{"id":48219,"date":"2018-06-28T19:33:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T23:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=48219"},"modified":"2018-08-09T23:02:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T03:02:17","slug":"whatsapp-has-officially-rolled-out-the-restricted-group-feature-where-only-admins-can-post-in-groups-heres-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/?p=48219","title":{"rendered":"Whatsapp Has Officially Rolled Out The Restricted Group Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Whatsapp has officially rolled out the &#8220;<em>Restricted Group<\/em>&#8221; feature where Admins can restrict anyone but themselves from posting in their group. This can be great if you just want quiet over night, if you have an important announcement to make or if you&#8217;re like us who have a read only group [<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/mxp6iu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Click Here To Get Our Deals on Whatsapp<\/span><\/a>]. That means no one but Admins can send texts, pictures, videos, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>How to do it:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you&#8217;re on Android or iPhone, go to the Play Store\/App Store and go to the Whatsapp App and hit &#8220;<strong>Update<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48221 \" src=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Whatsapp-Update.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Whatsapp-Update.png 292w, https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Whatsapp-Update-171x177.png 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Whatsapp version that is needed is Whatsapp <strong>2.18.201 for Android <\/strong>and<strong> Whatsapp 2.18.70 iOS<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Once downloaded, open your Whatsapp and go to a group that you&#8217;re admin of.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Go to &#8220;<strong>Group Info<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Then a new option will be listed called &#8220;<strong>Group Settings<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; Click on that<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Group-Settings-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Group-Settings-1.png 346w, https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Group-Settings-1-235x158.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Now, click on &#8220;<strong>Edit Group Info<\/strong>&#8221; and make sure its set to &#8220;<strong>Only Admins<\/strong>&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Finally, click on &#8220;<strong>Send Messages<\/strong>&#8221; and change it to &#8220;<strong>Only Admins<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48225 \" src=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Admins-Only.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Admins-Only.png 323w, https:\/\/tjbdeals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Admins-Only-223x177.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">That&#8217;s all, you have now successfully added the Restricted Group Feature to your group.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you&#8217;re still having trouble, you may need to backup your Whatsapp, uninstall it, and re-install it for the feature to appear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you&#8217;re still having trouble, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=16468189387&amp;text=Please%20Restrict%20My%20Group%20For%20Me%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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