What to know

  • WhatsApp will soon let you tag entire group chats in status updates, expanding beyond the five-contact limit.
  • Group members get notifications and messages in the group chat about status mentions, unless they muted the chat.
  • Your status update becomes visible to all group members automatically when you mention them.

WhatsApp's latest beta version for Android users will include group chat mentions in status updates. You could tag entire groups instead of individual contacts.

The update expands on the app's current feature of mentioning individual contacts in status updates. You no longer need to stick to mentioning just five contacts - you can notify a whole group at once.

Tagging a group in your status triggers an automatic notification to group members and posts a message in the group chat. If you've muted the group chat though, you won't see these notifications.

This comes in handy for coordinating events, family updates, or team communications. You c share updates, photos, or reminders with entire groups in one go.

The group mention feature overrides regular privacy settings. Once you mention a group, every member sees your status update, ensuring everyone stays in the loop.

WhatsApp is still testing this feature and hasn't specified if there will be any limits on group sizes for mentions or restrictions on how many groups you can tag in one status. These details should become clear when the feature launches more widely.

Source: WABetalnfo