The recently introduced function automatically labels groups with a maximum of six members using their individual names.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, unveiled a fresh feature for WhatsApp today, enabling users to establish groups without assigning them a name. In a recent Facebook post, Zuckerberg noted the convenience of this function for situations where time or connectivity is limited.
Furthermore, groups lacking names, which can include up to six participants, will now be dynamically labeled based on their members. As an example, if a group comprises individuals named ‘Matt’ and ‘Lupin’, WhatsApp will automatically identify the discussion as ‘Matt and Lupin’.
WhatsApp elaborated that this feature prioritizes user privacy by customizing the group name appearance for each participant according to their stored contact information. If you’re added to a group by people who don’t have your contact saved, they will only see your phone number in the group.
The capability to establish unnamed groups will gradually roll out to all users in the upcoming weeks, so patience might be necessary.
In recent weeks, WhatsApp developers have introduced several fresh features to the messaging platform, including the ability to send high-definition photos, edit captions of sent media, and a novel AI-driven tool for generating stickers.