
(2.) With ‘Pending participants,’ admins can ensure only the desired members join the group, even when the latter try to join by using an invite link.

(1.) According to WABetaInfo, when this ability is turned off, anyone can become a member of a community subgroup without sending a request. What are the advantages of the admin approval system? Tap to change.’Īdmins can review requests by opening ‘Pending participants’ within the group information screen, or by tapping the in-chat banner.Īlso Read: How to leave WhatsApp group chat without fellow participants noticing it? The following message shows that the feature has been turned on: ‘You turned on admin approval to join this group. Once ‘Approve New Participants’ is selected, the requests from those want to join a group must be approved by the group administrator. WABetaInfo shared this screenshotĪs seen in the screenshot above, the option ‘Approve New Participants’ is available within the group settings section. This is according to WABetaInfo, a website that provides news and updates related to WhatsApp.Īlso Read: WhatsApp feature for content creators! Details hereĪlso, WABetaInfo shared a screenshot explaining how the request approval/rejection feature will work. WhatsApp is rolling out a system that will allow administrators to manually accept or reject requests from people who want to join a group.
