If we saw how WhatsApp announced its Communities a few months ago, this time it’s in motion for the launch. two new features considered around groupsprobably the biggest slot of our phones.

First, group access control. This works with groups created using an invite link so anyone who receives it can get in touch directly. With this new functionality, the administrator gets the list of people who have requested access. And you can approve or reject one by one.

Designed to control unwanted access and find forgotten groups

This function is ideal for those who create semi-public WhatsApp groups, perhaps because they do not want to use an alternative like Telegram and may lose control over the distribution of the access link. In such cases, the story may end with the group disbanding due to too much unwanted access.

With this new functionality, we have a very similar interface to follow requests on Instagram, but for specific WhatsApp groups.

Other function allows Quickly search for WhatsApp groups that we have in common with a specific person. The natural idea behind this function is to see a list of groups that we belong to and that of Julián Pádel for example.

However, it has an additional function: find groups we don’t even remember the name of but remember someone who was in. Searching for “Julián Pádel” will now show all the bands we have with him, perfect for finding Dani’s bachelorette party. Customs.

The latter can already be done by entering the profile of each particular WhatsApp contact, but now it can also be done by searching by name. It provides more potential benefits if we have a contact book that uses similar references such as company names or surnames.

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