DailyMail.com has launched a new WhatsApp Channel today, providing you with a curated digest of the latest news directly to your app.
WhatsApp Channels lets you privately follow people, organizations, sports teams, artists and thought leaders you want to get updates from.
Unlike personal chats, you cannot respond to messages sent in Channels.
Who you choose to follow is private and will not be visible to other followers.
Here’s everything you need to know about WhatsApp Channels – including how to join DailyMail.com’s Channel.
DailyMail.com has launched a new WhatsApp Channel today, providing you with the latest news directly to your app. Once you’ve joined the channel, make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications
WhatsApp Channels let you privately follow people, organizations, sports teams, artists and thought leaders you want to get updates from
To follow DailyMail.com on WhatsApp Channels:
- If you are reading this on your mobile web browser or in our mobile apps then simply click on this invite link to get Daily Mail Channels.
- If you are reading this on desktop you can use your phone to scan the QR code in the fact box below, and you’ll be taken to a page to join the Channel.
- If you can’t see Channels in WhatsApp on your device, try updating WhatsApp via your app store. You will then need to close WhatsApp and then open it again.
- Once you’ve joined DailyMail.com’s channel, make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications. (You can always turn them off later).
How to sign up to DailyMail.com’s WhatsApp Channel
Scan this QR code and you’ll be taken to a page to join the channel
If you are reading this on your mobile web browser or in our mobile apps then simply click on this invite link to get Daily Mail Channels.
If you are reading this on desktop you can use your phone to scan the QR code and you’ll be taken to a page to join the Channel.
If you can’t see Channels in WhatsApp on your device, try updating WhatsApp via your app store. You will then need to close WhatsApp and then open it again.
Once you’ve joined DailyMail.com’s channel, make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications. (You can always turn them off later).
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Channels will appear under the Updates tab in the WhatsApp app.
On an iPhone, this can can be found next to ‘Chats’, ‘Calls’ and ‘Communities’ at the bottom of the screen, while on Android, it’s in the middle at the top of the screen.
Unlike personal chats, Channels are a ‘one-way broadcast tool’, so if you get an update, you won’t be able to reply to it.
Admins will send the updates to all who have chosen to receive them, whether they’re text, photos, videos, stickers or polls.
For privacy reasons, the phone number and profile photo of the Channel admin will not be shared with people receiving the updates.
Likewise, following a channel won’t reveal your phone number to the admin or other followers.
WhatsApp Channel messages will only be stored for 30 days before they are deleted.
You’ll get updates about the biggest stories from news, politics, showbiz and everything else
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You can search for DailyMail.com’s Channel by tapping the Updates tab > Pressing + > Find channels and searching ‘Daily Mail’
Channels will appear under this Updates tab, next to ‘Chats’, ‘Calls’ and ‘Communities’. Unlike personal chats, Channels are a ‘one-way broadcast tool’, so if you get an update, you won’t be able to reply to it
Meta first announced Channels in June, when it initially rolled out in Singapore and Colombia.
It has now been rolled out in over 150 countries, including the US.
‘If you’re new to Channels, our goal is to build the most private broadcast service available,’ WhatsApp explained.
‘Channels are separate from your chats, and who you choose to follow is not visible to other followers.
‘We also protect the personal information of both admins and followers.’
‘This is just the beginning, and we’ll continue to add more features and expand Channels based on feedback we get from users,’ WhatsApp added.
This post first appeared on Dailymail.co.uk
