How to make a poll on Whatsapp? See the step by step

The most popular app among Brazilians has launched a new feature! Learn how to create a poll on WhatsApp and interact with your contacts!

Who uses WhatsApp to communicate with people on a daily basis? One of the most popular and beloved apps among Brazilians is almost unanimously used on cell phones here.

This is because it is increasingly rare to see people who do not use WhatsApp to chat with their contacts.

And to maintain its position as a favorite among Brazilians, the application is known for investing in constant updates and additions of functions that serve to make the application even more attractive.

Who remembers the arrival of stickers on WhatsApp? And the reaction options for messages?

These were just some of the app updates that left a mark on users.

And recently, a new update was made available to users and is causing a stir among users: WhatsApp polls.

A feature that has been present on other social networks for some time now – such as Instagram and Twitter – polls are great ways to interact with your contacts and in the WhatsApp groups you are part of.

But is this feature available to you? And do you know how to create a poll on WhatsApp? 

In today's article, we'll talk about this new feature. You'll discover a brief step-by-step guide to help you explore the feature better and use it with your WhatsApp contacts.

How to make a poll on Whatsapp? Check out a brief step-by-step guide to using the function

Are you curious to better understand how this new feature works? Then take a look at this step-by-step guide we’ve prepared to teach you how to create a poll on WhatsApp and interact with your contacts.

First, you will open a conversation on WhatsApp and tap on the “+” icon.

Then, you will choose the “Poll” option;

The next step is to type the question that will be part of your poll and then type the voting options. 

Currently, there is a limit of 12 answer options. In addition, it is also possible to change the order in which each option appears. 

Once everything is correct, just click “Send”.

From that moment on, a message with the poll will be sent to everyone in the group you are in. 

To vote in one of these polls, just tap on the corresponding option. 

As participants vote, WhatsApp displays the number of votes and each participant's choices.

Pretty interesting, huh? 

After learning how to make a poll on WhatsApp, remember other recent functions that became part of WhatsApp in the latest updates 

As we mentioned earlier in this article, polls are a feature that is included in the latest WhatsApp update. But before that, there were some other recent updates that caused quite a stir among users of the platform.

Let's remember some of them? 

Reactions to messages in chat

Reactions on social media are great resources for those moments when you're in the middle of a conversation, you've run out of things to talk about and you want to end the conversation without having to respond to the person.

And recently, this feature reached our beloved WhatsApp.

With it, you can react to any message – whether text, audio, video, image, sticker or gif – with any of the emojis that are part of your smartphone.

The ability to leave groups without generating a notification 

Let he who has never participated in a group that didn't want to be on WhatsApp cast the first stone!

Everyone has been in the situation of wanting to leave a certain WhatsApp group, but ended up not leaving precisely because this exit would generate a notification that all participants would see and this would end up causing a certain buzz.

If you've already experienced this, this update has everything to make you very happy!

It is now possible to leave groups silently, without notifying other group members.

It's become much easier to leave without being noticed, right? 

Voice calls for up to 32 participants

There is no doubt that social media – especially WhatsApp – played an essential role during the period of isolation we faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They were the ones who helped us deal with missing family and friends during the period when the guidance was to stay at home.

But back then, the restriction on the number of participants in a voice call was a problem for those with large families. But after this recent WhatsApp update, there is room for everyone!

Video calls can now have up to 32 participants at the same time. Now you can bring together your family, friends, your dog, your cat, your parrot, everyone! 

Make payments directly via WhatsApp

Another relatively recent update to the social network is the possibility of making payments directly through WhatsApp.

The feature is similar to PIX, which has become popular among Brazilians in recent years. With it, you can send money directly in a conversation, without having to leave the network to access your bank's app, for example.

Sending files larger than 2GB

A constant complaint from users was regarding the size limit on files that could be sent via WhatsApp, as it made it impossible for very large files to be sent via the app.

If you are one of these people, it seems that the appeals have been heard and, in the latest versions of the application, it is now possible to send files larger than 2GB without any major problems.

Conclusion 

So, what do you think? Did you like this new addition to WhatsApp? Are you going to use polls during your conversations?

It is important to note that this function has recently arrived on smartphones.

If you are unable to access the feature, try to see if your WhatsApp is running the latest version.

If it isn't, just click update and that's it, you can go around doing whatever polls you want!

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