Membership control depends on the type of group chat. In member-created group chats, you can add or remove others. In some group chats, like Community Chats, membership control is restricted, but new members can still join later. However, you can always leave a chat if it's no longer relevant to you.
To add a participant:
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Click on LinkedIn Messaging conversation windows on the lower-right corner of your LinkedIn homepage.
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Click on the group chat to which you want to add participants.
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Click the
More icon on the upper-right corner of the group chat pop-up window. -
Click Add / Remove people.
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In the Conversation details pop-up window, type the name of the member in the textbox provided and select the right member from the dropdown.
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Click the Add button.
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Click Done.
To remove a participant:
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Click on LinkedIn Messaging conversation windows on the lower-right corner of your LinkedIn homepage.
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Click on the group chat from which you want to remove participants.
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Click the
More icon on the upper-right corner of the chat window. -
Click Add / Remove people.
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In the Conversation details window, click the
More icon next to the participant's name. -
Click Remove and confirm your action.
Note: The participant will be notified of the removal.
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Click Done.
To add participants to a group chat:
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Tap the
Messaging icon on your homepage. -
Tap the group chat to which you want to add participants.
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Tap the
More icon on the upper right. -
Tap Add / Remove people.
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Tap Add people.
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Enter the name of the participant you want to add in the Type a name field and select the right member from the dropdown.
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Tap Done or the
Check icon.
Note: You can also add a participant within the conversation by mentioning the name of your first-degree connection with ‘@’ as prefix in the message.
To remove an existing participant from a group chat:
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Tap the
Messaging icon on your homepage. -
Tap the group chat from which you want to remove participants.
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Tap the
More icon on the upper right. -
Tap Add / Remove people.
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Tap the
More icon next to the participant's name. -
Tap Remove and confirm your action.
Notes:
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All participants in a group chat will share the same conversation history to have full context of a conversation. All current and new participants in a group chat will see all past conversation history in the chat.
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Member-created group chats can accommodate up to 50 members.
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All participants in a member-created group chat will have the ability to add and remove members and change the conversation name.
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This feature shouldn’t be used to mass message. It should be used to create chats with relevant communities whom you know. Report or leave the chat that you find irrelevant.
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