How to Stop People from Adding You to WhatsApp Groups.
We’ve all been there. Waking up to irrelevant and obnoxious motivational messages from people you hardly know, both in private and group chats on WhatsApp. Can I avoid these people by simply blocking them from WhatsApp but preventing people from adding me to meaningless groups? Until now, this has not been possible. WhatsApp recently released a privacy feature for the WhatsApp 2.91.93 beta program. This feature allows users to prevent unauthorized invitations to random groups. Before anyone who had your contact number could add you to a group without your permission, you could of course leave the group and block the administrator, but they could potentially add you again.
The way to activate the function is simple. Follow these steps to prevent people from adding you to WhatsApp groups.
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Prevent people from adding you to WhatsApp groups
First, make sure you have the correct version of WhatsApp installed. The beta program launched by WhatsApp is releasing features ahead of the official launch. You can register for the beta program to receive future updates by clicking this link and installing the beta version of WhatsApp.
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Update WhatsApp on your phone to the latest version (2.91.93 or higher). Go to Settings by clicking the options icon in the upper right corner to open the drop-down menu.
Open the account settings page by clicking on “Account”. Select “Privacy” from the list of options.
In the “Privacy Settings” section, find “Groups”. If you don’t see this option listed, you may have to wait for WhatsApp to send another update. Navigate to the groups by clicking on the appropriate option and you will see three options such as Status, Display Image and About Me. You can choose “Everyone”, “My contacts” and “No one who can add you to the group.”
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Now no one can add you to the group without your consent. Every time they try to add you to a group, they receive the error message shown below.
Prevent people from adding you to WhatsApp groups
It was a quick way to prevent people from adding you to WhatsApp groups. There are times when you can’t just leave a group like family groups, but that doesn’t have to be the rule. Hopefully when this update becomes available to the general public, people will realize how rude it is to add someone to a WhatsApp group and bombard them with notifications. you can leave a comment below or contact us on social media if you have any problems setting up this feature on your WhatsApp.
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