WhatsApp working on a new new communities feature: Report

WhatsApp is said to be working on a new Communities feature. As per a report by WABetaInfo, the Communities feature on WhatsApp will give admins more power over groups. This will reportedly include the ability to create groups within groups. The new feature is speculated to grant admins the ability to invite new users via a Community Invite Link and then start messaging other members.

The chats appear to be end-to-end encrypted. It seems that a subtle design change will allow users to distinguish Communities from regular group chats. Community icons are expected to be squares with rounded corners as per the report. The possibility of the feature coming to WhatsApp was first spotted by XDA developers in October.