“Class of 2012”, “Juan’s house barbecue”, “Whatever fathers and mothers school”… what do they have in common? What are WhatsApp group names? we disagree and want to leave if it were not for the fact that all the participants would see a magnificent “Parakeet leave the group”.

Let’s call it social pressure, whatever, but the truth is, WhatsApp is a little sneaky when it comes to leaving groups. Again, it looks like this is about to changeAs WhatsApp’s famous feature leaker WaBetainfo overlooked.

“I can’t go guys, I’m going” > Going, that’s it

This is the message that will appear when leaving a WhatsApp group.

The truth is, the function doesn’t have much of a mystery. As the WaBetaInfo screenshot shows, in a future version of the app (we don’t know which or when) it will be possible to leave WhatsApp groups in -almost- ninja mode, quietly, without making any noise and without anyone noticing.

And why -almost- in ninja mode? because group admins can see you leave. This is far from important for everyday groups, it is a function designed for communities, announced long ago and designed for such macrogroups that have not yet appeared.

The screenshot of WaBetaInfo was taken in the beta version of WhatsApp Desktop, but is expected if it reaches the desktop version. Do it for Android and iOS versions too. The wait thing is, we already know that WhatsApp functions take time to arrive.

via | WaBetaInfo