Posted Aug 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM UTCJExternal LinkWhatsApp now lets you ping the entire group chat.The communications app has introduced an “@all” alert to get everyone’s attention instead of tagging people individually — a feature that’s thankfully restricted to admins for group chats with more than 32 members. You can now also start new group chats from existing groups, and polls have been updated, adding the ability to hide voter names, edit questions, and set voting deadlines.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jess Weatherbed
WhatsApp now lets you ping the entire group chat.
The communications app has introduced an “@all” alert to get everyone’s attention instead of tagging people individually — a feature that’s thankfully restricted to admins for group chats with more than 32 members. You can now also start new group chats from existing groups, and polls have been updated, adding the ability to hide voter names, edit questions, and set voting deadlines. [Link: Your Group Chats Upgraded: Introducing Better Polls, @all and More | https://blog.whatsapp.com/your-group-chats-upgraded-introducing-better-polls-all-and-more | WhatsApp.com]
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