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Adding and removing group participants

You must be a group admin to add or remove participants from an existing group. A group can have 256 participants.

Adding participants

To add a participant:

  1. Go to the group in WhatsApp, then tap the subject of the group.
    • Alternatively, long press the group in the Chats tab > tap group info.
  2. Tap add participant (+).
  3. Search for or select a contact to add to the group.
  4. Tap yes.

Removing participants

To remove a participant:

  1. Go to the group in WhatsApp, then tap the subject of the group.
    • Alternatively, long press the group in the Chats tab > tap group info.
  2. Long press the participant you wish to remove.
  3. Tap remove {participant} > yes.
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