Bring friends into the conversation by adding them to the group chat

This wikiHow teaches you how to add new users to an existing WhatsApp group chat.

Steps

  1. 1
    Open WhatsApp Messenger. The WhatsApp icon looks like a green box with a white speech balloon and a telephone in it.
    • If WhatsApp opens up to a different page than your Chats page, tap the Chats button.
  2. 2
    Tap on the group chat. On your Chats page, find the group chat and open it.
    Advertisement
  3. 3
    Tap on the name of the group chat at the top of the conversation. This will take you to the Group Info page for this group chat.
  4. 4
    Tap Add Participants towards the bottom of the page.
  5. 5
    Scroll down and tap on the name of the contact you want to add.
    • You can also use the Search function to find your friend. To do this, tap on the Search field at the top of your screen and type in your friend’s name.
  6. 6
    Tap on another contact’s name to add. You can add one or more people at once.
  7. 7
    Tap the Add button. This button will be in the upper-right corner of your screen.
  8. 8
    Tap Add again to confirm. This will add this contact to the group chat.
  9. Advertisement

Warnings

  • You might see limitations on the members you can add if you don't have Admin privileges in a group.
    ⧼thumbs_response⧽
Advertisement

About This Article

wikiHow Staff
Co-authored by:
wikiHow Staff Writer
This article was co-authored by wikiHow Staff. Our trained team of editors and researchers validate articles for accuracy and comprehensiveness. wikiHow's Content Management Team carefully monitors the work from our editorial staff to ensure that each article is backed by trusted research and meets our high quality standards. This article has been viewed 69,863 times.
How helpful is this?
Co-authors: 3
Updated: February 11, 2022
Views: 69,863
Categories: WhatsApp
Article SummaryX

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Tap on the group chat.
3. Tap on the name of group at the top of the chat.
4. Tap Add Participants.
5. Tap on the name of the contact you want to add.
6. Add more contacts from your friends.
7. Tap the Add button.
8. Tap Add again.

Did this summary help you?
Advertisement