Administrators now have more control, and other WhatsApp users will be able to see how many groups they have in common with other people.
WhatsApp just made it official the arrival of two new features directed to improve group experience within the messaging app. The company, which only a few days ago had announced the availability of Text States, has now wanted to focus its efforts on one of the most used types of chats on the platform.
From today, WhatsApp will give more control to group administrators within the platform, with new settings that will allow you to decide who can join a group chat. In addition, WhatsApp has added a useful function that allows us to know which groups we have in common with other people.
More control for WhatsApp group administrators
Group invitation links landed on WhatsApp to give users the ability to add to your contacts to group chats of which they are a part. However, this opened the door to spamsince there was no verification method that gave administrators the option of approve or reject Adding new members to the group.
Now, WhatsApp is updated to give admins the option to choose who can join a group, and who can’t. To do this, you can access a list of pending participantsfrom where power approve or reject the inclusion of new members.
On the other hand, WhatsApp explains that, with the growth of communities and their larger groups, it intends to facilitate the task of know how many groups your users have in common with other people.
Thus, at find the name of a person in the WhatsApp contact list, it will not only show a shortcut to said user. A will also appear list with all groups in common with that contact.
These two novelties are going to begin to reach all users of the application over the weeks. It is recommended to download the latest version of WhatsApp and keep the app always updated so as not to miss any of the changes that come to the messaging platform.
