WhatsApp Rolls Out Events Planning Feature for All Group Chats

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that lets users organize events within group chats, according to the release notes for the latest update.

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The new event planning feature lets users organize events, meetings, and social gatherings directly within a group chat. The feature was rolled out exclusively to Communities group chats in May, but the Meta-owned messaging platform is now rolling it out to all groups. From the WhatsApp blog:

With events it's now easier for people to plan their get togethers directly in WhatsApp, whether it's setting up a virtual meeting or birthday dinner. Anyone can create an event and others can respond so the whole group knows who is coming. Guests can also find the event in the group's information page, and those going will get an automatic notification when it's getting close.

To set up an event, tap the + button in the group and select Event. Users can choose an event name, optional description, a start date, location, and a WhatsApp call link (for either voice or video calls). When the event is created, a notification is sent to all the members in the group. WhatsApp says the option is rolling out now and progressively over the coming weeks.

WhatsApp last month reached a significant milestone of 100 million monthly active users in the United States, which unlike Europe is a market traditionally dominated by other messaging services such as SMS and iMessage.

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Top Rated Comments

Octavius8 Avatar
9 months ago
And we don’t have to wait 1 year to
Have new features in the “new” iOS… Apple has it wrong. A lot of app changes does not mean a new version of an OS.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jlc1978 Avatar
9 months ago
I use WHatsApp in Europe since that is what is the most common messaging app. Of course, this new feature just lets Meta hoover up even more data about me and my coworkers and friends
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
timemaker27 Avatar
9 months ago
Can they stop adding **** and finally release WhatsApp and WA Business for iPadOS?
It's been 'in work' for 5 years......
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bigjnyc Avatar
9 months ago
Evil ingenuity by Meta... They will know where a group of people will be and when they will be there... They can charge a premium for targeted ads based on this information.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ypl Avatar
9 months ago

I use WHatsApp in Europe since that is what is the most common messaging app. Of course, this new feature just lets Meta hoover up even more data about me and my coworkers and friends
It's called "win-win" scenario. You get useful planning tool, Meta gets a bit more information about you and others. There are tens of other options to organise meetings, should you not like Meta knowing such critical (/s) information about your life.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
123 Avatar
9 months ago

It's called "win-win" scenario. You get useful planning tool, Meta gets a bit more information about you and others. There are tens of other options to organise meetings, should you not like Meta knowing such critical (/s) information about your life.
Plus they already know who you text and call on a daily basis, and with whom you are in the same group, share photos, locations, go on trips, anyway. Knowing about a scheduled meeting adds little to nothing to their profile about you.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)