WhatsApp Opens Group Chats: What New Members Will See – Yahoo News UK

WhatsApp is working on a feature for group chats that shows new members selected older messages. This aims to help users quickly understand the purpose of a group without having to painstakingly sift through replies and hints. Currently, when someone is added to a WhatsApp group, they only see messages from the time they join. Important agreements, ongoing discussions, or decisions already made remain invisible. WhatsApp is now addressing this issue. As reported by the service “WABetaInfo,” which specializes in pre-release versions, the messenger is testing a solution that provides new group members with more context. Targeted Release of Old Messages Specifically, WhatsApp is testing the feature in the Android beta version 2.26.1.28. When adding a new person, group admins or invitees can decide whether and how many previous messages are shared. Options include tiered choices: the last 25, 50, 75, or 100 messages can be released. This way, new members get an overview of the current status without having to see the entire history. Control Remains with the Group WhatsApp continues to prioritize privacy. The release of older messages is not automatically active but must be consciously enabled. Only after this confirmation do the selected contents become visible to
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