WhatsApp is activating the recent content suggestions– When you open a conversation, the app may show a thumbnail of the latest photo or video in your gallery and ask if you want to send it. It arrives gradually, only to some users, and it is activated by default.
What you see and what is actually sent
There are two variants and each account receives only one: a notice about the writing bar with the thumbnail, or the camera icon temporarily replaced by it. Touching it does not send anything, but rather opens the editor, where you can add text or a sticker, or exit without sending the file.
WhatsApp is rolling out media suggestions on Android and iOS!
With the latest updates, WhatsApp is making it faster for users to share recent photos and videos in their chats. pic.twitter.com/xA09qsdOdk
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) November 3, 2026
Until now, sending your last photo meant opening the gallery from the chat bar; With this there is one less step, although there is still an editor before sending. It is an expansion of the sticker suggestions that WhatsApp already offers on Android based on the emojis you type.
The detail that should be monitored
WhatsApp does not filter by origin: it proposes the most recent element, be it a camera photo, a screenshot, an image downloaded from the web or a video saved from another app. If you have just captured a code, an ID or a bank statement, that thumbnail could appear when you open a chat and be seen by anyone looking at your screen. The sources They do not clarify if the suggestion expires over time.
It’s not a serious security issue, because nothing is sent without your confirmation. Even so, activating by default something that shows content of your gallery seems debatable to me; I would have left it as an option that the user activates, not as something that is discovered by surprise.
How to deactivate it and when it will arrive
To remove it, go to Settings > Chats and deactivate “Recent media suggestions”; According to WABetaInfo, the app will no longer show them. It is the name given by the sources and we have not been able to confirm how it appears in Spanish. WhatsApp has not given a date for the rest of the users nor has it detailed anything about Spain or Latin America, so, if you still do not see it, you will have to wait a few weeks.
