WhatsApp has announced a feature that will allow users to create groups on the instant messaging app without having to name them first. Currently, if one wants to create a group, he/ she has to name it before the participants can start messaging each other.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the update on his Instagram channel and Facebook handle. This feature is rolling out globally over the next few weeks.
“Making it simpler to start WhatsApp groups by naming them based on who’s in the chat when you don’t feel like coming up with another name,” Zuckerberg said. The feature will let users create a group, even if they have not decided on a name or topic yet and need to create it quickly.
Use cases
The feature will be handy in situations when users need to create a group in a hurry. It must be noted that unnamed groups of up to six participants will now be dynamically named based on who is in a group.
WhatsApp also said that the feature is built with privacy in mind and the group name will display differently for each participant. This name will be based on how they have contacts saved in their phone.
This means that if you are added into a group with people who do not have your contact saved, your phone number will appear within the group name.
WhatsApp privacy initiative
Meanwhile, WhatsApp unveiled its latest privacy initiative in Mumbai by an immersive 3D anamorphic installation at the Gateway of India that highlights WhatsApp’s multiple layers of protection and privacy controls.
This is the first ever 3D anamorphic installation at the Gateway of India “and will transform the landmark into a digital experience showing how WhatsApp’s privacy layers work together to a create safe space for private messaging while using creative storytelling and hyperlocal symbols that are synonymous with the city of Mumbai like the kaali-peeli taxi, red post box, iconic street lamps and of course the pigeons at the Gateway of India.”
The installation highlights features like end-to-end encryption, two step verification, silence unknown callers, disappearing messages.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the update on his Instagram channel and Facebook handle. This feature is rolling out globally over the next few weeks.
“Making it simpler to start WhatsApp groups by naming them based on who’s in the chat when you don’t feel like coming up with another name,” Zuckerberg said. The feature will let users create a group, even if they have not decided on a name or topic yet and need to create it quickly.
Use cases
The feature will be handy in situations when users need to create a group in a hurry. It must be noted that unnamed groups of up to six participants will now be dynamically named based on who is in a group.
WhatsApp also said that the feature is built with privacy in mind and the group name will display differently for each participant. This name will be based on how they have contacts saved in their phone.
This means that if you are added into a group with people who do not have your contact saved, your phone number will appear within the group name.
WhatsApp privacy initiative
Meanwhile, WhatsApp unveiled its latest privacy initiative in Mumbai by an immersive 3D anamorphic installation at the Gateway of India that highlights WhatsApp’s multiple layers of protection and privacy controls.
This is the first ever 3D anamorphic installation at the Gateway of India “and will transform the landmark into a digital experience showing how WhatsApp’s privacy layers work together to a create safe space for private messaging while using creative storytelling and hyperlocal symbols that are synonymous with the city of Mumbai like the kaali-peeli taxi, red post box, iconic street lamps and of course the pigeons at the Gateway of India.”
The installation highlights features like end-to-end encryption, two step verification, silence unknown callers, disappearing messages.
