The Meta-owned chat app has been experimenting with different ways to show participant avatars in group chats, especially if they don’t have a profile picture uploaded.

WhatsApp will soon bring profile pictures within group chats, making it easier for people to see who's talking with them. ... but WhatsApp never displayed the user’s photo within a group chat.

Google on Thursday announced an update to its Drive service featuring the addition of profile pictures, one-click group chat, and a new look for anonymous users. The company says the new features ...

WhatsApp is working on a feature that will make recognising participants in a group chat easier. The application will introduce profile pictures to group chats to clarify the sender’s identity.

Google was spotted working on this limitation back in December 2024 in the form of custom RCS group chat profile photos, and it looks like the functionality is beginning to roll out to some users ...

The app wants to bring iMessage-like profile photos within group chats to make conversations more personal and, at the same time, so you know who you’re talking to.

Google adds new features to Drive, now supports profile photos, one-click group chat, and more. Charles Gantt. TweakTown. Published Apr 25, 2013 2:03 PM CDT Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:23 PM CST.

Similar to many other texting applications, you can create group chats on Google Messages. The app relied on the group members' profile photos or their initials for the group chat profile icon.

WhatsApp plans to bring iMessage-like profile picture display for group chats SENSEX 81,691.98 -823.16 ... Screen shot of “profile picture” appearing beside incoming chats in “group chat ...

However, your profile name, phone number, and depending on the chat's settings, profile picture will still be visible in the Past Participants list located in the chat's Group Info menu.

Profile Pictures in Group Chats Previously, WhatsApp group chats did not display profile pictures. Instead, participant names or phone numbers appeared above their messages.