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New Delhi: WhatsApp is preparing a new feature that could change how channels share updates with their followers. This upcoming feature will enable the channel admins to post status updates directly from their channels. This would give creators and organisations a way to share short, temporary updates, including photos, videos or voice notes, with their followers, similar to those regular WhatsApp Status posts. WhatsApp is also experimenting with a new option that adds a status entry point inside Channels.
The process for creating channel status updates will be the same as creating a standard Status update. The content is also shared and can include images, videos and voice messages, but instead of being limited to personal contacts, it will be visible to channel followers. These channel status updates are especially designed to be temporary. This gives admins two ways to share quick announcements, timely updates or short-form content without permanently posting it to the channel feed. WhatsApp is also planning to show channel status updates in the Updates tab. The latest status update will support limited interactions, such as reacting with emojis, similar to how users interact with the regular Status post.
Channel admins will be able to see the total number of views, but not the identities of the viewers. This approach avoids loading long viewer lists for the large channels and also ensures that other followers cannot see who has viewed the status update. This latest feature is still under development and has not yet rolled out to all users. WhatsApp is also working on a separate view that will show a list of channel status updates in one place. This could give channel admins a familiar and flexible way to share updates while keeping the main channel feed uncluttered.
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