The latest WhatsApp beta update introduces an event feature for community announcement groups, enhancing how admins manage and share events.
WhatsApp is working on an event feature for community announcement groups with the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.14.8 update, per a report by WaBetaInfo.
The news comes just days after WaBetaInfo reported that the company was working on rolling out an event feature for group chats.
New Event Features on WhatsApp
The earlier update brought improvements such as offering users new ways to organize and manage activities within their group chats. The update allows users to create and manage events such as online meetings directly within the chat. Now, WaBetaInfo has reported that WhatsApp is working to expand the feature for community announcement groups.
Currently, events are limited to community group chats and regular groups. A future update will reportedly extend this feature to community announcement groups, allowing admins to manage events within these groups.
Event messages will be visible without getting lost in the fray, as only admins are allowed to send messages in community announcement groups. This will be beneficial for large communities where important announcements need to stand out.
What Are WhatsApp Communities?
Communities allow users to come together as part of topic-based groups. WhatsApp allows all users to create a WhatsApp community. WhatsApp group admins can update members with important updates by sending announcements. The community participants can stay up-to-date via updates and announcements shared with the entire group.
Members also have the flexibility to organize smaller discussion groups tailored to their interests. The platform offers various features to enhance group interactions such as the ability to create events, share polls for collaborative decision-making, react to messages, and more.
How to Create a WhatsApp Community
- Open WhatsApp on your device.
- Navigate to the ‘WhatsApp Communities’ tab.
- Tap on the ‘New Community’ option.
- Choose a name and icon for your community, and write a brief description. Users can either click a new image for the community icon or upload one from their gallery.
- Tap on ‘Create.’
- After setting up the community, you can create different groups within it and add members to each group as needed.