WhatsApp launches Communities alongside polls, bigger groups and more

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WhatsApp launches Communities alongside polls, bigger groups and more
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WhatsApp wants the whole tomato, or else.

However, Communities could be the standout feature on WhatsApp for those who aren't keen on using Discord orCommunities look to be the natural evolution of Groups in WhatsApp - topics change all the time when you're in groups, from games to movies and what candy you've been eating in the last couple of hours. With the ability to be a part of multiple groups within one community, you'll be able to chat with relevant people about more specific topics.

This could help if you're a parent and you need to keep up with updates for your children's school for example. Groups could exist in a 'School' community for bus delays, term times, activities, and more, without being part of one big group where you could miss some important information. However, there are also some new features that'll both benefit the groups you've been in for years, and any new Communities you join. File sharing of up to 2GB could be a big help if you need to quickly share a large PDF, for example, while admins of groups can now delete messages from other users.

These improvements are a good step for WhatsApp, and while Communities is slowly appearing on devices around the world, it would be great to see this appear on its

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