WhatsApp to Stop Unwanted Group Invites

If you have ever been invited to a group WhatsApp without your request, you will learn about the problem of receiving dozens of messages without context. Until now, the only options you had were to leave or study the description and members to determine their origin. This will change very soon thanks to a new feature implemented by Meta.

The tech giant announced new security tools when someone you don’t know adds you to a group. When this happens, WhatsApp will display a context card with the group nameadministrator and creation date. Inside it will be a button to exit the group and a link to change privacy settings.

I know this WhatsApp groups are one of the ideal places for scamsMeta takes protecting its users seriously. Security tools allow you to control who can add you to a group. You can customize this feature to limit it to just your contacts in the privacy settings.

The option will also be available in the settings report messages within a group without anyone knowing about itor report a group if you suspect it is spam. These labels will be available via a link on the context card or in the group information window.

The context card is similar to the one that appears when we receive a personalized message from someone who is not in our contacts. WhatsApp has confirmed that this feature will start rolling out to users worldwide from today. The rollout will be gradual, so it may take some time for it to appear in your country.

WhatsApp is working on improving interactions in groups

Although this feature is a favorite weapon scammersthe truth is Groups are one of the most commonly used options in WhatsApp.The company knows that millions of users use groups to communicate with their family or neighbors, so it is developing improvements to this feature.

According to a recent report, the company is operating in a feature that will allow you to view the relevant messages. This feature, designed for those who do not want to waste time reading hundreds of messages in a conversation, will offer the opportunity view multimedia contentWhatsApp has decided to call this section “Recent Content” and it will be focused not only on groups but also on communities.

Those who have already tried this feature report recent content. photographs, videos, links and documents that may be relevant to the case. The section groups messages in one place, which will save time for many users. Unfortunately, this feature It is only available in the beta version of WhatsApp.although a stable version for iOS and Android is expected to be released very soon.

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