WhatsApp Communities comes with several new features that will make the conversations more engaging on the platform. Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced to add emoji reactions directing in its chat app, allow up to 32 people in a single group voice call and increase file sharing to support files up to 2GB, up from the current sharing size of 100MB.

WhatsApp, on Thursday (April 14), introduced ‘Communities’ on the messaging platform to introduce a slew of new features that will improve the way how we communicate with our friends and families on the messaging platform.

In a blog post, WhatsApp’s parent company Meta said that since its launch in 2009, the messaging platform has remained focused on how it can help people have the next best thing to an in-person conversation when they want to talk to an individual or a group of friends or family.

“We also frequently hear from people who are using WhatsApp to communicate and coordinate within a community,” Meta said, adding that “Communities on WhatsApp will enable people to bring together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure that works for them.”WhatsApp will now allow users to create communities on the platform. Under the Communities section, all groups representing a set of communities like schools, residential societies, and friends at various places can be organized, according to a report by PTI.

WhatsApp will first allow users to react with six key emoji but will add more going forward so that people can quickly share their opinion without flooding chats with new messages. “We’re excited to announce that reactions are coming to WhatsApp and with all emojis and skin-tones to come,” Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp, said in a tweet late on Thursday. The company also increased file sharing to support files up to 2 gigabytes so people can easily collaborate on projects. “We’ll introduce one-tap voice calling for up to 32 people with all new design for those times when talking live is better than chatting,” WhatsApp said. Currently, it allows eight people on a group voice call. Group admins will also be able to remove errant or problematic messages from everyone’s chats. “We’ll also support larger file sharing up to 2GB at a time and 32 person group conference calls you can start with just one tap,” said Cathcart. The new WhatsApp features are rolling out in the coming weeks.

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