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July 30, 2026
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How do I remove "Share text to WhatsApp" from the quick actions pop-up when selecting text?

  • July 30, 2026
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How do I remove "Share text to WhatsApp" from the quick actions pop-up when selecting text in Acrobat Pro on a Mac?

Note: This is a different question than the one answered in “How do I disable a pop up in Acrobat which says ‘Share your PDFs using WhatsApp?’” (I still tried everything suggested by Adobe in that thread.)

“Share text to WhatsApp” appearing in the quick action pop-up when selecting text


I want to keep using quick actions when selecting text, so I prefer not to disable quick actions in Settings. I only want to remove the WhatsApp prompt from the available quick actions.

I'm using Acrobat Pro in "Classic" View mode.
Version 2026.001.21745 | Unified App 
MacOS 15.7.7

I've disabled "Show 'Send to WhatsApp' shortcut" in Settings > General. “Show quick actions on text selection” is enabled.

Following a staff member’s suggestion in “How do I disable a pop up in Acrobat which says ‘Share your PDFs using WhatsApp?’” I tried editing ~/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist using the Prefs Editor app (https://apps.tempel.org/PrefsEditor/) 

There's no value or key named "EnableThirdPartyWhatsappShare," however there are keys that contain "WhatsApp". I set both of the following values to "NO"
WhatsAppShareShortcutEnabled > Item 1: NO
ShareToWhatsAppCardEnabled > Item 1: NO

This didn't have any effect.

Please provide the exact key and value to change or add. The keys and values in .plist files don’t correspond exactly to those in the Windows registry.

I'd appreciate any help to remove this distraction from quick actions.

Thank you.

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    Meenakshi0101
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 30, 2026

    Hi tree leaves,


    Please refer to the information on the following community post: Mac users to disable the “Share text to WhatsApp” prompt when selecting text:.


    Thanks,

    Meenakshi