How to share a channel update

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Sharing updates through your channel is similar to how you might already use WhatsApp to send messages to your friends and family, but there are key differences.
Updates appear in a separate tab of the app, away from your personal chats and calls. Channel updates are a one-way broadcast rather than a conversation. Updates are always shared from your channel, and followers won't see your name or phone number.
Most importantly, channels aren't end-to-end encrypted.

Your updates are public

Anything you share is public and visible to:
  • All followers: Followers can see all channel updates, including updates shared 30 days before they began following your channel.
  • People who don't follow your channel: Anyone can see channel updates from the past 30 days.
  • WhatsApp: Channel updates are reviewed against the Channels Guidelines.
  • People on other channels: If your update was forwarded to another channel.
Create updates to keep your channel followers engaged by:
  • Keeping written updates short, concise, and focused on a specific topic.
  • Providing helpful information like tips and tricks, time-saving hacks, or the latest how-to's.
  • Sharing timely and up-to-date information.
You're responsible for keeping the content on your channel safe, relevant, and appropriate for your followers. Learn more in our Channels Guidelines.

Share text updates

  1. From the Updates tab, tap your channel.
  2. Enter a written update. You can add:
    • Formatting: Add formatting such as underline, bold, or strikethrough.
    • Emojis: Tap
      emoji
      to open the emoji menu in WhatsApp, or use the emoji button on your phone's keyboard.
    • Links: Enter a link to your update. The link appears with a preview of the content and an image, when available.
  3. When your update is ready, tap
    send
    .

Share images and video

  1. Tap
    attach
    to share images or videos.
  2. Select:
    • Camera to take a picture or video with your camera.
    • Gallery to select an existing photo or video from your phone. Tap and hold to select multiple images.
  3. You can also:
  4. Tap
    send
    .
Note: Followers can save any media you share.

Share stickers

  1. Tap
    emoji
    >
    stickers
    .
  2. Select and tap a sticker.
    • The sticker will be shared as soon as you tap it.
    • Followers can save your shared stickers.
You can download more sticker packs or create your own stickers.

Create and share AI stickers

You can create your own stickers using AI and share them to your channel. We're rolling out AI features gradually, so you might not have access yet.
  1. Tap
    emoji
    >
    stickers
    .
  2. Tap Create > Generate with AI. If prompted, tap Continue.
  3. Enter a description of a sticker.
    • WhatsApp will generate up to four new stickers.
  4. Tap a sticker to share or edit your description to generate more stickers.
    • The sticker will be shared as soon as you tap it.
Learn more about how to create and share AI stickers in this article.
Note:
  • AI stickers on WhatsApp are generated by artificial intelligence (AI), based on the text you enter, using a service from Meta.
  • At this time, sticker descriptions are only supported in English, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
  • This feature is currently only available in limited countries and may not be available to you yet.

Share avatar stickers

  1. Tap
    emoji
    .
  2. Tap your avatar or avatar icon.
  3. Select and tap a sticker.
    • The sticker will be shared as soon as you tap it.
Learn more about how to use avatars on WhatsApp.

Share voice updates

  1. Tap and hold
    microphone
    , then start speaking. You can also tap
    microphone
    and swipe up for hands-free recording.
  2. When you're finished recording your audio, release
    microphone
    to automatically share your update.
    • If you're recording hands-free, tap
      pause
      to pause recording and preview a draft of your update before sharing. Tap
      microphone resume
      to continue recording.
Note:
  • If you press and hold
    microphone
    to record your audio update, you can slide left to cancel it.
  • If the beginning of your audio hasn't been recorded, you might need to wait a second before speaking.

Share polls


Channel polls are a simple way to engage with channel users by asking questions and getting real-time answers. Like all channel updates, polls are public and anyone using channels can vote on them (followers, viewers, or channel admins). Learn how to create a channel poll in this article.
Note:
  • WhatsApp Channels has begun rolling out but might not be available to everyone yet. Join the waitlist to be notified when WhatsApp Channels is available to you.
  • Where channels is available, we’re rolling out new features gradually. Some features, such as being able to create a channel, might not be available to you yet.
  • You can't share PDFs in a channel.

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