Your Group Chats Upgraded: Introducing Better Polls, @all and More

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.

Better polls: We're making polls even more useful for group decisions with three new improvements. You can now set an end time to lock voting when time is up, hide voter names so the whole group is more comfortable sharing their preferences, and edit your poll questions within 15 minutes if you spot a typo or need to clarify. Whether you're finalizing when or where to meet, it's now easier to quickly go from question to decision.

@all: Alert everyone in your group chat about important, time-sensitive messages. No more tagging people one by one or hoping your message gets noticed in a busy group chat. Use @all to notify everyone about urgent messages, like school or office closures, event deadlines, or last-minute changes to your plans. For larger groups with more than 32 people, @all is available for admins only.

While the @all feature will alert you to important messages even in muted group chats, you remain in control of how you receive notifications and can mute @all at any time in notification settings.

Create group chats from existing groups: Instantly start a new group chat with people from an existing one in just a tap – no need to add people one by one. It's perfect for splitting off into a side conversation to plan a surprise party, coordinate event logistics, or dive deeper into a topic without cluttering the main chat.

Earlier this year, we upgraded group chats with the launch of group message history, member tags and event reminders. We're continuing that momentum with smarter polls, @all mentions, and faster group chat creation. With more than 100 million people in the U.S. on WhatsApp, and over 3 billion people globally, there's no better place for your group chats.