WhatsApp update: Soon you will need admin's approval to join group chats

WhatsApp is always coming up with new features and updates to keep the instant platform up-to-speed with latest trends and tools. WhatsApp's Group Chat segment has tons of features, including the option to join the group via links, which instantly makes you a member without any hassle.

However, the option to invite or join a group through a sharable link also has its own privacy and security setbacks.

While it's flexible, the link could also reach the wrong hands and make you open to security threats. In order to fix that and make the shareable link feature to join WhatsApp groups still flexible and eliminate the security threat alert, the Meta-owned platform will be launching a new feature called 'Admin Approval'.


The new feature will give more power to group admins in regards to who can join the group. The upcoming WhatsApp update's new feature, when enabled, will give group admins the power to accept or deny requests of people who want to join the group chat through a link, according to a report in WABetaInfo.

WhatsApp is currently testing the feature on its beta version. The 'Admin Approval' feature will be soon made public for all Android and iOS users.

How It Works:
In order to add an extra layer of security, you will need to turn on the 'Admin Approval' feature manually on WhatsApp once it's available on the platform.

You will need to do this for each group admins. Once the update is rolled out, users will find the feature in the group settings labelled as 'group membership approval' and every time the feature is turned on or off, all existing users in the group will receive an alert informing them about the change.