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WhatsApp users may soon be able to add over 1,000 participants in group

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: October 11, 2022 14:32 IST

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The meta owned messaging service platform WhatsApp has announced a new feature for beta testers which is now releasing the ability to add up to 1,024 participants to groups.
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This feature is accessible on WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS, but it is only available to an unspecified number of beta testers, claims WABetaInfo.
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According to the report, users can try to create a group or add new members to an existing one to see if the feature is available on their WhatsApp account.
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According to the report, WhatsApp is also developing new tools to give admins more control over these larger groups in the future, such as a list of pending participants and an approval system.
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The company released the ability to expand a group size from 256 people to 512 people in May along with new features.
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In the meantime, the platform recently launched WhatsApp Premium, a new feature for business accounts, for beta testers in some nations.
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