Group chats are best on WhatsApp – from staying close to your inner circle to coordinating with your fantasy league. Today we’re making them even better with new polls updates for faster decision-making, @all mentions to get everyone’s attention, and a simpler way to create new group chats from existing groups.
Introducing Web Calling on WhatsApp, Plus More New Updates
Whether you're on your phone, at your desk, or switching between the two, calling on WhatsApp just works, privately and simply. Today, we are bringing new features to make that easier no matter where you are or what device you're on.
New Feature Roundup: Sign up on iPad, WhatsApp in your car, and more
Your most important conversations don't just live on your phone anymore. You're catching up with friends from the couch on your iPad, checking in with family on the drive home, and switching between many different apps to manage your work and day.
It’s time to reserve your WhatsApp username
When someone new walks into your life - a classmate, a neighbor, someone you meet at an event - sharing a phone number can feel like a big step. That's because a phone number is personal and it's tied to so many parts of your life. Sometimes you just want to chat without handing over your digits.
Celebrating Football with New Features on WhatsApp
Nothing brings people together quite like football: last-minute goals, the unbelievable saves, and the moments that make you jump and shout.
Introducing Incognito Chat with Meta AI: A completely private way to chat with AI
Chatting with AI has quickly become a critical part of how people get information and ask important questions. And many of these questions can be deeply sensitive, or include situations where people are including private financial, personal, health or work data with their questions.
New Feature Roundup: Free up space, multiple accounts, cross-platform transfer and more
Over time, our chats become a record of the moments that matter: conversations with family, laughs with friends, the photos and videos we couldn't stop sharing. To help you make the most of all of it, we're rolling out new ways to make WhatsApp even easier to use — whether you're staying organized, juggling work and personal, or getting more out of every chat.
Introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is the trusted way families communicate because it’s simple, private, and reliable.
Introducing Group Message History: A more private way to catch up in group chats
We’re excited to introduce Group Message History, a feature that makes group chats even more welcoming without interruption. Now, group admins and members can choose to send recent messages to new members, so they can catch up quickly.
WhatsApp's Latest Privacy Protection: Strict Account Settings
WhatsApp's new Strict Account Settings feature provides extreme security against sophisticated cyber attacks by locking privacy settings and blocking media from non-contacts.