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You can now bug your WhatsApp group chats with an @all ping

Surely nobody you know will overuse this… WhatsApp WhatsApp is continuing its busy summer with another set of minor feature updates. The biggest add for the messaging service is the ability to ping all members of a group chat with @all. This feature is akin to the 'here' and 'everyone' pings that platforms like Discord, Slack or Microsoft Teams offer. It's a smart way to ensure everyone sees important or time-sensitive messages. The definitions of 'important' and 'time-sensitive' will surely vary by group, though, so hopefully you aren't in too many chats where every baby and pet pic merits a ping. Fortunately, WhatsApp is offering ways to contain the possible @all abuse. In any chats with more than 32 people, the feature will only be available to admins. And although these pings will go t
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