WhatsApp channels are getting pop quizzes

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WhatsApp is once again experimenting with ways to make its broadcast-style Channels feel a little less like shouting into the void and a little more like a group activity. 

In the latest beta release for iOS, the app is testing a new quiz feature that lets channel admins ask multiple-choice questions and immediately tell followers whether they’re right or wrong. 

Think polls, but with grading and a tiny dopamine hit.

The feature was first spotted last week in an Android beta and has now crossed over to iOS, according to WABetaInfo, the ever-vigilant WhatsApp feature whisperer. 

Quizzes live alongside existing channel tools like polls, but they come with one important twist: admins have to pick the correct answer before hitting publish.

Once a quiz is live, followers can tap an option and instantly find out how they did. 

Pick the right answer and WhatsApp rewards you with a celebratory confetti animation, because nothing says “engagement” like digital confetti raining down on your phone. 

Choose wrong, and well, no confetti for you.

Creating a quiz looks pretty straightforward. Admins open the attachment menu, select the new Quiz option, type in a question, and add multiple possible answers. 

Those answers can be text, images, or a mix of both, which opens the door to trivia, visual quizzes, or mildly chaotic meme-based questions. 

Before publishing, admins must mark which option is correct, ensuring WhatsApp knows when to deploy the confetti cannons.

On the backend, admins get access to detailed results. They can see how many times each option was selected and who participated. 

If a participant is already in the admin’s contacts, their full details are visible. 

If not, WhatsApp limits what admins can see, based on the user’s privacy settings, a small but important reminder that even fun quizzes still live inside WhatsApp’s privacy rules.

For now, quizzes are only available to a small number of users running the latest beta versions on iOS and Android. 

As with many WhatsApp experiments, there’s no official timeline for a wider rollout, and no guarantee the feature will ship exactly as-is.

Still, if WhatsApp Channels needed more personality, pop quizzes, complete with instant feedback and confetti, might be the nerdiest glow-up yet for WhatsApp.