WhatsApp has launched a new feature called "Communities", along with polls, video calls and large chats.
The Communities tool aims to organize multiple group chats so that people can join together with a number of different chats. The feature was announced earlier this year and has been in testing ever since. As it is now rolling out to the public, alongside new features.
This version will appear as a tab at the bottom of the application. From there, users can start a new community or join existing ones.
WhatsApp said it focused on "privacy and security" that was "not found anywhere else".
"The alternatives available today require trusting apps or software companies with a copy of their messages, and we think they deserve the highest level of security," he said, apparently referring to alternatives such as Discord and Slack .
The feature is being introduced as part of an update that will allow users to create and participate in polls with their chats. In addition, group video calls will now support up to 32 participants, with the maximum size of a the group will be 1,024 users.
"With Communities, we're aiming to raise the bar on how organizations communicate with a level of privacy and security found nowhere else," WhatsApp said in a blog post announcing its rollout.