Channels are one of the functions in which WhatsApp is working for a while to add in the future. This format allows users to enter chats that have specific topics to be placed in a new tab next to the statuses.
WABetaInfo found this novelty in the test version of the Android application. The section will be called ‘Updates’, there will be the channels and the states that the users share.
Additionally, more details were released on how these new chats will work, in which the privacy of the messaging platform will be maintained.
the channels They are a way of sharing content with other users, so the owner of this space will be the only one who can make posts, while followers will have the option to read and react to them.
This is a format that is already being implemented in instagram and in Telegramand in WhatsApp They will have a similar operation, in which there will be no followers limits, but the privacy of the creators will be taken care of because their contact information, such as the telephone number, will not be shown.
These are the new features that are currently being tested in the beta version of the application:
– Interface: the channels will have a different design in which the creator’s message will take up all the space on the screen.
– Verification status: profiles will have the option of getting a green badge that certifies their authenticity.
– Number of followers: there will be an indicator to show the number of users following that account.
– Button to mute notifications: block notifications from certain channels that are followed.
– Shortcuts: three specific actions for users within channels that consist of unfollowing, forwarding and sharing a channel with other people.
– Channel description: this will be displayed within the account information screen and will serve to tell users what the content is about.
– Visibility status: a channel can be set to public so that anyone can discover it.
– Reports: there will be options to report the content of a channel.
While WhatsApp He’s working on polishing the channels, he’s looking at where he places them within the app. The path that the developers will take will be to place it in a new tab next to the states, which have been on the platform for some time.
‘Updates’ is the name they are currently using in the test version. From there you can create channels and upload statuses, likewise there will be the option to see the content uploaded by others and the channels that are followed.
A new update of WhatsApp includes improvements for surveys and forwarding of multimedia messages such as photos and documents.
It brings functions such as the creation of surveys in which you can only answer once, because until the previous version of this function, any user could delete their vote and change it to another one several times at any time.
The update adds a new “Allow Multiple Responses” field, which will be active by default. In order for the survey to be closed to only one vote per person within the chat group in which it is created, this option must be deactivated before sending the message.
Another change in the app is that users will now be able to add comments to these files before hitting the send button. This will only be possible if the file that is part of a conversation already has a comment in its original version. In addition to that, the new edition of the file will allow adding new images and even videos as part of the forwarded message.
