Overview
- WhatsApp announced the Events update Thursday, adding a dedicated Events hub plus shareable invite links and QR codes that let people without the app view event details and RSVP.
- The new Events Home centralizes event creation and management so hosts can send invites, track RSVPs, see past and upcoming events, set custom reminders, and allow plus-ones.
- Privacy controls hide hosts’ phone numbers from unknown guests and withhold event addresses from invitees who do not have WhatsApp until they RSVP.
- Hosts can decorate invites with a cover photo and share links by text or email, and WhatsApp will roll the features out to users globally over the coming weeks with some platform and version differences possible.
- The update follows WhatsApp’s October move to guest calling by link and aims to lower coordination friction so people can plan gatherings without asking others to install a new app, which could shift some event planning away from standalone services.