Following the introduction of “channels” in Colombia and Singapore, WhatsApp is getting ready to expand the availability of its most recent features to users in additional countries who are using the most recent version of WhatsApp for Desktop, Android, or iOS.

Using the official handle associated with its Twitter account, WhatsApp made the announcement that channels have become accessible in other countries.

Users in Malaysia, Chile, Egypt, Kenya, Ukraine, Morocco, and Peru are now able to access this service. Other countries include Morocco and Kenya.

You will need to update the software in order to determine whether or not this functionality is active for your WhatsApp account.

On its website, WABefaInfo noted that if you live in one of the above nations and want to determine if this function has been turned on through your WhatsApp account, all you need to do is update your WhatsApp app and then open it.

If you see a tab labeled “Updates,” it indicates that you can at long last begin making use of channels right immediately! Take note that this feature is accessible through the WhatsApp mobile app for desktop computers, Android, and iOS.

Where does my Country Stand?

If you live in a nation that is not one of those listed, you might be curious about when Channels is going to be introduced there.

Unfortunately, no new information regarding when the channels are going to be made available in additional countries can be provided at this time.

However, given that WhatsApp is steadily expanding its channels to more countries at a rate of at least one each month, it is possible that it may be expanded to your nation in the near future.

Has no idea what Channels are?

This function, which was unveiled earlier this year, operates independently from ordinary conversations in that users can subscribe to the Channels of their choosing.

Admins who are monitoring the Channels have the ability to share content with their followers, which may include text, photographs, videos, stickers, and polls.

This feature makes it possible for users to submit various updates, such as information about their interests and sports teams, as well as news from the local government.

In the meantime, the confidentiality of the administrators will not be compromised in any way because WhatsApp will conceal their profile photographs and phone numbers from the users who follow them.

As quickly as that, the contact numbers of Channels’ followers won’t be displayed to the admins, nor will it be shown who the admins select to follow; this transforms Channels into a confidential medium for the dissemination of information.

WhatsApp is of the opinion that channel changes should not be required to remain permanently. According to what was written earlier by a WhatsApp monitor, the company has the intention of storing channel information on its servers lasting a maximum of thirty days, and they are also creating new techniques that will help updates disappear even more quickly from smartphones.

Additionally, Admins will have the ability to prevent screenshots and forwarding from their Channels, as well as choose whether their Channels are discoverable or hidden.

Despite the fact that by default, these Channels do not utilize end-to-end encryption, there is a possibility that in the near future, limited public end-to-end encrypted Channels may be made available for use by medical facilities or non-profit organizations.