WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages
- Meta-Owned WhatsApp has launched a new feature called "Channels" that enables select organisations to broadcast news and updates to followers on the messaging service. The feature comes as more organisations become disenchanted with Twitter due to high fees, performance issues, and reduced content moderation.
- Channels is described as a private broadcast service and will allow administrators to send users text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls. The option will not use end-to-end encryption and store messages for 30 days, but may offer encryption in the future for non-profit or health organisations.
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WhatsApp debuts one-to-many broadcasting 'Channels'
WhatsApp on Thursday began letting select organizations try a new feature called "Channels" that lets them broadcast to followers on the popular, Meta-owned messaging service. The debut comes as an array of agencies and organizations grow disenchanted with Elon Musk-owned Twitter in the face of fees, performance problems, and dramatically…
The Channels will be placed in a new tab called “Updates”, separate from conversations and groups. In it, the user will find the Status and the channels that they choose to follow
WhatsApp launched, this Thursday (8), the “Channels” feature, a private way to receive updates from individuals and organizations directly on the platform. The tool will first reach selected users in Colombia and Singapore, and later in more countries. Read more (06/08/2023)
WhatApp Launches One-to-Many Channels Feature
WhatsApp is going beyond messaging and phone calls with a new channels feature. Channels are a one-way broadcast tool that’ll allow admins to share information with an audience through texts, photos, and videos. WhatsApp says it’s a way for users to keep up with their favorite sports teams, hobbies, or public…Read more...
WhatsApp launches new feature 'Channels'. What is it? - WhatsApp Channels
Meta owned WhatsApp has launched yet another feature on its platform - Channels - which the company said is a simple, reliable, and private way to receive important updates from people and organizations, right within the app. "We’re building Channels in a new tab called Updates - where you’ll find Status and channels you choose to follow - separate from your chats with family, friends, and communities," it said in a blog. WhatsApp Channels
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