How to Add More Than 256 Members in a WhatsApp Group [7 Simple Steps]

Lately, Facebook-owned proprietary cross messaging application WhatsApp is constantly rolling out several interesting features to its updated beta version.

The aim is to enhance the user experience by making the application more engaging, which also includes several new options for group activities such as inviting participants through invite links.

See Also: How to Unblock Yourself from Someone's WhatsApp Account [6 Quick Steps]

When it comes to WhatsApp groups, earlier this year, we have done an article on WhatsApp's extension of group chat limit to 256 members. But why get limited to only 256 members? Here, as the next step to the official version, we have brought you a hack that will allow you to add more than 256 members to a WhatsApp group.

New Mobile Phones in India - 2016 with Price List

Here's All You Need

Before you start the hack, you need to make sure your Android smartphone has the updated version of WhatsApp Messenger, ES File Explorer Pro, and ROOT access.

2. Let's Get Started

Step 1. Force stop WhatsApp messenger app. To perform so, go to settings > apps > running services > WhatsApp > force stop.

Step 2. Now open ES File Explorer and go to Root Explorer from the menu bar. Once you get it, mount 'RW'

Step 3. Next, go to /data/data/com.whatsapp/shared_prefs.

Step 4. Once you are here, open 'com.whatsapp_preferance.xml' using ES note editor.

Step 5. You'll find one line saying . Now edit the sentence and add one more 6 along with 256.

Step 6. Now save the file and close it. And try adding the 257th member in your WhatsApp group.

Step 7. Go to the group info and you're done!