WhatsApp Rolls Out New Feature In Which Users Will Be Able To Create Groups Even Without a Name

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that users will soon have access to a new feature in WhatsApp that would allow them to create groups with friends even without providing names. This eliminates the necessity for a group name. In a Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg stated that when you want to name a WhatsApp group depending on the people that join the chat and you don't have any other names, such a function would be available soon in the app. If you do not select a word, the notification bubble appears to merely share the names of the members.

Meta releases a Press Note

In a news release, the messaging business said the feature will be available globally in the coming weeks. "Useful for when you need to create a group quickly or don't have a group topic in mind, unnamed groups of up to six participants will now be dynamically named based on who is in a group," the press release continues. The group name will display differently for each participant depending on how they have contacts saved in their phone, which was designed with privacy in mind. If you join a group with members who do not have your contact information preserved, your phone number will display in the group name."

Designed with privacy in mind

WhatsApp further stated that this feature is intended to protect users' privacy and that the name of the group will be shown independently for each participant. This will be determined by how the contacts are saved on their phone. This implies that if you join a group with members who do not have your phone number saved, your phone number will appear in the group name.