New Communities feature for WhatsApp group chats inbound but first, other tweaks are coming – Stuff

Meta-owned, WhatsApp has announced a new Communities feature, which provides additional features for group chats. Features like file sharing for sizes up to 2GB, emoji reactions, an admin delete function, and group calls of up to 32 people are also inbound. Which sounds like a cacophony, but is great if you don’t want to read all those texts, we guess.The company shared the following video on its WhatsApp Twitter account.📣 We’re excited to announce a new feature rolling out later this year called Communities!With Communities, you’ll be able to bring related groups together in a way that helps you organize meaningful connections easily and privately. pic.twitter.com/eatAZQCmc3— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) April 14, 2022According to the company, more people are relying on WhatsApp groups to get information across. It’s this that has apparently prompted the development and launch of Communities.“Organisations like schools, local clubs, and non-profit organisations now rely on WhatsApp to communicate securely and get things done. Especially since the pandemic forced us all to find creative ways to work together while apart. Given lots of feedback we’ve received, we think there’s more we can do to make it easier to help people manage these busy conversations among these kinds of groups.”What’s…
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