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With voice updates, polls, and other new features, WhatsApp livens up Channels.
By - 18 Jan 2024 02:56 AM
In a post on his personal WhatsApp channel today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed some helpful updates to the app's Channels feature. The purpose of the new features is to increase user interaction with the comparatively newer product.
Sending voice updates on channels, which mimics the voice messages feature, is one of the most well-liked additions. Adding voice updates to channels enables channel creators to establish a more personal and intimate connection with their audience, as voice is a convenient and intimate means of communication for many.Channels can also communicate with their followers through polls. Voting polls are now an option for channels, which helps them collect feedback and determine what kind of interest there is.
Users can now share Channel updates to their personal WhatsApp status, which will help Channels reach a wider audience. Channel creators can increase their followings with the aid of this natural sharing.Having up to 16 administrators makes running a channel easier as well. Larger Channels will be able to effectively manage their community and content thanks to this.
WhatsApp Channels has already hit 500 million monthly active users, the platform says, helped by Channels from celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Vijay Deverakonda as well as brands like Mumbai Indians, Mercedes F1, and Netflix.
