WhatsApp, one of the most popular instant messaging applications in the world, launched its channels feature, allowing interested parties to follow a variety of users and organizations to receive updates and exclusive content directly from their profiles.
This new function has generated great interest, and various organizations, sports teams, musicians and even himself Mark Zuckerberg They have already created their own channels to interact more directly with their followers.
In the list of The most popular You can find the Netflix channel to receive series and movie recommendations. In the Manchester City or Liverpool one, the instances of each match are discussed and in the Bud Bunny one, news about the artist.
Just like on Telegram, where these channels have served different purposes, this is a great opportunity to stay up to date with certain topics. The difference is that WhatsApp, because it is used by millions of people, covers a wider range.
Channels, unlike groups, can only share important links, although the only way to participate is by reacting to what the creator has published.
Taking advantage of the occasion, Meta launched the official WhatsApp channel where they will be published news and information on features in development.
The company has also taken the opportunity to announce the arrival of some new features to the application’s channels. They are the following:
Improved Directory: You can now find channels to follow that are automatically filtered by country. Also on the side are the new channels, those that are most active and popular according to the number of followers.
Reactions: the idea is to react with emojis to make your opinion known and see a count of the total reactions. Other followers will not be able to see the reactions of each participant.
Edit: Soon, admins will be able to make changes to their updates for up to 30 days. Once this period has passed, we will automatically delete them from our servers.
Forward option: Every time the creator makes an update to chats or groups, a link to the channel will be included so people can learn more.
How to access channels
WhatsApp channels. Photo Shutterstock.To be able to access the channels, with the app updated to the latest version, you can find four tabs at the bottom, one of which is dedicated to the news.
It is right here where the channels with the states in order to access the content provided by both WhatsApp contacts and that provided by brands, entities, schools or universities.
At the moment, channels cannot be created, since Meta warned that in the coming weeks anyone could create their own. And although the function to create one is already there, it has not yet been enabled.
Then you will have to go to news, in the channels section and just to the right you can find the button with the ‘+’ sign. When clicked, it is enabled and a channel can be created.
All you have to do is accept the terms of service, enter a name, description and an image to create one. They can be public and private, which are accessed through an invitation.
