WhatsApp Communities now available for Android, iOS and web: Reports – Hindustan Times

According to reports, WhatsApp’s recently-released Communities Feature is now available on Android, iOS and WhatsApp web. The feature was announced on November 3 by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the messaging platform’s parent company, Meta, as were several other updates.

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WhatsApp Community

With Communities, users can bring groups with similar interests under one roof. Up to 50 groups can be added to a community, in addition to the announcement group. Also, a maximum of 5,000 members can be added to an announcement group.

To create a community:

(1.) Open WhatsApp, followed by ‘New Chat,’ ‘New Community,’ and ‘Get Started.’

(2.) Give the community a name (maximum 24 characters), description, and profile photo.

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(3.) Tap ‘Next’ to add an existing group, or to create a new one (not more than 10).

(4.) To add existing groups, select the ones you are admin of, and tap ‘Next.’ For a new group, enter the group subject; this will be the name all participants will see.

(5.) Finally, tap ‘Create.’

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