WhatsApp Group Features: Mark Zuckerberg announces new updates, admins to get more control

WhatsApp Group Features: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a slew of new features for WhatsApp groups. The updates will give admins more control over who can join a group and make it easy for them to allow people to join a group. "New updates will make it easier to discover what groups you have in common with someone," Zuckerberg said.

The new updates were announced by Mark Zuckerberg on his Instagram Broadcast Channel. 
 
Groups continue to be an essential part of WhatsApp and the instant messaging app has been trying to bring several changes of late. These changes follow some updates made over the last few months, including making groups larger and giving admins the ability to delete messages sent in the groups they manage. 

"Last year, we rolled out Communities to help people get the most out of their groups on WhatsApp. Since launching, we’ve wanted to build even more tools for admins and users alike. Today we’re excited to roll out a few new changes we’ve made to make groups more manageable for admins and easier to navigate for everyone," Zuckerberg said. 

WhatsApp Group: New controls for admins

As more people join communities, WhatsApp is giving group admins more control over their group privacy. The company has built a simple tool that gives admins the ability to decide who is able to join a group. 

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When an admin chooses to share their group’s invite link or make their group joinable in a community, they now have more control over who can join. 

WhatsApp Group: Easily see groups in common 

With the growth of communities and their larger groups, WhatsApp is making it easy to know which groups you have in common with someone. 

"Whether you’re trying to remember the name of a group you know you share with someone or you want to see the groups you’re both in, you can now easily search a contact’s name to see your groups in common," a statement reads. 

According to the company, these features will start rolling out globally over the coming weeks.