WhatsApp Channel: Here’s everything you need to know | Meta

Today we launched WhatsApp Channel in India and will provides a private way for people to receive updates that matter to them. We also welcome some of your favorite celebrities, sports teams, artists, creators, thought leaders that people can follow right in WhatsApp.

Channels are a one-way broadcast tool for admins to send text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls. You can find channels in a new tab called Updates on WhatsApp – where you’ll find your Status and the channels you choose to follow – separate from your conversations with family, friends and community .

Our partners are also excited to create WhatsApp Channels and connect with their followers.

“I am delighted to collaborate with WhatsApp to launch WhatsApp Channels. This platform gives me an exciting opportunity to connect with people interested in various aspects of my life, be it my work in the film industry or my ventures in The business world, these are all things I am extremely passionate about. The WhatsApp channel serves as a personalized newsletter through which I can share insights and updates with my audience, dedicated fans and all those who have consistently shown their support. support throughout my journey.” – Katrina Kaif

“The WhatsApp channel is something I’m personally very excited about because I now have a place where I can share important updates about my life and express myself with all the content I love on WhatsApp, like videos, photos or polls, not just with people close to me but my larger extended community. Who knows the next time I perform at Coachella or go on tour, people on my WhatsApp Channel will be the first to know.” – Diljit Dosanjh

“Today I am launching my Channel on WhatsApp. Excited to share some exciting insights, exclusive behind-the-scenes content with my guys and gals across the country. And the best part is it’s as simple as sending a text.” – Vijay Deverakonda

The Indian cricket team has also launched their WhatsApp Channel as the country and Indians around the world prepare for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

“The Indian cricket team is delighted to partner with WhatsApp on the launch of the Channel. We kick off our partnership with WhatsApp with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to begin in October. We will leverage Channels to generate excitement and support as India ready to host the launch event after a decade of waiting. With WhatsApp Channels, fans will get to know important and accurate information and news around match schedule, timing, scoreboard etc. Visit WhatsApp channels and never miss out on updates on and off the field.” – BCCI

Key features will help you get started on WhatsApp channels

• Advanced directory: where you can find automatically filtered channels to follow based on your country. You can also see the most popular, active, and new channels based on number of followers.
• react: You can react using emojis to give feedback and see total reactions. How you react will not be visible to your followers.
• Forward: Whenever you forward an Update to chats or groups, it will include a link back to the channel so people can learn more.

We’ve built channels with privacy in mind

Our goal is to build the most private broadcasting service available. This starts with protecting the personal information of both administrators and followers. Following a channel will not reveal your phone number to admins or other followers. Who you decide to follow is your choice and it’s private.

We don’t believe that Channel updates should last forever. Therefore, we will only store channel history on our servers for a maximum of 30 days. Admins will also have the option to block screenshots and retweets from their channel.

We’ll also help admins decide who can follow their channel and whether they want their channel to be found in the directory.

This is just the beginning, and we’ll continue to add more features and expand the Channel based on the feedback we receive from users. In the coming months, we’ll also make it possible for anyone to create a channel.

If you want more product updates directly from us, we have now also officially launched WhatsApp channel to keep you up to date on what we’re building.