WhatsApp groups are a great way to stay connected with family, friends, or other acquaintances. But most of us hate being a part of innumerable unnecessary groups and often find it rude to just exit a group. The best solution to this problem is to stop random people from adding you to groups.
Steps to prevent unknown users from adding you to WhatsApp groups
There is a setting in the privacy section of you WhatsApp account that spares you from getting added to random groups. Using this setting you can customise who can add you to groups and, by default, the setting is set to ‘Everyone’, which means anyone with your phone number can add you in a group. In order to avoid getting added to groups by random people, follow the steps below:
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Open WhatsApp, click on the three dots on the top right corner of the screen.
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Then, Click on the Settings option and then tap Account.
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After that, Click on Privacy > Groups. The default setting is likely set to ‘Everyone‘.
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You can select from three options — ‘Everyone’, ‘My Contacts’, and ‘My Contacts Except’.
- The ‘Everyone’ option lets any user with your phone number add you in a group without your permission.
- The ‘My Contact’ option only lets those people add you to the groups whose numbers you have saved.
- The last ‘My Contacts Except’ option lets you choose exactly who can add you to groups.