WhatsApp, the popular messaging app is gradually rolling out a new feature to the app dubbed Send Messages..
The new capabilities now allow admins of WhatsApp groups to control the ability of participants to send messages in the particular group. This means that all other participants, when “Only Admins” is selected for the Send Messages option, won’t be able to send in the group text messages, images, videos, voice messages etc..
The new Send Messages option will now accompany the Edit Group Info that was available under Group Settings with the same two settings – All Participants and Only Admins.
The feature will be accessible even if the group has just one admin. Additionally, all participants in the group will be notified about the developments through broadcast text messages.
How to Access WhatsApp Send Messages
>>Go to your WhatsApp group and open Group info
>>Choose “Send Messages” and you’ll see the options of “only admin”, “all participant” or cancel.
Once you have changed the permission, all participants will be notified in the group with a particular message.
When the option is enabled by an administrator and only admins can send messages, WhatsApp will hide the chat text input bar, showing a particular footer that alerts the user that he cannot send messages.
Is Send Messages Feature Necessary?
You can choose to use the send message feature for various purposes as Group Administrator; for instance, you can enable this option to send important messages in the group without being interrupted by other messages, or you can decide to “close” the group at night to block any messages, to avoid any disturbances in the group or possible spam messages from some uncultured group members.
This update is currently rolling out to WhatsApp beta version on 2.18.201 for Android and stable version 2.18.70 on iPhone.
The feature will reportedly roll out soon for users of stable Android version 2.18.191 soon, as well as for Windows Phone.
This is really good
my course rep will love this feature. he really tries his best to regulate messages posted on the GC so that important messages wont be replaced by countless new unnecessary messages
Interesting especially the bitcoin and GNLD advertisement…lol
WhatsApp group Admins will love this
Very nice update. At least we can restrict those whose sole aim is to spam a group
nice one.
Whatsapp just want to make group admin gods.. We know some them will abuse this privilege.
Lol! BEfore nko, Admins are mini gods. They should even give admin special priviledges to ban individual member from commenting but they’ll be able to see updates in the group.
….. Thereby increasing the power of the admin, okay oo
such a wonderful update
I really don’t care
THis is good. I like it.
nice development team Whatsapp
This is good, I’m sure admins will love this
I think this is better than remove a disturbing members
its cool
This is nice but we are still expecting suspending a particular participant from sending messages.
This is giving them too much powers. Getting too much
This is giving them too much powers. Getting too much.
WhatsApp is not sleeping always update
I really love dis…
Giving Admins more power is good to ensure effective management of groups but they should try to extend the updates and tell businesses how to get verified on Whatsapp Business
These admin powers are damn too much. I don’t like it
Whatsap group admins dancing now
nice update from them.