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WhatsApp Group Invitation Control Options Spotted in Android Beta: Report

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By Nadeem Sarwar | Updated: 28 February 2019 11:33 IST

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WhatsApp Group Invitation Control Options Spotted in Android Beta: Report

WhatsApp group invitation control feature seen in the code of beta v2.19.55 4t6c2l

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The group invitation feature is currently in early stages of development
It is not available to WhatsApp beta testers on Android for now
The feature has already made its way to the WhatsApp for iPhone beta

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WhatsApp has reportedly begun testing the group invitation control feature in Android, a feature that will allow s to decide who can add them to a group. Thanks to the nifty feature, s can avoid being added to a WhatsApp group without their permission and provides them with three levels of control over becoming of a WhatsApp group. The feature is currently disabled by default, but was nonetheless spotted in code by beta watcher WABetaInfo. It can expected to be added soon once the bugs and glitches have been ironed out.

The group invitation control feature spotted in the Android. The feature's arrival on the Android platform via the beta channel was spotted by WABetaInfo.

The group invitation feature was not visible in the WhatsApp beta for Android at the time of writing, as checked in two separate builds –version 2.19.55 and version 2.19.56. There is no word when this feature will be made available to beta testers, neither is there any information when it will be rolled out via the stable channel.

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WhatsApp group invitation control feature spotted
Photo Credit: WABetaInfo

As for the group invitation feature itself, it can be accessed by going through this path on WhatsApp's Android client: Settings > > Privacy > Groups, WABetaInfo claims. The "Groups" sub-section allows s to choose between three invitation control settings – Everyone, My s, and Nobody. The Everyone option will allow any WhatsApp to add one to a group without the need to send an invite and wait for approval.

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The My s option will only allow s in an individual's list to add s to a WhatsApp group without having to send an invite, while the rest will be asked to send an invitation first that s can choose to accept or decline. The Nobody setting will prevent everyone from adding s to a group. Once this option is enabled, s will receive an invitation whenever an wants to add them to a WhatsApp group.

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