If you are a participant in a WhatsApp Group with Admin privileges, you can follow the steps below to Add or Remove Contacts from WhatsApp Group.
Add or Remove Contacts from WhatsApp Group
The Group feature in WhatsApp allows people with similar interests or belonging to the same family to Share Photos, Videos and information with each other.
Currently, WhatsApp provides the option to add up to 1,024 members and designate multiple Admins, who have the privilege to Add and Delete Participants.
If you are a participant in a WhatsApp Group with Admin Privileges, you can follow the steps to Add and Remove Contacts from WhatsApp Group.
1. Add Contacts to WhatsApp Group
A WhatsApp Group can be started with a single Contact, later on you can Add more Contacts to WhatsApp Group by using Add Participants option and also by sending an invitation link.
1. Open WhatsApp > switch to Chats tab and select the WhatsApp Group to which you want to Add Contacts.
2. On the Group screen, tap on the Group Name.
3. On Group Info screen, scroll down and select +Add Participants option.
4. On Add Participants screen, you can select Contacts that are available on WhatsApp.
If a Contact is not available on WhatsApp, tap on Invite to Group via Link option. On the next screen, you will find different ways to send the invitation link to your Contact.
2. Remove Contacts from WhatsApp Group
Anyone with Admin Privileges can remove any Contact or member from WhatsApp Group by following the steps below.
1. Open WhatsApp > switch to Chats tab and select the WhatsApp Group that you want to Delete.
2. On the Group screen, tap on the Group Name.
3. On Group Info screen, scroll down and tap on the Member that you want to remove and select Remove from Group option that appears in the slide-up menu.
4. On the confirmation pop-up, tap on Remove to confirm.
If there are more Contacts to be removed, you will have to repeat the above steps. WhatsApp does not provide the option to select and remove multiple Contacts at once.
