With the broadcast lists you will be able to send several messages to several contacts at the same time , something that is interesting when you want to send the same message to several people and you do not want to go one by one. Also, when you use them you will be able to re-spread the message to the same people without having to choose them one by one. We tell you why it is interesting that you use them, how to create, edit and delete them if you decide to do without them in the future.
You will also learn how they differ from groups and why they are more interesting when it comes to communicating with other people if you don’t want them to talk to each other, know their phone number or even know that you have sent the message to more people.
What are broadcast lists?
Broadcast or distribution lists are a communication sent to many recipients at the same time, but individually. This means that what you write only once, without the need to copy and paste, will reach the people you have previously indicated because you have added to the list.
It consists of creating a list of people to whom you want to send a single communication or more. Once you have created it, you can use it whenever you want. Although you see it as in the format of the groups, the other people will see it as a normal message that you send them. In fact, when they reply to you, you will notice that their reply appears in a private message and not in what you have created.
Why use them?
One of the main reasons for using them is that you can send the same message to several people without having to use a group , and in this way you also prevent people who do not know each other (or do) from having the number or contact of others without that they have been given. You maintain the privacy of other people while achieving greater efficiency in communications.
When you have to give news, communicate something important , make something reach more people or whatever you want, you can do it through them. You just have to add the recipients. Once you have created one you can use it as many times as you want without having to create it. In addition, you can do whatever you want to make your communications of all kinds easier: professional, personal, etc. In addition, you fully control the communications.
Marketing companies or professionals , as well as other professionals, may find this tool interesting to promote what they want, send their offers, new releases and whatever they want. The cost of this action is zero and it is usually effective, although you must avoid tiring your contacts with this.
Create broadcast lists
We tell you how to create a WhatsApp broadcast list on your Android and iOS mobile device and interesting information such as what to take into account before creating it, how to edit it, add new contacts or delete it because you no longer want it.
What to consider
An issue to keep in mind when creating them is that only recipients who have your phone number saved in their contacts will be able to receive the message you send. In this way, if someone has not added you to their contacts, they will not receive these messages , even if you include them, so if you still know this, you want them to know what you want to say, you will have to send them an individual private message. Either that or ask him to add you to his contacts. The limit will be 256 contacts , although this is usually more than enough for most people.
When your recipients reply to you, their message will appear as any other chat and this reply will only reach you , not anyone else. If what you want is for other people to exchange messages, instead of just interacting with you, perhaps the best solution is to make a group instead of a broadcast list.
In WhatsApp Web the option to create a new one does not appear, but you can use the ones you have already created to send the messages you want. In this way, if it is more comfortable for you to do it by computer, you can do one on your mobile and send what you want from the computer.
How to do it
The steps to create one of these lists in Android is:
- Go to WhatsApp
- Give More Options (all 3 points)
- Click on New Broadcast
- Select the contacts to add (you can search for them)
- Hit the green tick
Once you have created it, you will be able to send messages to your contacts from it, where it says message . You can do it like in any chat, with the possibility of sending photos, emoticons and whatever you want. It will reach all the people who are in it, unless they do not have you in their contacts, although the answer will reach you in an individual chat.
If you want to do it on iOS devices you will have to take the following steps:
- Go to WhatsApp
- Click on Broadcast Lists, which is located at the top of the Chats screen
- Give New list, which is at the bottom of the screen
- Add the contacts you want by selecting or searching
- Give to Create
How to edit it
If you’ve made a mistake, want to add someone else, or simply need to edit the created list, you can easily do so. On Android , you just have to follow the steps that we mentioned.
- open it
- Give more options
- Select Info from the list
- In it you can change the name if you click edit, add more recipients if you click Add recipient or delete them if you click Edit recipients and x
To be able to edit it on iOS you will have to follow these steps:
- Go to the Broadcast Lists
- Tap the i icon next to the one you want to edit
- Now on the info screen you can change the name, add or delete recipients (in edit)
How to remove it
If what you want is to delete it on Android , you just have to press and hold it and the option to delete it will appear (at the top of the screen). Later you will give to eliminate. You can select to delete the media files with it or keep them if you want. Another option to delete it is to open it, touch its name or recipients and hit Delete broadcast list and then Delete.
If you want to remove it on iOS devices , you’ll need to tap the button at the top of the Chats screen and swipe left on the one you want to remove. You give him to delete. You can also click on edit and click on the icon – next to the one you are interested in removing and click on the corresponding option.
What if I want to create a group?
If you have already discovered all the advantages of making distribution lists, but you are not convinced because you want all the other people to know each other, to be able to interact and share their impressions, something especially interesting if they know each other or accept it because if they cannot If there are privacy issues, you can choose to make a group. You can also make one where only you or the admins do the talking.
The way to do it is very similar to the other option, so you will have to be careful not to get confused because they are very close. You will go to your account, in the 3 points of more options and give New group. Once you have done it, you can add the people you want, give the group a name, an image, customize it and start using it. You can activate temporary messages or not. In iOS you will have to go to Chats, to New Chat and create group. You will select the contacts, you will indicate the name of the group, you include a photo if you want and you will create.
With this already created, you will be able to communicate with other people whenever you want, knowing that the message will reach everyone at the same time and they will be able to answer you if they wish. Of course, whoever wants to can leave the group and stop receiving messages, something that is only possible in the lists if they remove you from their contacts.
