WhatsApp is always working to add new features to its messaging app and the newest addition comes in the form of enhanced group privacy settings. The company has now decided to make it possible for you to choose whether you would like to be added to a group conversation or not. This is an important feature that’s been present on the beta app for quite some time and well, it has finally arrived in the stable version of WhatsApp.
Note: I tested out the feature on WhatsApp’s stable build 2.19.190 on my Nokia 7 Plus, running Android 9 Pie.
- Go to the Settings in WhatsApp and navigate to the “Account > Privacy” option.
When you choose the ‘Nobody’ option in the group privacy setting, the admins who are trying to add you to a group will see an error message. It will read ‘Couldn’t add [XYZ] contact. You can invite them privately to join this group.’ Here, if the admin wants you to be present in a group, they can tap on ‘Invite to Group’ button. You will receive a message with the invite (as seen below) which you can tap to accept the request. Isn’t it just great?
