- WhatsApp has announced a bunch of new features for Channels.
- You can now host polls, send voice messages and more on WhatsApp Channels.
- The announcement was made by Zuckerberg on his WhatsApp Channel.
WhatsApp Channels debuted last year as a way for people to get the latest updates on various topics and organisations. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new features that will give people more ways to engage with WhatsApp Channels. The new features include Voice Updates, Polls, Share to Status, and Multiple Admins.
Zuckerberg made the announcement on his WhatsApp Channel along with a poll asking users to vote for the ‘best game of all time’.
“We’re announcing a bunch of new features for WA channels including voice notes, multiple admins and sharing to status and polls, which is great because I need help settling a debate,” wrote Zuck in his WhatsApp Channel.
New WhatsApp Channels features
- Voice Updates: WhatsApp Channels now supports voice updates. This is essentially the ability to send voice messages in WhatsApp Channels. WhatsApp said that Bad Bunny was the first to send voice updates to his channel.
- Polls: Another widely used feature that’s arriving on WhatsApp Channels is ‘Polls’. People will now be able to host Polls on their WhatsApp Channels.
- Share to Status: This feature will let you share someone’s WhatsApp Channel update to your personal Status.
- Multiple Admins: The latest update will let you add up to 16 admins in one WhatsApp Channel.
WhatsApp Channels was launched in September last year after staying in beta for a few months. This is similar to Telegram Channels, and it essentially serves as a broadcasting tool to help reach a large number of users easily. It also lets users join a public group but without interfering with their personal WhatsApp chats.
According to Meta, WhatsApp Channels has already surpassed 500 million monthly active users. The brand added that there are thousands of WhatsApp Channels available on the app.
