AppsWhatsApp upgrades group chats with member tags and text stickersIt's also introducing event reminders.Lawrence BonkContributing ReporterWed, January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM UTCWhatsApp just rolled out some upgrades to group chats.Perhaps the most interesting is the addition of member tags, which lets users give themselves a tag that's customized for a specific group.Meta gives examples of a user assigning themself the role of a dad in one chat and a soccer goalkeeper in another.This could actually be pretty useful to people who use WhatsApp group chats to role play as characters, organize fantasy sports leagues and other stuff like that.The platform is also rolling out text stickers to group chats.
This lets users turn just about any word into a sticker via an integrated search engine.Folks can gather their most-used stickers together for easy access.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFinally, there are event reminders.This is fairly self-explanatory.
The tool lets people create early reminders for upcoming events.Meta says that "this helps everyone remember to commute to the party you're hosting or hop on the call at the right time."This is just the latest WhatsApp update.The platform recently rolled out AI-powered chat summaries and re-introduced away messages.
