How to send polls in WhatsApp group chats – new feature rolling out now

WHATSAPP is now letting you send a new type of text: polls.

Yes, it’s finally here – so get sharing those polls to quiz your mates.

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If you haven’t noticed them already, you will soon.

They let you quickly make multiple-choice polls for pals in chats to answer.

They’re available in both one-to-one or group chats, and work in exactly the same way.

You might suggest meals for dinner, holiday ideas, ask for feedback on a new outfit, or to rate the latest episode of a TV show.

How to create a WhatsApp poll

First, you’ll want to make sure that you’ve updated your WhatsApp.

That means diving in to the Apple App Store on iOS for iPhone or Google Play store on Android.

Once you’ve updated, check your WhatsApp app.

Open up a chat and then look for the + icon at the bottom of the screen.

This is the same button you’d normally use to add a document or share your location.

Tap it and look for Poll at the bottom.

If it’s not there, you might have to wait a few days for the roll-out to complete.

Once you see Poll, tap it and then you’re taken to a brand new view.

The first field is Question. You can add whatever you like.

It could be a word or phrase, or even an emoji followed by a question mark.

Then begin filling in your poll options – up to a maximum of 12.

WhatsApp will warn you if any of your answers are repeats of a previous one.

You can also adjust the order of the answers using the hamburger icon (three stacked lines) on the right-hand side. So don’t worry about getting them in the correct order in the first instance.

Once you’re done, hit send.

If you quit a poll in progress, you can choose to either keep editing or discard it.

Unfortunately you can’t save it for later. Use it or lose it.

Bear in mind that poll recipients can select multiple answers if they want.

But you can’t choose the same answer more than once – so respondents won’t be able to fudge the numbers unless they’re also in the group on another account.

Anyone in the chat will be able to see the poll, as long as their app is updated.

You can also tap the View Votes button at the bottom of an existing poll to get a better breakdown of who voted and when.

It’s impossible to forward a poll, but you can use the Reply function to respond to one within a chat.

The update lands alongside several other changes to WhatsApp, including 32-person video calling and maximum group sizes of 1,024 users.

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