In the past months, WhatsApp has increased the number of people who will participate in video and audio calls in groups to 32. Thanks to the new update, users will be able to mute the people they want in WhatsApp group calls.
Mute period for WhatsApp group calls
With the announcement made yesterday, new features were announced for users with privacy concerns. Now last seen, profile picture and about you will be able to hide your information from your contacts to the people you want.
“My Contacts ExceptWhen you use the ” feature, the last seen will be turned off for both parties. There is one-sided hiding for your profile photo and information about it.
William Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp at Meta, made a statement on the subject. Cathcart says, “Mute others in a group call feature has been developed for users who forget to turn off their microphone. We’ve also added a new indicator so you can dominate multi-party calls.” made statements.
The contact limit in WhatsApp groups was increased from 256 to 512 some time ago. Stating that control has become difficult for group administrators, officials announced that they will add new features so that users can better manage WhatsApp groups.
In order to mute others in group calls, it will be enough to click on the “mute participant” button in the menu that appears after selecting the relevant person. On the other hand, you can also send a direct message to the relevant person if you wish.
New features on the messaging platform have started to be offered to users on iOS and Android platforms. Gradually activated features will soon be available to all users.
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