In today’s fast-paced world, coordinating schedules and planning events can often feel frustrating. However, WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging platform, is changing the game with its latest feature designed to simplify event planning and scheduling.
“To help bring communities even closer together, we’re introducing a new way for people to organise events on WhatsApp,” the company announced in a blogpost.
WhatsApp also launched organised replies to Announcement Groups so members can respond to important updates from admins.
Let’s delve into the details of the new features.
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With events, users can easily plan their get togethers directly in WhatsApp, whether it’s setting up a virtual meeting or birthday dinner. Anyone can create an event and others can respond so the whole group knows who is coming.
Guests can also find the event in the group’s information page, and those going will get an automatic notification when it’s getting close.
The events feature is currently rolling out to groups that belong to a Community, and will roll out to all groups over the coming months.
For those who are unaware, WhatsApp Communities serve as a place where various groups, such as neighbourhoods, school parents, and workplace teams, can seamlessly connect under a single umbrella
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Along with events, the company has also introduced replies in Announcement Groups, so that admins can hear from their members while keeping these groups an easy place to catch up on what’s happening in the Community.
Replies are grouped together and minimised so you can see what others have said in context, and notifications are muted for everyone.
“Over the next few months, we’ll keep rolling out new features to Communities and groups so people have more tools to keep their
