WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.24.9.
What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to pin community group chats, and it’s available to some beta testers!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Pin community group chats |
| Status? | Rolling out |
| Compatibility? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.9 is marked as a compatible update, but some users may be able to get the same feature by installing the previous 2.23.24.8 update. |
| I’ve installed this update but I don’t have this feature. Why? | This feature is available to some beta testers, and it’s rolling out to more people over the coming days. |
| Thanks: | Saadh Jawwadh, Technical MJ TV, Rama, and Radu Oncescu, for testing and reporting! |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.8: what’s new? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to archive community group chats! |
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PIN COMMUNITY GROUP CHATS
In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.8 update, we shared the details regarding the ability to archive community group chats. This feature was removed with the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.20.3 update, making the user experience definitely worse. It appears that WhatsApp keeps improving communities by introducing new features and shortcuts. In particular, after installing the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.9 update, which is available on the Google Play Store, we discovered that WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to pin community group chats!
As you can see in this screenshot, an additional action is available in the community group chat menu: the pin action. This new feature allows community members to pin their most important or frequently accessed community group chats to the top of their screen, ensuring that they’re always easily accessible. This can be incredibly helpful in case you’re a part of multiple community groups and want to prioritize some over others.
After the update that brought improved community navigation among community group chats to WhatsApp, it was really complicated to pin such chats, but WhatsApp is finally making it easier to prioritize them again. Pinning community group chats offers users a more organized and efficient way to manage their chats as they have immediate access to their preferred groups since they are pinned to the top of the screen. This improved organization saves time and reduces the frustration of having to search through a long list of community group chats.
The feature to pin community group chats is available to some beta testers who install the latest WhatsApp beta for Android update from the Google Play Store, and it is rolling out to even more people over the coming days.
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