forwarded message” and only one arrow above the test.
2. After going through a chain of five chats, the message will have a new inscription "Frequently forwarded message" with a double arrow next to it. This means it can only be sent to one chat per send.

Each forwarded message has a counter that keeps track of how many times it has been forwarded. At the same time, WhatsApp itself does not know this information, and does not see its contents. It is available only to the recipient and sender.

How to forward a WhatsApp message to another person

Content

• Android
  • Method 1: One or more conversation items
  • Method 2: Photo, video, or GIF
  • Method 3: Android Share
• iOS
  • Method 1: One or more conversations
  • Method 2: Photo, video, or GIF
  • Method 3 : Share feature in iOS
• Windows
  • Method 1: One or more conversation items
  • Method 2: Photo, video, or GIF

, are very rare, which means that sooner or later there may be a desire or need to share the information received within the messenger with third parties. In order to perform such data distribution, you can use copy / paste, moving from one chat to another, but it is much more convenient and efficient to use a special function that is provided in all versions of the application - for Android, iOS and Windows.

Android

WhatsApp users for Android who need to redirect a particular message from one correspondence to another can resort to using more than one method to implement their plans. The only thing that needs to be taken into account in most situations is that the data of the recipient of the information being sent must be entered in advance in “Contacts” of the messenger.

Read also: Add contacts to WhatsApp address book for Android

Method 1: One or more conversation items

From the point of view of users of Android devices, the most universal method for forwarding messages within WhatsApp is to follow the instructions below.

1. Open the messenger and go to the dialogue (group) containing the message (or several of them) to be transferred to a third party.
2. Long press on a message to highlight it. If there is a need to send several at once, after setting the “highlight” on the first of them, select the rest with tapas.

3. From the tool menu that appears at the top of the screen, touch the curved arrow pointing to the right, which will open the Forward... screen .

4. Next, in the opened list of chats conducted through the messenger and its address book entries, select one or more recipients of the forwarded message, mark their avatars with short touches.

5. When you have finished selecting the recipients of the messages to be forwarded, touch the round green button with the image of a paper airplane in the lower right corner of the screen.

6. Please wait a bit for the data delivery to complete, after which you can go to the chat with the recipient and make sure that the information was transferred successfully. By the way, forwarded messages in dialogues and groups are signed accordingly.

Method 2: Photo, video or GIF

If you need to send a single picture, GIF animation, video or voice message from one conversation or group chat to another, this can be done in a shorter way than the technique described above in the article suggests .

1. Launch WhatsApp and open a conversation that contains a multimedia message to be forwarded.

2. If you look at the generated conversations, you will find that next to the area of ​​each message, except for those containing only text, there is a button with a rounded arrow. This is the calling function "Forward" interface element of the messenger - click on it.

In addition, in the case of a video, animation or image, to access the function in question, you can call up its full screen view and then click on the button located at the top of the screen and made in the form of an arrow pointing to the right.

3. In the displayed list of open chats and WhatsApp address book entries, select the recipient of the forwarded content. As with the message forwarding method described above, here you can specify several users who receive information at the same time.

4. After checking the checkboxes next to the names of all intended recipients of the content, tap on the round button “Submit” located at the bottom right .

5. As a result of the manipulations carried out by the messenger, copying and transferring from one correspondence to another (s) of the media data selected during step No. 2 of this instruction will be instantly initiated.

Method 3: The “Share” function in Android

Considering the methods of sending information available to WhatsApp users, it would be useful to talk about one more opportunity available within this system. On an Android device, files sent and received by you through the messenger can be forwarded not only to another participant in the service in question, but also outside it - through any application operating in the “green robot” environment and capable of transmitting data over the Internet. To implement this possibility, function 9 integrated into the mobile OS is used.0115 "Share" .

1. Go to a WhatsApp chat containing a photo, video, animation, or file.

2. Long press in the area of ​​the message-file to be retrieved from the messenger, select it. Further, if you are forwarding the content you sent earlier via WhatsApp, press the menu button made in the form of three vertically arranged dots and select item “Share” in the list of options that opens.

   When you need to redirect an image, animation or video received via the messenger, tap on the icon "Share" in the tools menu shown after highlighting content at the top of the chat screen.

3. In the panel displayed at the bottom of the screen "Send via ..." find the icon of the application or service through which you plan to transfer information, and click on it. A messenger other than WhatsApp, an email client, a social network, etc. can act as a means of sending.

   Specify the recipient and complete the content sending by means of the running application - the specific steps here will depend on the system chosen to send the data.

iOS

If there is a need to forward information from WhatsApp for iPhone to a user not participating in the correspondence containing it, more than the only function of the messenger may be activated. You can use one of the three message forwarding methods for your own purposes, but remember that in most cases there is a need to first enter the recipients' data into the device's address book.

Read also: Add contacts to WhatsApp address book for iOS

Method 1: One or more conversation items

The first method of forwarding messages from individual and group WhatsApp chats can be effectively used within the messenger, regardless of the type of information being forwarded and the number of messages copied from chat to chat.

1. In the messenger, open the correspondence that contains messages forwarded to a third party.
2. Long press on the message to call up the menu of actions applicable to it and select item 9 in it0115 "Forward" .

3. If you need to redirect several chat items at the same time, select them by ticking the checkboxes displayed to the left of the messages.

4. When you have finished selecting the messages to be forwarded, tap on the interface element in the form of a curved arrow located in the lower left corner of the screen. Next, tick off the checkboxes located to the right of the names of data recipients.

5. To complete the transfer procedure, touch the inscription displayed at the bottom of the screen on the right side "Forward" . Next, wait for the message delivery to the addressee(s) to complete.

Method 2: Photo, video or GIF

If the object of transfer from one chat to another is a single image, video or animation, to implement the plan, you can go a shorter way than suggested above.

1. Start WhatsApp and open a chat where there is media data to be sent to a third party.

2. There are 9 round buttons next to message areas that contain a photo, video or GIF animation0115 "Forward" with a curved arrow. Click on such an interface element next to the media message being forwarded to another chat.

   In addition, if you need a preliminary assessment of the image, video or animation you are sending, you can expand it to full screen, tap on the square with an arrow located at the bottom right and select "Forward" in the menu that opens.

3. Next, select the recipient of the multimedia message in the list of available messages displayed on the screen, or mark several recipients in it.

4. To complete sending a copy of the media file, click on the link located at the bottom right "Forward" .

Method 3: Share feature in iOS

In some cases, you need to forward messages from WhatsApp outside the service, for example, to a person who does not have an account in this messenger. You can carry out such an operation on the iPhone very quickly and easily if you use the “Share” function integrated into iOS .

1. Go to a dialog or a group chat that contains messages sent from the messenger to another service.

2. Click on the message and do not stop until the menu appears, in which select "Forward" . If necessary, indicate to the system that several messages will be forwarded by checking the checkboxes to the right of the areas they occupy.

3. Click on the button "Share" in the lower right corner of the screen.

4. After scrolling through the list of applications and services available for data transfer, click on the icon of the one that can do the job of sending information in your situation (e-mail, messenger other than WhatsApp, social network, etc.).

   If a data-enabled app is installed on your iPhone, but its icon is not displayed in the iOS Share menu , tap More . Then, in the list that opens, activate the display of the client of the required service and tap "Done" .

5. Specify the recipient of the message (or several) from WhatsApp in the program that opens and complete the forwarding. The specific steps here depend on the service you have chosen as the data transmission channel.