WhatsApp has announced several changes to the application, including the introduction of communities and file sharing up to 2 GB. We detail all the new features of the latest update.
WhatsApp has unveiled a whole bunch of new features that will soon be integrated into its application. The company wrote a blog post detailing all the new options coming to the messaging app, including the Communities feature, perhaps one of the biggest additions to the platform in years.
As the name suggests, users will be able to create “communities” in a new tab. These will enable thousands of people to participate in chats grouped in several discussion sub-groups. This new functionality should in particular enable companies to communicate better on WhatsAppmaking it easier for admins to post messages to different groups.
” Communities on WhatsApp will allow people to bring together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure that works for them. This way people can get updates sent out to the whole community and easily organize smaller discussion groups about what interests them. “explains WhatsApp in a blog post. In other words, you can, for example, create a WhatsApp community dedicated to your building, and create subgroups bringing together the inhabitants of each floor.
What else is new added to WhatsApp?
In addition to communities, WhatsApp announced the extension of the limit on the number of characters that can participate in a group call. From now on, up to 32 people will be able to communicate simultaneously during an audio call. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to conduct video calls with so many participants, so WhatsApp is far from wanting to attack other platforms like Zoom.
WhatsApp is also introducing an option for group admins to delete messages, which will come in handy in some conversations. WhatsApp also announces the arrival of reactions to messages using emojis, a feature we’ve been waiting for several weeks now. The messaging application is therefore finally aligned with its main competitors.
Finally, WhatsApp has increased the maximum limit of files you can share. Meta had introduced this feature a few days ago in beta in some countries, but it will soon be available for everyone. As a reminder, the current limit is set at 100 MB per file on Android, and 128 MB on iOS. From now on, users will be able to transfer files weighing up to 2 GB.
Source : Meta
