Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out some new changes and the most talked-about one is “Communities”, a new feature that will help manage groups better, Report informs referring to FirstPost.
“Communities on WhatsApp will enable people to bring together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure that works for them. That way people can receive updates sent to the entire Community and easily organize smaller discussion groups on what matters to them,” WhatsApp wrote in a blog post.
A community can be created by anyone and multiple groups can be invited to join in. These groups will become a part of the community after their admins accept the invite.
Users can receive updates sent to the entire community. The feature contains new tools for admins, including announcement messages that are sent to everyone and the control over which groups can be included.
But those in a particular group only have access to that group. They will not be able to see messages or contact details of other users within the community.
Communities are inherently private, which is why we will continue to protect messages with end-to-end encryption. This security technology has truly never been more necessary to protect people’s privacy and safety, Meta announced.
Apart from Communities, some other features will be introduced on WhatsApp soon. Emoji reactions similar to Facebook and Instagram are part of the new rollout.
Group admins will be able to remove errant messages from everyone’s chats.
WhatsApp also plans to introduce “larger voice calls” – a group call that can be joined by up to 32 people. Plus, the limit for file sizes is now increased to 2 GB. Currently, WhatsApp only allows 100MB file sharing in one go.