Help required with Whatsapp usage.

[saurabhdua]

Hello There!

 

I wish to know that why does there exist 2 separate "Send" buttons - one for the Media & one for the Message within the Whatsapp interface?

 

Does there exist a way to constitute a Single correspondence comprising of Picture+Description & then sending these all along with a single 'Send' button?

 

Please note that Iam not referring to mere 'Captioning' an image but appending a thorough description with it?

 

How to make the attached Media+entered Description -- a part of single compilation & using the "Send" button just once!?

 

Inputs will be sincerely appreciated.

 

Thank you. 

[Brys]

It might depend on what os you're on (I'm not sure). I remember on some older versions of windows phone, it depends also on how you attach the media : it used to be that if you attached an image from within the whatsapp conversation, it would bring up the interface to add a description, but if you used the "share" function from windows and sent it to whatsapp it would send the image directly without asking. I don't know if it's still the case.

[Steven P. Administrators]

On Android you can add a comment right under the media you are sending, I'm not sure how that works on other platforms. Look for a text input area under the media you just attached, on Android it isn't extremely clear but you can add text under it.  Oh btw, the comment you add as I explained, will just send as part of an image + message bubble, it won't be formatted like a 'description' of sorts, at least on Android.

[saurabhdua]

3 hours ago, Steven P. said:

On Android you can add a comment right under the media you are sending, I'm not sure how that works on other platforms. Look for a text input area under the media you just attached, on Android it isn't extremely clear but you can add text under it.  Oh btw, the comment you add as I explained, will just send as part of an image + message bubble, it won't be formatted like a 'description' of sorts, at least on Android.

Hello Steven!

 

What you have explained actually constitutes a "Caption" - which could be one-liner.. but not what is being referred to as "Description" over here.

 

& you said right that the entry made against the 'Caption' field spread all across the posted Media & cover-up it up from Top to bottom !

 

Isn't there a way in WhatsApp to emulate how we post on Facebook or Twitter!?... i.e. a single intact format allowing us to attach an Image/video , writing the description along with it & then make that 'Final' post?

 

It appears as though one has to post only "Twice" for Whatsapp to make the Correspondence appear closely knit, intact & uniform.

 

Any further Inputs please?

 

PS - Iam using probably the Latest version of WhatsApp on my Android C1604 Sony Xperia & have recently become familiar with WhatsApp Web as well through my Windows Desktop PC.

 

Nothing appear different b/w these 2 environment when it comes to posting Messages (Media+Description) to the Contacts! 

 

 

Edited December 21, 2016 by saurabhdua
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[saurabhdua]

Hello Folks!

 

Iam still awaiting your Inputs in the relevant context..

 

Please suggest further.

[Steven P. Administrators]

We've determined what you want is possible, if you use the caption, but it isn't in other ways.

 

When you use the caption, the media and text is added like a normal chat bubble, I still don't see the issue.  

[saurabhdua]

5 hours ago, Steven P. said:

We've determined what you want is possible, if you use the caption, but it isn't in other ways.

 

When you use the caption, the media and text is added like a normal chat bubble, I still don't see the issue.  

Hello again!

 

Do the "Recipient" also see the entire Compilation in the form of Media appended with Speech bubble description?

 

I know that the 'Sender' is able to see things that way, but as soon as you Tap the image - you see entire Text spread over & overlapping the Image - which requires to be Tapped once more to make that description disappear!

 

Is there a Uniformity of Message appearance at both Sender & Receiver's end? OR the Recipient encounters the one with Text spread all over the Image as a first impression?

 

Kindly clarify & I'll seal this Topic.

 

Thanks for your patience. 

 

 

[The Evil Overlord]

at a guess I'd assume the other 'message' button is for a private message to a specific user?

don't use whatsapp so I don't know