2016-09-25:WhatsApp increases maximum number of participants in group chats, allows users to tag other members

WhatsApp increases maximum number of participants in group chats, allows users to tag other members

The majority of messaging and social media services will allow you to tag people using the "@" symbol so they receive a notification.Now, WhatsApp is bringing the same function to its popular app for group chats, and it even works when the tagged person has muted a conversation.As is the case with Facebook, Twitter and most of the other platforms that use tagging, WhatsApp's version simply requires you to type in the "'@" symbol, at which point you can type in the user's name or select it from a menu that pops up.

WhatsApp now makes it impossible to ignore annoying people in group chats

WhatsApp has quietly added the ability for users in group chats to tag other participants, so they receive a notification even if they've muted the conversation.The feature works on Android and iOS, but not on the desktop app.You're probably not going to like this if, like me, you're in a number of groups that you didn't ask to be invited to.

WhatsApp adds user mentions so you can't ignore group chats

Like Twitter, Instagram and other social apps, using the "@" symbol to tag someone will alert them.And yes, it will do so even if they've muted a conversation.While the change will make it more difficult to ignore the group chats you want no part of, it does seem useful.

WhatsApp update means you can't completely mute annoying group chats

WhatsApp has a new update which could annoy users who prefer not to get constant notifications from group chats.The app will now let users in the same group chat 'tag' each other, and the person tagged will now get a notification even if they have muted the conversation.It has also expanded the maximum amount of people in a group chat from 100 to 256.