WhatsApp is constantly updated. And, two months after they made the announcement, they are going to incorporate a new tool. They are the channels. It is something similar to what the application’s major competitor, Telegram, already offered, and it allows users a new avenue of information.
With this new feature, we can use WhatsApp to start receive updates from people or even entities that are not on our contact list. But this tool does not allow you to chat with them, simply receive the data that it shares.
What it will allow is react to that information. The messages that are disseminated through these channels will, however, have the possibility of show agreement or disagreement with what is shared. In addition, you can also do surveys.
This feature is not yet available on all devices. As users install new updates, they will be able to access this service. And it can be done through the tab News.
Even though WhatsApp profiles are associated with a phone number in this new modality, both those of the users and those of the channel broadcaster will be protected.
How to delete a WhatsApp channel?
Although WhatsApp incorporates this update, users have the option of not using it. For eliminate those channels that you do not want to use according to the portal these steps must be followed:
1. Enter the tab News.
2. Click on the name of the channel that you do not want to use.
3. After holding it for a few seconds, a tab will appear. Click on the button that says: “Delete channel.”
4. Next, WhatsApp will warn that, once the channel is deleted, its information will no longer be accessible and that the user’s previous activity in it will continue to be available on the rest of the devices.
5. If the user still wants to get rid of the channel, they must press “Delete”.
6. WhatsApp will ask for a series of data and, finally, allow you to delete the channel.
