When you receive an important WhatsApp message and you want to forward it to another contact, the app allows you to do so. It even indicates that it is a "forwarded message" and if it has been forwarded by many people, it also specifies it.
WhatsApp wants to make it clear that the message is not original and that it has been taken from another contact. Now, What happens if, as the author of the message, you want to know if it has been forwarded?, there is a way to achieve this. In this article we explain how to identify it.
This is how you can identify if your messages have been forwarded on WhatsApp
Forwarded messages are a way to share information from other chats. For example, if it's local news and you received it from a group chat, you simply long-press the message and tap the double arrow icon of "forward". Then, you select the destination chat and that's it, it will receive it with the note that it is a "forwarded message."
Under this scheme of forwarding a message, WhatsApp limited to a maximum of 5 contacts to forward it simultaneously. This with the aim of controlling a little the "fake news" that became popular on the social network.
Now, if the same message has been forwarded more than 5 times, its status is "forwarded many times." Although WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption, it is capable of counting the number of times the same message is sent and determines it accordingly.
How do you know if a message has been forwarded? If you suspect that a contact forwarded your message in a conversation, you can determine this as follows:
- Sign in on WhatsApp.
- Choose a chat.
- Press and hold the message you want to verify.
- When it is shaded, touch the three dots located in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Tap on «info.«
- You will see if the message has been «read","delivered» and below this information it will appear if it has been forwarded.
With this information you can know the number of times your message has been forwarded. If it is a joke or important news, you determine the impact and value it has had on the platform. What do you think of this option to know if a WhatsApp message has been forwarded?