The Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has brought many new features and changes in recent months. The most recent changes include message reactions, and the extended 2GB file sharing limit. Now, WhatsApp has rolled out more new features, so let’s check them out.
Admin Approval
The first feature is called Admin Approval which has been launched to increase the moderation capabilities of group administrators. With this new feature, the group admin will get a notification to approve the addition of a member to a group. If a group has multiple admins, they will need to individually activate it to receive the approval notifications.
Who can see profile picture, status updates
WhatsApp is finally rolling out highly requested features that will allow users more privacy. Previously, users had three options on who can see their profile picture, status updates, or last seen. These options included everyone, my contacts, and nobody. Now, the app is offering the ability for users to choose who in their contact list can access this information. If users want a particular contact to not be able to see their profile picture, status, or last seen, they can simply add them to the exclusion list.
Group audio calls – Muting people, added participant
WhatsApp recently increased the maximum capacity of group call participants to 32, and now, the app has introduced new features to polish the user experience. The users now get the ability to mute a fellow participant in a group audio call. Other than that, another feature will now notify the users who are already on a group call when a new user joins the call.
All of these above-mentioned features are currently rolling out in various regions.
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