2023-06-10 09:33:53
WhatsApp introduces Channels, a new messaging tool for individuals and organizations to share important updates with their subscribers. Additionally, WhatsApp is also announcing the ability to send high-definition photos, providing users with better image quality when chatting.
WhatsApp is launching a new broadcasting tool called “Channels”, which allows individuals and organizations to share updates with their followers. Channels is described by Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, as a “trusted and private way to receive important information from individuals and organizations”.
A new tab to access it
A new tab dedicated to broadcasts will be available in the WhatsApp application and will allow access to this new feature. Channel administrators will be able to share messages, photos, videos, stickers and polls with their subscribers. WhatsApp gives examples such as sports teams sharing updates on matches and players, receiving news…
Users will be able to search for their favorite organizations, sports teams, and more using the search bar on WhatsApp. It will be possible to keep the channel history for a maximum duration of 30 days, and phone numbers and profile pictures of administrators withheld for security reasons. Channel admins will also have the ability to block message forwarding and screenshots.
It should be mentioned that the chains will not benefit end-to-end encryption at launch, although WhatsApp plans to introduce channels with end-to-end encryption for a limited audience in the future.
Channels are still in development and planned for beta release for Android, iOS, and desktop. They will be first available for some organizations in Colombia and Singapore, before a wider roll-out in the coming months.
In other news, WhatsApp has also announced a new feature for its application which will finally allow you to send messages. high definition pictures on Android and iOS phones.
Functionality currently being tested by a small group of beta users of WhatsApp will use a lightweight compression algorithm to preserve their quality as much as possible. Users will be able to choose between standard and HD quality when sending a photo in their chats, instead of the current options of automatic quality, better quality and data saving.
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