{"id":431940,"date":"2022-04-14T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whatsapps-new-communities-feature-sounds-like-slack-for-noobs\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:00:28","slug":"whatsapps-new-communities-feature-sounds-like-slack-for-noobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whatsapps-new-communities-feature-sounds-like-slack-for-noobs\/","title":{"rendered":"#WhatsApp\u2019s new Communities feature sounds like Slack for noobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed55650165\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ed55650165\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whatsapps-new-communities-feature-sounds-like-slack-for-noobs\/#%E2%80%9CWhatsApps_new_Communities_feature_sounds_like_Slack_for_noobs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;WhatsApp\u2019s new Communities feature sounds like Slack for noobs&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whatsapps-new-communities-feature-sounds-like-slack-for-noobs\/#How_do_all_of_these_features_stack_up_against_other_apps\" >How do all of these features stack up against other apps?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhatsApps_new_Communities_feature_sounds_like_Slack_for_noobs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;WhatsApp\u2019s new Communities feature sounds like Slack for noobs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2022%2F04%2FWA-Communities.jpg&amp;signature=8705c77129accaa37210c10e35148db7\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>\u2019s finally recognizing that people use the chat app as more than a personal communication tool. So the company\u2019s introducing a new Communities feature that can merge your existing groups of similar nature under one umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you have different groups related to your living complex, they can be clubbed under one community.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp says this new feature will also bring tools like cross-group announcement messages:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think Communities will make it easier for a school principal to bring all the parents of the school together to share must-read updates and set up groups about specific classes, extracurricular activities, or volunteer needs.<\/p>\n<p>Communities will also contain powerful new tools for admins, including announcement messages that are sent to everyone and control over which groups can be included.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg said that the firm will start rolling out Communities slowly, so we can expect this feature to be limited to a few users in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>But to prepare for the community, WhatsApp is rolling out some other new features across the app. This includes the ability to share files as big as 2GB, emoji reaction to messages, tools for admins to delete messages in groups, and 32-person group calls.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_all_of_these_features_stack_up_against_other_apps\"><\/span>How do all of these features stack up against other apps?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WhatsApp has been slightly late when it comes rolling out features that some of the other popular messaging apps already have. Case in point: Ephemeral messages and polls.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram already has some of the above-mentioned features. For instance, Telegram has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/telegram-video-calls-1000-people-041053529.html#:~:text=The%20latest%20version%20of%20the,can%20tune%20in%20and%20watch.\">1,000-people group calls<\/a>, emoji reactions, and the ability to send 1.5GB files.<\/p>\n<p>But WhatsApp\u2019s marquee new feature, Communities, is akin to creating Discord or Slack servers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen a ton of my friends complain about getting their work and private chats mixed up as their organization used multiple WhatsApp groups to communicate amongst them. The Communities feature will let them access all these groups in one place under a dedicated tab.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s easy to say \u201cWhy not use Slack?\u201d for a lot of people learning a new tool is a hassle, and they\u2019re comfortable with WhatsApp as a platform. Sure, they might be missing on a lot of organizational features of a<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp told me that you\u2019ll be able to mute specific communities, but there\u2019s no information if the mute time can be scheduled like Slack.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, individual groups \u2014 even if they\u2019re part of a community \u2014 will operate just like before. So you will see them in your main chat tab. I wish WhatsApp would introduce a function to toggle this.<\/p>\n<p>As a next step, it would make sense for WhatsApp to introduce a feature to separate personal and community chats, including groups. 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