WhatsApp group privacy setting update launched globally for Android, iPhone

Facebook owned WhatsApp set forth that it has launched an updated group privacy setting globally. The new development, which essentially gives you an additional control for who among your contacts can add you to a group, was at first spotted for beta users.

The WhatsApp also late last month introduced an update for iPhone with the new privacy setting for select users. WhatsApp includes the new “My Contact Expect,,,” option that replaces the previous “Nobody” option below the group privacy settings.

To locate the updated privacy settings for groups, you need to go to settings menu of your WhatsApp and then press Account > Privacy > Groups. You will there discover the My Contacts Except.. option that is placed next to the existing Everyone and My Contacts. This gives you an option to pick which of your contact can add you to a group on the instant messages.

If you have selected the new option from the updated group privacy settings, the admin who is restricted from adding you to a group will be prompted to send you a private invite via individual chat. You will have three days to accept the invite before it expires. This gives you an option to choose if you want to join the group.

However, the facebook owned app in April attempted to fend off spam groups invites on its platform by introducing privacy settings specifically for groups. The company, however, at that time launched a Nobody option to allow you to approve joining every single WhatsApp group to which you are invited.