LONDON- Instant messaging app WhatsApp has officially rolled out the groupdescription feature allowing users to add a description to group chats.
The feature has been rolled out to both Android and iOS users. The groupdescription feature was available in Android beta last month.
The description can be 512-characters long. Any member of the group canedit the description and the description can be viewed by the group memberswhenever the open the group information page.
*Here is how you can update the group description*
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Open WhatsApp group
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Tap the group name info
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Select ‘Add group description’ just below group name
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Now you can describe the purpose of the chat group
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Once done, the description will be available for viewing to all group members
WhatsApp Messenger recently updated its ‘Delete for Everyone’ featureletting users delete their sent messages within 4096 seconds or 68 minutesand 16 seconds as compared to its earlier deadline of 420 seconds or sevenminutes.
The popular Internet-based messaging service had rolled out the ‘Delete forEveryone’ in November last year.
Deleting messages for everyone allows you to delete specific messages youhave sent to either a group or an individual chat.