Forwarded Many Times Tag
Arattai now labels forwarded messages and highlights those shared many times. These labels make it easier to notice widely circulated content, so you can review it before sharing again.
About the Forwarded labels
If a message has been forwarded at least once, you'll see a Forwarded label above it. The label changes to Forwarded many times, and Arattai will limit how far you can forward it.
These labels show up in chats and groups, but not in channels.
How forwarded messages look
The label appears above the message bubble, so you can see it before you read the message.
Label | Icon | When it appears | How many chats you can forward to |
Forwarded | Single arrow | The message has been forwarded at least once | Up to 5 chats at a time |
Forwarded many times | Double arrow | The message has been forwarded through a chain of five or more chats. | 1 chat at a time (a person or a group) |
The Forwarded many times label is styled differently from the Forwarded label, so it stands out in the conversation.
Forward a message
You can forward any message, including one marked Forwarded many times. The only difference is how many chats you can choose.
- Open the chat that has the message.
- Select the message, then tap Forward.
- Choose the chats you want to send it to.
- Tap Send.
If a message is marked as Forwarded many times and you try to select more than one chat, Arattai will display this message: "Messages forwarded many times can only be forwarded to one chat at a time."
Remove the extra chats and send the message to just one chat.
How Arattai counts forwards
Arattai tracks how many times a message is forwarded. You won’t see this number, but it determines the label shown on the message.
- Every time you forward a message, the count goes up by one, even if you send it to several chats at once. For example, forwarding to 5 chats in one go still counts as one forward action.
- The count tracks each chain of forwards separately. For instance, if A sends a message to B, and B sends it to D, that’s one chain. If A also sends the same message to C, and C sends it to E, that’s a different chain with its own count.
- A message will show the Forwarded many times label when its chain reaches five forward actions. Counts from different chains are not combined.
For example, Anu sends a message. Bala forwards it to 5 chats at once, so the count is 1 and all 5 people see the Forwarded label. If one of them forwards it again, the count goes up to 2, and so on. After the fifth forward action in the chain, the next person who gets it will see Forwarded many times.