Meta-Owned WhatsApp Rolls Out New Feature on Platform, Intensifies Group Privacy

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature on the platform to intensify group privacy.

This new feature according to WhatsApp is designed to give admins more control over who can join a group.

The company said, “Today we’re excited to roll out a few new changes we’ve made to make groups more manageable for admins and easier to navigate for everyone. As more people join communities, we want to give group admins more control over their group privacy, so we’ve built a simple tool that gives admins the ability to decide who is able to join a group. 

“When an admin chooses to share their group’s invite link or make their group joinable in a community, they now have more control over who can join. Groups are where people have some of their most intimate conversations and it’s important that admins are able to easily decide who can and cannot come in”.

With this new feature, admins can click an “X” or a checkmark to either reject or approve a user.

Also, WhatsApp has launched another feature that enables users the ability to see which groups they have in common with someone.

This feature comes in handy in larger groups and communities, where it can be difficult for users to remember which groups they are a part of. Users can now search for a contact’s name to see their groups in common, making it easier to navigate and stay connected with others.

“Whether you’re trying to remember the name of a group you know you share with someone or you want to see the groups you’re both in, you can now easily search a contact’s name to see your groups in common,’ WhatsApp said.

The two new features announced will start rolling out globally over the coming weeks. The launch of features comes a few months after WhatsApp launched Communities, a new feature offering larger, more structured discussion groups.

Launched in 2009, WhatsApp is a free application that can be used across different smartphone operating systems which includes; Apple, and Android as well as on computers and laptops.

The widespread use of mobile smartphones globally, along with better affordability of mobile data, has made it possible for many people across the world to use WhatsApp.

Since its launch in 2009, WhatsApp has become a social network that enables individuals to connect individually and collectively. In 2019, it had 1.5 billion users in 180 countries.

Investors King understands that the widely used messaging platform has no doubt transformed everyday communication at various levels, from the professional, educational, and interpersonal level.