WhatsApp launches Communities alongside polls, bigger groups and more

Meta has announced a bunch of features for WhatsApp, including the rollout of the new ‘Communities’ feature for iOS and Android, which allows you to join multiple groups within an umbrella that’s related to the topic at hand, such as schools, neighborhoods, and more. In a blog post (opens in new tab), WhatsApp is also expanding the number of users you can add to a single group up to 1024, alongside being able to make video calls with up to 32 people if needed. Groups on Facebook have only grown in use in the last few years, especially during the pandemic in 2020, and there have been enhancements to it lately to try to make it a justified rival to Slack and Discord.

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