WhatsApp announces Communities (Update: features rolling out globally)

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  • The new features are rolling out to users, as of May 5, 2022.
  • WhatsApp has detailed its new communities feature coming to the app.
  • The company has also announced a bunch of other features, including the ability to share larger files, emoji reactions, and more.

Updated, November 4, 2022 (11:47 PM ET): WhatsApp has announced today on its blog that it has begun rolling Communities out globally. The company says that the feature should be available to everyone over the next few months.