WhatsApp launches communities worldwide, announces in-chat polls, and large groups

WhatsApp announced the release of its ‘Communities’ feature on Thursday. This allows messaging groups to come together under one roof and send texts to everyone. It also features in-chat voting and groups with over 1,000 members.WhatsApp launches communities worldwide, announces in-chat polls, and large groups

WhatsApp announces new features like in-chat polls, video calls that support up to 32 people, and groups that support 1,024 users

The Meta-owned messaging service said in a company blog that the new community feature is rolling out globally but will roll out to all users in the coming months.

WhatsApp also announced other new features. This includes in-chat polling, video calls supporting up to 32 people, and group creation supporting 1,024 users. These features also apply to his newly started WhatsApp community.

“To get started, tap the New Community tab at the top of the chat on Android or at the bottom on iOS. From there, you can start a new community from scratch or add an existing group,” WhatsApp said in a post.

Communities aim to bring together relevant WhatsApp groups, such as schools and workplaces so that messages can be shared more widely. WhatsApp believes the new update will be handy for organizations that value end-to-end message encryption. , and admins can send important updates to everyone in the community,” said WhatsApp.

According to the company’s post, WhatsApp users can expect more new features in the coming months.

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