WhatsApp working to bring a mute shortcut for group chats on the Desktop

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a mute shortcut for group chats for a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta.

The new mute shortcut feature will be displayed on the top of group chats and will help users to disable the notifications of messages received in the group, according to WABetaInfo.

WhatsApp beta for Android received the same feature to automatically turn off the notifications for large groups two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, the messaging platform had rolled out a new feature to some beta testers that allow users to see profile photos within group chats on a desktop.

The feature helps users to identify group members for which they don’t have the phone number or when they have the same name.