Create a WhatsApp group: It’s that easy

WhatsApp groups are very useful when you want to communicate with several contacts at the same time. This is how they can create a group chat.

Be it with friends or family: Chatting with several contacts at the same time can be very easy. WhatsApp offers the practical group function for this purpose, which allows you to exchange information with several users at the same time.

Our step-by-step guide explains how quickly and easily you can create WhatsApp groups and invite other people to groups.

1. Open WhatsApp and switch to the “Chats” tab.
2. Then tap on “New Group” or alternatively on “New Chat” (pen icon top right) and then “New Group”.
3. Select contacts for the group and then press “Next”.
4. Enter group subject. This serves as the group name. The name is limited to a maximum of 25 characters and can also contain emojis.
5. If you want to make the group look even better, you can add a group picture using the camera symbol. There you can select an image from the gallery or the web, or alternatively snap a photo.
6. Once everything is set, the process can be completed by clicking on “Create”.

1. Open whatsapp.
2. Click on “More options” (the three vertical dots) in the top right or alternatively on the “New chat” icon (bottom right) and then on “New group”.
3. Select contacts for the group, then press the right arrow.
4. Enter group subject. This serves as the group name. The name is limited to a maximum of 25 characters and can also contain emojis.
5. Once everything is set, just click on the check mark on the screen to complete the setup.

New members can easily be invited to the group. For this purpose, the group administrator creates a link, which is then forwarded to the appropriate contacts. It works like this:

1. Open WhatsApp group chat and click on the group name.
2. Then tap “Invite to group with link” (iPhone) or “Invite with link” (Android).
3. You can then choose where the relevant link will be shared – this can be directly on WhatsApp, but you can also create a QR code or copy the link to send it by email, for example.

By the way: WhatsApp groups can contain up to 1,024 people in total.

1. Open the WhatsApp group chat and then tap on the group name. Alternatively, you can tap and hold the group in the CHATS tab. Then tap More Options > Group Info.
2. Next to the group photo and subject, tap Edit.
3. Enter a new group name. Please note that it can consist of a maximum of 25 characters.
4. If you want to insert a new group photo, you can choose a picture from your gallery, use your camera, search for a picture on the web or remove the current picture.
5. If you want to change the group description, just tap on the group description and enter a new one.

1. Open the WhatsApp group chat and then tap on the group name. Alternatively, you can swipe left on the group in the Chats tab. Then tap More > Group Info.
2. Tap the subject and enter a new group name.
3. Then tap “Save”. Please note that it can consist of a maximum of 25 characters.
4. If you want to insert the group photo, tap on the camera icon. Here you can reset the group shot, take a photo, select an image, choose emoji and stickers, or do a web search for a matching image.
5. If you want to change the group description, just tap on the group description and enter a new one.

Each participant can change the group name, group picture or group info and send messages. However, if you only want to give this option to certain members of the group, you as an admin can change the settings accordingly.

By default, the person who created the group is an admin. If you want to make certain participants admins as well, it’s very simple:

1. Open the WhatsApp group chat and then tap on the group name. Alternatively, you can tap and hold the group in the CHATS tab.
2. Then tap More Options > Group Info.
3. Tap Group Settings > Edit Group Admins.
4. Select the participants you want to make admins. When done, tap the green tick on the screen.

1. Open the WhatsApp group chat and then tap on the group name. Alternatively, you can swipe left on the group in the Chats tab. Then tap More > Group Info.
2. Tap Group Settings > Edit Group Admins.
3. Select the participants you want to make admins.
4. Tap Done.