WhatsApp announced a new feature on its app called Channels. If you've ever used channels on Telegram, then this should
WhatsApp announced a new feature on its app called Channels. If you’ve ever used channels on Telegram, then this should sound familiar to you as it’s basically the same idea: a one-way broadcast tool for public posts to anyone that follows the channel.
Channels that you follow will be folded into a new tab on the app called “Updates”, which will also contain Status updates. The feature will let admins of a channel blast out text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls to all its followers with none of them being able to post anything in it, unlike group chats.
That being said, the Meta-owned company is also prioritising privacy with this feature for both followers and admins. For one thing, the phone number and profile photo of admins won’t be visible to followers and likewise, the phone number of followers can’t be seen by admins or other followers. Posts on channels are not permanent, as each content will only be up for 30 days before being automatically deleted, with WhatsApp working on options for posts to be deleted even sooner. Moreover, the admins will have the option tofeature, as the latter only allows you to make a list of individuals from your contact list to message rather than broadcasting public posts.
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