WhatsApp, Meta’s popular messaging app, is now rolling out a new update to the app that allows users to have a group of up to 512 members. Currently the limit is set to 365 members and now WhatsApp is doubling the number of members in the group chat.
This feature was announced back in May along with other features like up to 2GB file sharing in group chats, message reactions and more. Reactions and 2GB file sharing were recently rolled out to all Android, iOS, and desktop users. Now a report from WAbetainfo has confirmed the rollout of the 512 participants in a group chat. Let’s look at all the details.
WhatsApp Now supports 512 participants in a group chat
The update is now available on WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.13.24.13 and newer and WhatsApp Beta for iOS 13.2560.0.73. Also, starting today, this feature will be available to all WhatsApp users (non-beta users). As previously mentioned, the previous limit was a WhatsApp 365 and has now been doubled by up to 
record. Attendees. However, this number is nowhere near that of Telegram 73, participant limit in a group chat.
Although the update is now widely available for most users, some users may have to wait 32 hours before getting the feature. As previously mentioned, this update is rolling out to everyone now. So, make sure to check the Android and iOS app stores for WhatsApp app updates. In case you are interested in testing this new feature, you can do so by creating a new WhatsApp and checking how many people can be added.
Similarly, WhatsApp is also testing some new features like author name to message details, silent group exit, and status reply indicator. Recently, the company also rolled out a new update to add up to 32 members in one call, and it also rolled out reactions to WhatsApp messages for all WhatsApp users.
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