Meta has introduced a new feature for WhatsApp that makes it easier for users to manage events. Members of a Community can now also post comments in group conversations with only announcements from administrators.
Meta writes in a blog post that events will soon be visible not only in the chat window of the chat app, but also on the information page of each group. Each event will also have its own thread, which should make it easier for users to post and find responses, questions or comments about the event in question.
Contacts who have agreed to attend an event will also be notified before the start of that event. This feature will first be available for group conversations that take place within a Community or WhatsApp community. Over the coming months, the feature will also be available in regular group conversations.
Meta is also making a change to ‘Announcement Groups’, which are group conversations within a WhatsApp community with announcements from administrators. From now on, the members of these groups will also be able to respond to messages from the administrators.
