US EditionWhatsApp Is Lifting a Frustrating Group-Chat Limitation I’ve Hated for Years — Giving It the Upper Hand over iMessage and Telegram
Group admins can share up to 100 recent messages with new members, with clear notifications and an option to disable for sensitive chats, Meta says this was highly requested.
- Today, WhatsApp is rolling out Group Message History, a feature Meta says is one of its most requested updates.
- Following last month's updates, WhatsApp continues expanding group tools after launching member tags, text stickers and event reminders.
- When adding a new member, the group adder can choose to send recent messages from 25 up to 100; this must be an explicit action, not automatic.
- For transparency, when history is sent, all group members are notified with timestamps and sender information, and group admins can disable the feature for sensitive conversations.
- The change will alter how groups onboard new members by letting groups selectively share recent context, while WhatsApp uses opt-in sharing, visible labels, and an admin off switch for privacy controls.
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WhatsApp adds one of its 'most requested features' in free update for 3 billion iPhone and Android users
WhatsApp is adding one of its "most requested features" with its next free update. Dubbed Group Message History, for the first time, you'll be able to share the complete history of messages from a Group Chat with new users. Until now, whenever you added someone to an existing Group Chat, they were only able to see text messages, voice notes, photos and videos, documents, and anything else that was sent after they joined. This meant that Group Ch…
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HandelsblattNever go into the dark again with Whatsapp: Older messages can soon also end up with group newcomers. However, the last word on this new feature has the admin.
WhatsApp rolls out group chat history, will allow new members to know what is going on in the group
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature called "Group Chat History." With this feature, admins and members can now share up to 100 recent messages with anyone who joins the group, helping them quickly catch up on previous conversations.
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