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The WhatsApp application itself has opened the ban on a war that had been brewing for years: avoiding group chats. Or WhatsApp groups. And it is that the new function that allows you to regulate your privacy and limit your presence in these forums is landing for all users. This means that soon you will be able to prevent anyone from adding you to a new group. Of course, we have found the definitive formula in case you are a hater of the groups and you don't want to be in any of them againOr what is the same: a trick so that absolutely no one can add you. Here we tell you step by step.
Guide to avoiding groups
First of all, just after assuring your contacts that you don't want to participate in any group again, is that you have the most up-to-date version of WhatsAppThis will ensure that you have the new feature available. The one that allows you to limit being added to groups. Or, at least, that it allows you to receive notifications with an invitation instead of adding yourself directly and that the rest of the participants get your number. Check the Google Play Store to see if you have any new updates pending.
Well, once we have the latest version of WhatsApp, all we have to do is go to the Settings menu of the application. You know, clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner.
Here you will find a section called Account, where there is the menu Privacy with all the details about who can see what of your profile. Of course, what interests us about this new screen is the Groups submenu that appears below the reading confirmation.
This is the new function of WhatsApp, and it consists of choosing who can add us to a group. Inside we find the options Everyone (any WhatsApp user who has our number), my contacts or, most interesting of all: my contacts, except… With the latter option only real WhatsApp contacts can add you to a group. That is to say, those that you have saved in the agenda and that also have you signed or signed. But the exception of limiting one of them is added. What would happen if you limited them all? Correct, nobody, absolutely nobody, will be able to add you to a new WhatsApp group.
To save you the task of marking all the users one by one, you have the button in the upper right corner. With this you will make the massive selection of all your contacts Once you confirm the action you will have to wait a couple of seconds and that's it. You will already have your WhatsApp account configured so that no one can freely add you to a new group.
Goodbye to all groups
Keep in mind that this is a most radical measure. But it's not entirely definitive either. It means that, from now on, no contact will be able to add you freely But it doesn't mean that you aren't completely isolated from groups. And it is that the administrators of a group, even if they are banned contacts, will be able to continue sending you proposals to add you to said forum.Of course, now you will have the last word. That is, you can choose if you want to be added or not.
In short, you will have more control over your privacy and your experience on WhatsApp Something that we celebrate with tricks like the one in this article, so that everyone can choose how they want to enjoy the groups, whether it is from the inside or directly from the outside. It may be a bit hidden, but here we help you to know how to get the most out of your WhatsApp account.
