Now, Create WhatsApp Group Chats Without Naming Them

Meta has introduced the ability to create a group on WhatsApp without creating a name for it.

Meta has been introducing nifty features to make WhatsApp more useful and now, the company has introduced the ability to create a group on WhatsApp without creating a name for it. The new addition was announced by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday via his Facebook page and Instagram. "Making it simpler to start WhatsApp groups by naming them based on who's in the chat when you don't feel like coming up with another name," Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page.

Meta is said to launch the new feature to all users globally in the coming weeks.

Creating a group without naming it on WhatsApp would, however, not let you add the usual 1024 participants. The maximum capacity of participants on unnamed WhatsApp groups would be limited to six, according to a report by TechCrunch.

The Meta-owned platform recently announced it is letting users send pictures in higher-quality "HD" format. This essentially means that images sent via WhatsApp would now retain quality and won't be as compressed. Company CEO Zuckerberg announced that users can now send photos on WhatsApp in HD quality. The feature is rolling out for all WhatsApp users globally and it is likely to reach you in the coming days.

With this, higher-resolution images, which would still be compressed from the original size, would be available on Android and iOS devices and also for the web client. Videos on the world's most popular messaging platform are not getting this ability yet and Meta says support for HD videos is also coming soon.

According to screenshots posted by WhatsApp beta updates tracking website WABetaInfo, users who get the new feature would see an “HD” gear icon when they add a picture to a message thread.