How to Stop Contacts From Adding You to Whatsapp Groups

WhatsApp Groups: A popular feature of Facebook’s instant messaging app WhatsApp is WhatsApp Groups. Earlier any person who had your number saved could add you to the group, but users were troubled by the problem of other person adding you to the group without permission. After receiving feedback from WhatsApp users, WhatsApp has changed the group privacy settings to help its users get rid of this problem. New group privacy settings are now available for both WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp for iPhone users. Today, through our article, we will give you information about how you can save yourself from the trouble of being added to the group without your permission.

WhatsApp Group Privacy Settings: Enable it like this

Before giving you information about how you can enable these settings on your phone, make sure that your phone should have the latest version of WhatsApp. The version should be 2.19.308 for Android and 2.19.112 for iPhone. for you android google play store on and for iphone app store page You can also update WhatsApp by visiting After updating the app, follow the steps mentioned below.

WhatsApp Groups on Android: Android users can change the settings like this

If you are an Android user and you also face the problem of being added to unwanted groups often, then you do not have to worry anymore, you can overcome this problem only by changing the settings mentioned below.

1) Open WhatsApp on your Android smartphone and then click on the three-dot icon at the top right corner.
2) After this go to Settings> Account> Privacy.

3) After this tap on the group and then select one of the options shown here Everyone, My Contacts and My Contacts Except.
4) If you select the Everyone option, then any WhatsApp user will be able to make you a part of the group.
5) “My Contacts”. In this, only the admin present in the user’s contact list will be able to make that user a part of the group.
6) If you select the My Contacts Except option, then only selected users will be able to add you to the WhatsApp group. Enabling this means that all group admins will have to send invitations to any user to be a part of the WhatsApp group. However, the user has to decide on this invitation within 72 hours.

WhatsApp Groups on iPhone: iPhone users can change the settings like this

If you are an iPhone user and you are also struggling with the problem of being added to unwanted groups often, then do not worry, you can overcome this problem only by changing the settings mentioned below.

1) First of all open the WhatsApp app on iPhone and then click on the Settings option given in the bottom bar.
2) After this go to Account > Privacy > Groups.

3) After this on the next screen you will get three options, Everyone, My Contact and My Contacts Except.