There are WhatsApp groups that are like these family reunions: you can't avoid them. You have to be present and learn to manage them as best as possible. Whether it is the work group, the family group even that of the neighborhood community. Fortunately, WhatsApp has evolved to give us complete control over all these group chats. And be careful if you are an administrator, because then you will be twice as interested.
Features to improve your WhatsApp groups
WhatsApp has taken a giant step forward with its latest updates. And that's it the most used messaging app It keeps adding features. In fact, a few days ago we saw how to talk to ChatGPT via WhatsApp. But if we focus on WhatsApp news that we can start using right now, there are various tools and functions which go unnoticed by the majority.
Tabs and filters
Finally, we can organize our conversations, chats and groups in different folders or tabs. If you go to WhatsApp and look at the top, you will find several groups: All, Unread, Favorites… If you move to the right, you will find a “+” to create another filter with the desired groups and chats. A very useful one is “Work”, so as not to neglect any message.
Controlling messages in chats and groups
If you're the one managing the group (that job no one wants but someone has to do), there are some new features to make your job a little easier. Here are your new best friends:
- Decide who can write and when: very useful for communicating with colleagues and preventing them from writing “thank you” until they bury your message.
- Automatic moderation: WhatsApp now detects and filters spam and inappropriate content before it reaches the group.
- Temporary messages– Perfect for meme groups that leave your iPhone with no space. Set them to automatically delete after 24 hours, 7 days, or three months.
- Restrict access to chat: Although with iOS 18 we can now completely hide and block apps, you can also block a specific group. The feature is called “restrict chat” and it will ask you for Face ID to open it. Additionally, restricted discussions or groups are displayed in a separate list.
To find all these options, just click on the group name (or chat), and you will find temporary messages, permissions, blocks, etc. The best thing is that all of these features work on both iOS and Android, so there's no excuse not to take advantage of them. WhatsApp has made managing groups easier than ever, although, yes, it still can't stop your family members from sharing every message chain they receive.
Other basic functions of WhatsApp that are good to remember
There are other features of WhatsApp that have been around a little longer, but even so, we often don't realize they are there. One of them is polls, very useful for deciding on the day of dinner. Another tool is share real-time locationideal for car trips, agreeing to arrive somewhere at the same time, getting ready to get off when your friend is ready, etc.
Finally, we cannot forget the option of send videos and photos in HD. Of course, it's not like sending it via AirDrop, but it's great for sending photos between Android and iOS. Just go to WhatsApp > Settings > Storage & Data > Download Quality
There are a lot of functions in WhatsApp, aren't there? The days of barely enjoying all those features of iOS and iPhone are long gone. And although there is no version for iPad or Apple Watch, talking via WhatsApp has undoubtedly become a great experience.
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