WhatsApp has announced new group updates that will make it easier for admins and users to manage groups. The new update will give administrators more control over who can join a group and make it easier to find out which groups you share with others.
The new changes follow those made to WhatsApp groups in the past few months, such as increased group size and the addition of a message deletion feature for group administrators.
New controls for admins in WhatsApp
The most recent WhatsApp update allows admins to control who can join a group. When an admin chooses to share an invite link or make their group joinable in a community, they now have more control over who can join.
Easily see groups in common
You can also easily search a contact’s name to see which groups you belong to. This feature makes it simple to see which groups you and someone else belong to.
Availability
These features will be available globally in the coming weeks. Furthermore, the company has stated its plan to keep developing new tools to make groups the best experience for admins and members alike.
WhatsApp stated about the new group features:
As more people join communities, we want to give group admins more control over their group privacy, so we’ve built a simple tool that gives admins the ability to decide who is able to join a group.
With the growth of Communities and their larger groups, we want to make it easy to know which groups you have in common with someone. Whether you’re trying to remember the name of a group you know you share with someone or you want to see the groups you’re both in, you can now easily search a contact’s name to see your groups in common.
