{"id":4736,"date":"2023-06-09T08:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T12:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/?p=4736"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:48:15","slug":"whatsapp-channelstool-for-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/whatsapp-channelstool-for-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Introduces Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WhatsApp has <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.whatsapp.com\/introducing-whatsapp-channels-a-private-way-to-follow-what-matters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> the launch of Channels aiming to provide users with a simple, reliable, and private way to receive important updates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new feature will be accessible under the new tab called &#8220;Updates,&#8221; where users will find Status and the channels they follow, separate from personal chats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Channels aim to enhance the user&#8217;s app experience by seamlessly connecting them to updates from various people and organizations while maintaining their privacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Channels are designed as a one-way broadcast platform where admins can send their followers&#8217; text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users will use a searchable directory to select channels to follow, including hobbies, sports teams, local officials, and more. They will also be accessed through invite links shared via chats, emails, or posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/logie.ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4350214-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4737\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re aspiring to build the most private broadcast service available. This starts by protecting the personal information of both admins and followers. As a channel admin, your phone number and profile photo won\u2019t be shown to followers. Likewise, following a channel won\u2019t reveal your phone number to the admin or other followers. Who you decide to follow is your choice, and it\u2019s private,\u201d mentioned WhatsApp in a blog post.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite introducing this new feature, it is concerning how Channels will integrate with WhatsApp&#8217;s core function as a private platform for intimate conversations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, WhatsApp may have a strategic plan for this new feature. Im not sure how it will work yet. We will have to wait and see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp has announced the launch of Channels aiming to provide users with a simple, reliable, and private way to receive important updates.&nbsp; The new feature will be accessible under the new tab called &#8220;Updates,&#8221; where users will find Status and the channels they follow, separate from personal chats.&nbsp; Channels aim to enhance the user&#8217;s app [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,694],"tags":[652],"class_list":["post-4736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-media","category-whatsapp","tag-whatsapp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9310,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4736\/revisions\/9310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logie.ai\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}