Meta is working hard to add new features to all of its apps and services, including WhatsApp. The social media giant recently announced some new features for WhatsApp group chats. Both group administrators and group participants benefit from the new functions.
New controls for WhatsApp group admins include more privacy, meaning admins can now decide who can join a group. When group admins share a group invite link, they can control who can and can’t join the group. Meta recently doubled the group size from 512 to 1,024.
Another new feature announced by Meta for WhatsApp is the ability to search for a contact name to see the groups you’re both in. This is useful when you and the contact are both in the same community. You can search the community to find out what groups you share with someone. In WhatsApp Community you can have up to 50 groups and add up to 5,000 members.
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In an official blog post, Meta announced that the above new features will be rolled out globally over the next few weeks. Since these are big changes, Meta will make them available via app updates. Additionally, all these changes will be available on WhatsApp across all platforms including Android, iOS, desktop and web.
Meta also promised to continue “developing new tools to make Groups the best experience for admins and members.” In other words, the social media giant has hinted that more features for WhatsApp group admins and members will be added in the future.