The channels finally They are on WhatsApp in a general wayjust like Meta included them on Messenger and Instagram and with an unmistakable resemblance to Telegram channels. They are a new way of using WhatsApp not to talk to friends or acquaintances, but to find out the news and/or updates from other people or entities.
It is precisely there where the channels limp a little in their launch: No one can create channels except VIPs such as organizations, sports teams, artists, various celebrities or influencers. Ordinary users who have something to say to the masses will have to wait at least months.
WhatsApp wants to be a news app
The WhatsApp channels are here, eating up the land of the states in their own tab. Or whatever was his tab, because now his name has changed to News.
WhatsApp thus becomes a kind of RSS reader of the 21st century, where we can follow the publications of entities in chat format. It is also the equivalent of Twitter but without you being able to respond beyond using a handful of reactions.
The News tab will be highlighted every time one of the channels we follow has new content and we can even have it notified us. Continuing with the similes, it is the closest thing to advertising that WhatsApp hasbut You are the one who signs up and goes to the channel to receive the messages from, for example, Pinturas Manuel on his WhatsApp channel.
Thus, now we can use WhatsApp to keep up to date with what is happening with friends and family (in individual chats or groups), in communities to which we belong (in the communities) or of topics that interest usin read-only mode, on channels.
But not for everyone. At least for now
However, channels are not for everyone at first and, no matter how hard you try, you will not find a way to create a channel, even though the option is within WhatsApp.
The + button in the channels tab does not create a channel, as you would expect, but instead opens the channel directory. It’s more, even if you force the creation of a channel with the relevant activities and root, the channel is not created.
WhatsApp gives an error if we try to create a channel by force
WhatsApp says that the channels will improve in future updates and that, In the coming months, anyone will be able to create a channel. That is, at least months will pass in which the channels will continue to be exclusive to a handful of organizations.
While it is understandable that WhatsApp takes it easy, it makes the launch is somewhat decaffeinated for small entities or up-and-coming personalities that are not yet big enough for WhatsApp to allow them to create a channel.
One of the reasons why WhatsApp has gotten to where it is is because the application allows anyone to talk to another person just by knowing their phone number (for better or worse), but in Meta channels it has opted for a more cautious strategy. . Ordinary users We can only send six emojis to what others publish and nothing more. For now.
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