WhatsApp released a new feature called Communities recently. To keep it simple, adding multiple contacts creates a group, and adding multiple groups creates a community. Communities will come in handy for schools, workplaces, and neighborhood communities. You can either create new groups on the fly while creating a community or add existing groups later too. Here’s how you can add or remove a group from WhatsApp Community on Android and iOS.
Add Groups While Creating WhatsApp Community on iOS
You can add groups to a WhatsApp community while creating the community itself.
1. On WhatsApp iOS app, open the Community tab from the center of the bottom bar.
2. Inside the Community tab, tap on the Start a Community option. If there are any existing communities, tap on New Community option at the top of the page. On the next page, enter the name of the community, upload the community icon, and also add a description. Once done, tap on Next at the top right corner.
3. Here, you can add a group by selecting Add Existing Group option. Then select all the groups that you want to add to this community. You can add up to 21 groups while creating a community. Once selected, tap on the Add option at the top right corner.
4. You can also create a new group by selecting the Create New Group option. On the next page, enter the group name and tap on Add at the top right corner. You can create up to 10 groups while creating a new Community. However, you cannot add people to those groups as of now. You have to manually add people to these groups after the community is created.
5. That’s it. Now tap on the Create button at the top right corner to create a Community along with all the groups that you have added and/or created.
Though you can only create 10 new groups and add only 20 groups (an announcement group is created by default) while creating the community, each community can have up to 50 groups inside which you can add after the community is set up.
Add Groups While Creating WhatsApp Community on Android
Except for UI changes, the process and restrictions of creating a community and adding groups are similar on both Android and iOS.
1. Open WhatsApp Android app and tap on the Community tab in the top left corner.
2. Then select Start Your Community option. If you are part of other communities already, tap on the New Community option at the top of the page.
3. Enter the name of the community, and upload the community icon image, and description. Once done, tap on the arrow icon at the bottom right corner.
4. Here, select Add existing groups option. On the next page, you can select up to 21 groups to add to the community. Once done, tap on the green arrow icon at the bottom right corner.
5. You can also create a group by selecting Create new group option. On the next page, enter the name of the group and tap on the arrow icon at the bottom right corner. You can create up to 10 new groups while creating a community. However, you can only create groups, but cannot add people to those groups unless the community creation process is finished.
6. Finally, tap on the check mark icon at the bottom right corner to create the community along with all groups you have added and created.
Add Groups to the WhatsApp Community on iOS
You can also add groups to an existing community. When new groups are added, group users would be able to access the community’s announcement channel and as well as see other groups in that community.
1. Open the Communities tab and select the community where you want to add new groups. On the Community info page, select the Manage Groups option at the top.
2. If the group already exists, tap on Add Existing Group and select the groups that you want to add to the WhatsApp Community. You can select multiple groups to add all at once. Unlike during the setup process, you can add up to 51 groups in total. Then tap on the Add option at the top right corner.
3. You can also create a group by selecting Create New Group option. Unlike in the setup process, now you can select the participants. Once selected, tap on Next at the top right corner.
4. On the next page, enter the group name, add a profile pic, and tap on Create at the top right corner to create the group.
Once done, you can get back to the WhatsApp home page.
Add Groups to WhatsApp Community on Android
When you add any group to a community, people in that group will be able to access the community and see all the other groups in that community. But they can’t join these other groups directly unless invited or their request is accepted.
1. Open the Communities tab and select the Community to that you want to add a group. On the Community info page, scroll down and select the Add group option.
2. Select Add existing groups option to add an existing group and select the group that you want to add. You can select until the community reaches 51 groups. Once done, tap on the arrow icon at the bottom of the corner.
3. Tap Create new group button to create the group here. Unlike in the setup process, now you can select the participants in the group. Then tap on the arrow icon at the bottom right corner.
4. On the next page, enter the name of the group and tap on the checkmark icon at the bottom right.
Now you can get back and the groups that you added or created will be under the community.
Remove Groups From WhatsApp Community on iOS
You may want to remove groups from a WhatsApp community if the group is no longer active, needed, or was added by mistake.
1. Open WhatsApp and open the Communities tab. Here select the Community where you want to remove groups. Alternatively, you can also open the group, tap on the group name to open group info, and select the community from there.
2. Once you are on the community info page, select the Manage Groups option.
3. On the next page, tap on the Edit option beside Groups in this Community. Then select the minus icon beside the group that you want to remove.
4. Then tap on the Remove option beside the group name. In the pop-up, select the Remove button again. This will successfully remove the group from the Community.
5. Once done, tap on the Done option or you can proceed to remove more groups from the community.
Remove Groups From WhatsApp Community on Android
Same steps and logic as in the case of iOS.
1. Open WhatsApp and open the Community tab on it. Here select the community where you need to remove groups.
2. Now on the community info page, tap on the kebab menu (three-dot menu) at the top right corner and select the Manage groups option.
3. Now just tap on the cross icon beside the group name that you want to remove. In the pop-up, select the Remove button to remove.
FAQs
1. Who can remove or add groups in a WhatsApp community?
Only the creator of the WhatsApp community or appointed admins can add or remove groups from a WhatsApp community. These admins also have some additional powers that we discuss in the guide I just linked.
2. Who can delete a WhatsApp community?
Only the creator of the WhatsApp community can deactivate and exit the community post which it will cease to exist. The creator can add/remove admins to help him manage the community but they cannot dissolve a community.
3. What happens to the groups once it is removed from a community?
The group will not cease to exist. It will continue to function as a standalone group but outside the community. All the members of the group can still communicate and share files with each other as normal.
Groups From WhatsApp Community
WhatsApp Community is all about groups. Everyone in these groups will be a part of the community. Also, when you remove a group from the community, users from that group will also be removed from the community, unless they are in some other group that is still part of the community. The same goes the other way around, when you leave the group personally, you will also leave the community it is part of.
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