Relief has arrived, in the form of a new WhatsApp privacy setting that lets you control who can add you to message groups without your permission.
The updated settings were first rolled out to Android and iOS WhatsApp users worldwide on Sunday November 3, 2019.
The new privacy settings can be enabled from within the settings page of the app itself, under the 'Account' > 'Privacy' > 'Groups' sections.
The menu provides three options for allowing group chat invitations — from 'Everyone', 'My Contacts' or 'My Contacts Except'.
'In those cases, an admin who can’t add you to a group will be prompted to send a private invite through an individual chat, giving you the choice of joining the group,' WhatsApp explained.
'You'll have three days to accept the invite before it expires.'
Thi setting replaced the 'Nobody' option included in the original version of the update, based on user feedback calling for more control over the blocks.
Group chat haters, however, can replicate the 'Nobody' configuration by picking 'My Contacts Except' and then using the 'Select All' option.
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