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How to change group admin settings
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By default, all group participants can send messages and change group information including the group subject, icon, or description.
Group admins can change settings to allow either only admins or all participants to edit group info, send messages or add people to a group.
Change group info settings
- Open the group chat, then tap the group subject.
- Alternatively, tap and hold the group in the Chats tab. Then, tap More options > Group info.
- Tap Group settings > Edit group settings.
- Choose to allow All participants or Only admins to edit the group info.
Change group message settings
- Open the group chat, then tap the group subject.
- Alternatively, tap and hold the group in the Chats tab. Then, tap More options > Group info.
- Tap Group settings > Send messages.
- Choose to allow All participants or Only admins to send messages.
Change add other participants
- Open the group chat, then tap the group subject.
- Alternatively, tap and hold the group in the Chats tab. Then, tap More options > Group info.
- Tap Group settings.
- Choose to turn on Approve new participants.
- When turned on, admins must approve anyone who wants to join the group.
- When turned off, this group is open for people to join without admin approval.
Participants can directly contact an admin by tapping admins in the group, then tapping the name of the admin they'd like to message.
Related resources:
- How to make changes to groups
- About group join requests