WhatsApp has announced the global availability of its channel feature. The service has not provided a complete list of countries where channels are available and has only noted that they will be visible to users from "approximately" 150 countries in the coming months. The company had previously announced the feature's trial in June 2023.
Users can post text, photos, videos, polls, and stickers in channels. Subscriber phone numbers are kept hidden from other users and administrators.
WhatsApp aims to compete with Telegram with this feature.
