WhatsApp will let you leave groups without notifying other users

A few days ago, we learned that WhatsApp was integrating search filters into the beta version of its application. This made it easier for us to find what we were looking for through a series of parameters. The new feature unveiled in the beta of WhatsApp for desktop is the ability to leave WhatsApp groups without alerting all users, administrators only. With the arrival of Communities and groups of up to 256 people, it is a good measure to avoid informing the whole group of the departure of a user.

You can leave WhatsApp groups without anyone noticing

WhatsApp groups have been around for a long time. In the case that concerns us today too. When a user decides to leave a group, all users see a message alerting them to their departure. In fact, it takes up half the space of a normal message and sits in the center of the screen. However, that could change soon.

The WABetaInfo team has found a new change related to dropouts within groups. This new feature appeared in the WhatsApp Desktop beta but will no doubt come to iOS and Android in case the messaging service gives the go-ahead for the change.

This change makes leaving a WhatsApp group invisible to other users. With a exception. All departures will be notified to group administrators.

This is perhaps, as we mentioned, with the arrival of Communities in the coming months, a series of platforms where groups will be the center of attention. And the truth is, leaving users shouldn’t capture the attention of groups like they currently do when someone leaves.

We’ll see if WhatsApp finally decides to apply this change to its entire infrastructure. In this case, iOS, Android, web version and desktop version would be updated avoiding annoying group abandon messages by users.