Report, WhatsApp users will soon decide who can add to the group

While using WhatsApp, many times it happens that you are made a part of a group by another person even without your wish. In such a situation, you are left with no option but to delete the group. It seems that this social media platform is aware of the problem that its users are facing. That’s why preparations are underway to bring a new feature in WhatsApp, through which users will be able to easily decide whether they should be added to the group or not. This feature will probably work on invitation basis. With its help, users will be able to decide who can add them to the WhatsApp group. Testing of this feature is going on on iPhone. This is part of the test flight programme. It will soon be made a part of iPhone WhatsApp through the next beta update.

The WhatsApp group invitation feature is currently limited to the iPhone version of the app. about this Information provided by WABetaInfo, The feature will soon be made a part of the Android version of the app. However, the group invitation control function is currently in inactive state. Because this is still the development stage. This feature will be part of the “Privacy” section. WhatsApp iPhone users can check this feature by going to Settings > Account > Privacy > Groups.

In the group option, users will be able to choose one of three options. This will be activated when a WhatsApp group administrator tries to add a user to the group. The first option will be “Everyone”. In this, any WhatsApp user will be able to make you a part of the group. The second option will be, “My Contacts”. In this, only the administrators present in the user’s contact list will be able to make that user a part of the group. Rest of the WhatsApp users will have to send invitation to become part of the group. Here the user can accept or decline the request.

At last the option will be – “Nobody”. After activating it, no one will be able to make you a part of any WhatsApp group. Enabling this means that all group administrators will have to send an invitation to any user to make them a part of the WhatsApp group. However, the user will have to decide on this invitation within 72 hours. If the invite expires, the user will have to wait for another invitation from the administrator to join a group. However, users can still become a part of a WhatsApp group through a group link invite.