WhatsApp announced a new feature that would centralize conversations between members of connected groups, and it is now available to use. 'Communities,' as revealed by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier this year, is an attempt to let users gather discussions under one umbrella with a structure that works for them.
Other Meta-owned platforms, Instagram and Facebook, are working on developing functions comparable to this.
Connect With Your Community with Ease
Engadget reported that everyone who uses WhatsApp would have access to the Communities feature. You will be able to create smaller group chats or sub-groups inside a community to discuss important and interesting topics. There will be an option to move between these conversations with convenience.
For the purpose of managing communities, the latest update provides administrators with new features, such as the ability to send notifications to all members of the community and the flexibility to choose which groups should be included.
WhatsApp demonstrates that neighborhoods, businesses, and parents whose children attend the same school may bring together groups of people to form a community.
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Launch the 'Communities' in Easy Steps
To get started, go to the Communities tab, which is located at the bottom of the screen for iOS devices and at the top of the screen for Android devices. You will have the ability to create a community from scratch or include pre-existing groups in the new one.
More Updates on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is rolling out some brand new tools to its group chats, including those that are not even affiliated with any community.
The latest update on this messaging app provides a support for file sharing, emoji reactions, polls, and encrypted video conversations with up to 32 participants. In addition, groups may now support a maximum of 1,024 members.
Meta has been testing these features for the last several weeks, Engadget revealed.
Can You Trust it?
The Communities feature described in a way that is reminiscent of Facebook Groups; also, it is comparable to Nextdoor and Discord. However, it has end-to-end encryption for added security within the platform, which is a direct competition with Telegram.
Reportedly, the communities will be private and inaccessible to the public, unlike Facebook Groups. Users will need the invitation to join.
Zuckerberg has been considering a community-driven strategy to lessen the reliance on feeds across Meta applications. Yet, there may be some drawbacks to letting group chats function more like Facebook Groups, where a proliferation of false information has occurred over the last several years.
Due to the platform's emphasis on encryption, WhatsApp, in general, has fewer moderation capabilities than other platforms. Therefore, this may make it more difficult to put a lid on lies.
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Written by Trisha Kae Andrada
