WhatsApp Announces Communities, Emoji Reactions, 2GB File Sharing, More [Video]

WhatsApp has announced several new features coming to its messenger app including Communities, emoji reactions, 2GB file sharing, larger voice calls, and more.

Communities on WhatsApp will enable people to bring together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure that works for them. That way people can receive updates sent to the entire Community and easily organize smaller discussion groups on what matters to them. Communities will also contain powerful new tools for admins, including announcement messages that are sent to everyone and control over which groups can be included.

Admins will be responsible for creating and managing Communities on WhatsApp. They can choose which groups become part of their Community by forming new groups or by linking pre-existing groups. Community admins will also have the ability to unlink groups from the Community and remove individual members from the Community entirely. In addition, group admins will be able to delete inappropriate or abusive chats or media for all members of a group.


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WhatsApp has also announced several other new features to how groups work - whether or not they are part of a Community. These features are rolling out in the coming weeks...

● Reactions – Emoji reactions are coming to WhatsApp so people can quickly share their opinion without flooding chats with new messages.
● Admin Delete – Group admins will be able to remove errant or problematic messages from everyone’s chats.
● File Sharing – We’re increasing file sharing to support files up to 2 gigabytes so people can easily collaborate on projects.
● Larger Voice Calls – We’ll introduce one-tap voice calling for up to 32 people with all new design for those times when talking live is better than chatting.


You can download WhatsApp Messenger from the App Store for free.

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