MADRID, June 28 (Portaltic/EP) –
WhatsApp has launched a new Function to organize events through group chatswith which users can plan the meeting, confirm details and track attendance with the people who are part of that conversation.
Meta’s instant messaging platform, which continues to implement new features to improve the user experience, has incorporated this functionality for facilitate organization when meeting friends or holding meetings with co-workers.
This new events feature in WhatsApp Groups will allow manage key issues when organizing an event directly in the chat, as confirmed by the platform through X (formerly Twitter). With this functionality, therefore, it will be possible to determine the date and time of the event, the attendance, the location or whether it will be carried out through a group call.
As the specialized media WaBetaInfo has been able to verify, this is a new feature that is initially began developing for WhatsApp communities. However, now the company has started roll out this feature generally for group chatsfor both iOS and Android devices.
It can be accessed through the options menu, located next to the survey tool with a calendar icon. Once you click on ‘Event’, a tab opens from which users can add a name to the encounter and a description.
Likewise, it must Select the day and time at which the event will be held and add one location if in person. On the other hand, you can also activate an option ‘WhatsApp call link’with which a group call will be scheduled that users can access through said URL, for occasions in which the event is held online. You can specify if the call will be only audio or also video.
Once the event is created, group members can view the invitation and accept their assistance. Additionally, event administrators and creators will be able to update details at all times such as, for example, adding a change in the time.
WaBetaInfo has also detailed that this tool Maintains end-to-end encryption security feature of the social network. Therefore, only the members of the group have access to the details of the event. With all this, WhatsApp is already implementing the group events globally for all users with the latest update for iOS and Android devices.
