WhatsApp is by far the most popular mobile messaging platform on the planet, with more than two billion users worldwide. But despite its popularity, WhatsApp still lacks several key features that other chat platforms have had for years. The company plans to address some of those shortcomings this year with five major additions.
WhatsApp Communities coming soon
On Thursday, the WhatsApp team shared a blog post detailing five new features currently in the works for the mobile app. First and foremost is a new feature called Communities. As the team notes, organizations like schools, clubs, and non-profits use WhatsApp to communicate and coordinate plans. With Communities, WhatsApp users can gather separate groups in the same organization under one umbrella.
