Tech Desk 
Nov 21, 2024
WhatsApp is currently working on a feature to let users mention group chats in status updates. The feature is an expansion of the already available ability to mention contacts in statuses.
As spotted in the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.24.24.21, the feature is under development and is only available to a few beta users through the Google Play Store program.
Currently, users are limited to mentioning up to five contacts per status update.
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By introducing the group mentions feature, WhatsApp aims to enhance the process of notifying a larger number of people at once.
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With this new feature, users will be able to notify entire groups in one step, without the need to mention each participant individually.
Once a group chat is mentioned, all participants in that group will automatically receive a notification about the status update.
Notably, users will no longer need to adjust their privacy settings to allow specific contacts to view the status update as mentioning a group will automatically make the status update visible to all group members. The feature might also help reduce the number of direct messages users send.
However, WhatsApp might impose restrictions on the maximum number of participants a group can have to be eligible for mentions.
