Today, Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced new updates for users to engage on WhatsApp’s Channels feature.
WhatsApp says that these new features are being rolled out worldwide, so if it’s not available on your device now, expect the update to come soon.
Below are the new things that are new features:
- Voice Updates: Users can now enjoy voice updates (one of WhatsApp’s most popular features) on Channels. WhatsApp says that they’re currently rolling this out to users worldwide.
- Polls: Channels can share polls for users to answer.
- Share to Status: Share channel updates on your Status. To do that, you have to long press an update, select ‘Forward’, and then ‘My Status’ on a post to share.
- Multiple Admins: Now up to 16 admins making it easier to keep people up to date with the latest.
WhatsApp introduced Channels last year as a one-way broadcast tool for admins to send text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls.
