Common questions about WPS Group Chat Management on macOS mainly cover 4 areas: entry location, permission differences, mute and confidentiality settings, and owner transfer; this section answers 5 frequent questions.
FAQ
Where is the Group Management entry?
- Open the target group chat.
- Click Chat Settings in the upper-right area.
- Find and open Group Management in the side panel.
- If the entry is missing, confirm that your account is a group owner or group admin.
What is the difference between "All group members" and "Only the group owner and group admins"?
- Open Member Permissions in the group management page.
- Review the available scope for the permission item.
- All group members means everyone in the group can perform that action.
- Only the group owner and group admins means regular members cannot perform it.
What actions can confidentiality mode restrict?
- Open Group Management → Confidentiality Mode.
- Review the selected restriction items.
- It can restrict copying, forwarding, favoriting, converting to to-do items, converting to schedules, converting to notes, and adding reactions.
- It can also restrict image, video, and file downloads, as well as screenshots and screen recording.
Which clients support confidentiality mode?
- Review the support note in the confidentiality mode area.
- The setting takes effect on Windows, iOS, and Android clients.
- iOS and some Android systems can also report violations in the group.
- If you need to verify the effect, test it on a supported client.
What happens after I transfer the group owner role?
- Open Other Settings and click Transfer group owner.
- Choose the new owner and complete the transfer.
- The new owner receives group management permissions.
- The original owner becomes a regular group member and no longer keeps the original owner permissions.
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Group Admin | A management role assigned by the group owner to help manage group settings and member permissions. |
| Confidentiality Mode | A protection setting that restricts actions such as copying, forwarding, downloading, screenshots, or screen recording in a group. |
| Join Approval | A review mechanism that determines whether new users must be approved before joining a group. |
| Sharing Records | A history list of links or files shared in the group for later review and management. |
| Join and Leave Records | A history of members entering or leaving the group, used to review membership changes. |