WhatsApp could soon introduce a new feature: then group chats could be limited in time and expire after a period.
WhatsApp groups for a specific occasion, for example for a birthday party or for holiday planning, can gather dust after a while in the Massenger app because they are suddenly no longer needed. Then they slide further and further down the chat list, participants forget to leave and at some point nobody knows that the group even exists anymore.
That could change soon: The forum WABetaInfowhich specializes in WhatsApp innovations, reports that the messenger service is planning to set a time limit for group chats.
WhatsApp: Group chat expiry date?
Sea WABetaInfo WhatsApp is currently working on the new function, called “Expiring Groups”. Accordingly, WhatsApp users should be able to set an expiry date when creating or editing their own group.
There could be different options: a day, a week or a user-defined date. After setting up, it should also be possible to remove or change the expiry date of the group. The function should be loud WABetaInfo be visible in the group info on WhatsApp.
This could, for example, be the group for a birthday party the day after the party. When the deadline is reached, users are asked to leave the group.
Group chat on WhatsApp: When will the expiry date come?
The feature is not currently available. Loud WABetaInfo is the new WhatsAppFeature currently still in the development phase. It probably needs a few more updates before users can use the innovation.
The expiring groups aren’t the only new feature that could come in the future. WhatsApp is currently working on many new functions that are to be gradually tested by users via so-called beta version test phases. For example, WhatsApp announced numerous innovations in the status function or that Mute unknown numbers at. And so many changes make for great resentment among WhatsApp users. If you don’t feel good about it, then switch to the alternative.
