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Following members in muted group chats
We all depend on our WeChat groups these days, but incessant chatter means you can only choose two modes: turn off everybody (“mute notifications”) or simply live with the thousands of unread messages in the group.
In its latest update (8.08 on the iPhone – Android users may have to wait a bit) WeChat has taken one tiny step forward by adding a function where you can turn off a group but then turn back on notifications for up to 4 members of the group.
This is very valuable when you come to the realization that of the 500 people in your Beijing Obscure Craft Beer Aficionados group, only four of the members actually have anything worthwhile to contribute. You can go ahead and mute the whole group and then turn notifications back on for the four people whose opinions you actually respect.
Here's how to follow members of a group chat once you've muted the chat
Another function just released is to set a default ringtone for incoming calls for individual users – go to [Message Notifications > Ringtone for Incoming Calls > Assign exclusive ringtones for friends ] and you can set the incoming ringtone for users to a weird selection of random Chinese pop and the occasional weird selection from Western artists such as Yanni and Iggy Pop
READ: What's New WeChat: Animated Emojis and Customized Status Updates
Image: UNSPLASH, Joey Knotts
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