WhatsApp update brings Slack-style group messaging features and new admin controls

The latest update rolling out to WhatsApp users heralds the arrival of a batch of new group messaging features. Available to both iOS and Android users, the new features include a Slack-style "group catch up" option, and it is also possible to add a description to group chats, and search for individual participants. See also: WhatsApp raises minimum user age to 16 in Europe and announces data download tool Now you have longer to delete your WhatsApp messages BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram in messaging patent spat Group messaging has become increasingly important to WhatsApp in recent times, as… [Continue Reading]