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This Thursday (4) WhatsApp announced an update that will allow users to forward media, such as photos and videos, with captions. According to the company, even before you share a received content, you can add other text to give more context, for example.
Freshness is also available for forwarding PDF files. “Like photos and videos, the documents you share may require some explanation. Whether it’s a newspaper article or a work file, you can now add a comment before sharing,” WhatsApp explained.
According to the company, the The feature will be available to everyone in the coming weeks. a g 1However, you have already obtained access. Learn how to use:
- open a WhatsApp conversation and select the photo, video or document that needs to be shared with another person;
- Then press Shipping option and specify which contact should receive the file;
- press “X” to remove the original caption, then type a new caption;
- Finally, click “straight ahead”.
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With this update, the administrator can only designate people to vote once. To do this, simply uncheck the Allow Multiple Responses option before creating the survey.
WhatsApp also said that users will receive notifications when someone takes part in a poll, and they can check who voted and the total number.
Finally, as with links, images and videos, in the coming weeks it will be possible to search for old polls in a group. To find them, just open a conversation, tap on “Search for” and then, “Polls”.
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