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KOMPAS.com – WhatsApp diligently pouring features-new features to enhance the user experience. This time, WhatsApp has reportedly started testing a new feature called “Admin Delete“.
As the name implies, the new Admin Delete feature allows admins group delete messages (chat) from group members. This feature will be useful for admins to control and moderate chats WhatsApp groups.
New features This is known to have been tested on WhatsApp Beta users. This was revealed by WABetaInfo, a site that often provides accurate leaks about potential new WhatsApp features.
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WABetaInfo reports, WhatsApp has started rolling out the Admin Delete feature on WhatsApp beta version 2.22.17.12 users on Android phones.
How to delete it looks the same as deleting a normal WhatsApp message.
First, admins only need to press the chat that they want to delete. Then click the “trash can” icon. Select the “Delete for Everyone” option.
That way, the member’s message will be deleted and can no longer be seen in the room group chat WhatsApp.
When deleting messages from group members, later the admin name will appear in the notifications of all group members, so that everyone knows that the admin deleted the member’s message in the chat room, as compiled KompasTekno from the page WABetaInfoWednesday (3/8/2022).
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Currently, admins cannot delete messages sent by other group members. Because messages in group chat rooms can only be deleted by the person who sent them.
WhatsApp groups sometimes annoying because there are too many voices asking to be heard. As a result, discussions are often unfocused and spread everywhere.
However, with the Admin Delete feature, admins can “silence” the chatter of these group members for good purposes, such as moderation, for example.
Currently, the Admin Delete feature is still in the testing phase on WhatsApp beta users. It is not yet known whether this feature will be released to WhatsApp users widely or not.
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