If I remove someone as admin on WhatsApp will they know

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In WhatsApp groups, I don't want other members to get notified that it is I who made them group admin.

Will other members get notified that 'certain person has made you admin' when an admin makes someone group admin in WhatsApp?

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On WhatsApp, anytime someone joins/leaves or there is a change of privileges, in the chat there is a green notification in the middle saying that X person made Y person an admin.

There is a notification for it, although if you don't want your friend to see it you might be able to get away with it by spamming a bunch of stuff afterwards, although I wouldn't necessarily call that foolproof.

answered Nov 19, 2016 at 3:54

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WhatsApp has started allowing users to “dismiss” administrators of group chats.

The messenger app has built a new feature, called “Dismiss As Admin”, that lets group admins demote other group admins, and take control of conversations.

If you use it on someone, they’ll lose all of their admin privileges, and become standard group chat participants instead.

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Only group admins are allowed to add participants to an existing chat. You also have to be an admin to remove people from group chats.

The feature is available in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android, and is under development on iOS, according to WABetaInfo.

You can sign up to the beta version of WhatsApp here.

If you’re an admin of a group chat, you’ll be able to access the feature simply by tapping Group Info.

The unusual feature, which could easily be used to annoy other people, may or may not roll out to all users in the future.

WhatsApp recently started testing another new group chat feature called Restricted Groups, which lets you force everyone else in your group to stop chatting.

If you’re the group admin, you – and only you, if you’re the only admin – will be allowed to send any messages.

Everyone else will only be able to read them.

WhatsApp is getting a new feature called "Dismiss as Admin" for its iOS and Web apps, which allows members of a group chat with administrator powers to demote other administrators if needed.

The demotion means they'll have less authority within a chat thread, but they won't be removed entirely. The feature is now live on version 2.18.41 of WhatsApp for iOS and the Web app. However, it's still not available on the latest stable version of the app on Android.

Oddly, WhatsApp already had this feature enabled in version 2.18.116 of the Android app, but is missing from version 2.18.17, which is a beta release. There's no telling why the feature is slipping in and out, but perhaps it's still not fully ready for a stable rollout just yet.

Dismiss As Admin

In previous versions of the app, demoting another administrator within a group required removing them from the thread, then adding them back again. Obviously, this was an unnecessarily long and inconvenient process, especially in situations where a lot of administrators needed to be demoted. WhatsApp probably realized this was too cumbersome and decided to streamline the process.

Now, with the Dismiss as Admin feature, administrator no longer have to remove a member of the group to remove their administrator privileges. It's a slight tweak, but a crucial one.

High Priority Notifications

Along with a more fine-tuned admin dismissal system, WhatsApp is also rolling out another feature, but this new feature requires a device to be running Android 5.0 or higher and for the app to be updated to the 2.18.117 beta version.

First spotted by WABetaInfo, this feature, called High Priority notifications, allows users to manage notifications better. If High Priority notifications are enabled for a chat, every incoming update will be pinned at the top of the notification center, overriding other chats. This may be applied to private chats and groups. It will definitely prove useful for group chats in the workplace as members will be able to put important chats on top so as to avoid getting distracted by other, less important threads. Users must go to the notification settings on the group and tick the "Use high priority notifications" to enable the feature.

Thoughts on the streamlined Dismiss as Admin feature? What about high priority notifications? As always, if you have anything to share, feel free to sound them off in the comments section below!

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