After serving exclusively to several countries for several months, Meta has finally opened the ban on worldwide channels. They reach 150 countries including Spain and you will notice the change because WhatsApp ‘Status’ tab disappears or rather, it transforms to make room for them.
the goal wants it Use WhatsApp to get news as well as talking to your friends and acquaintances via channels. The same idea lies behind the distribution channels included in Instagram, inspired by Telegram channels.
Goodbye to the status tab
In 2017, WhatsApp borrowed this idea from Snapchat. stories, although they are called states here. So the old People tab was replaced by the new one ‘Statuses’ tab.
Now Now it’s time for the ‘States’ tab It is being changed to ‘News’ for new generations. The states are still here, but they’re much less prominent than before: like a row on top.
So WhatsApp wants you to enter this tab find out the latest news both from your friends’ status posts and from organizations’ pages or celebrities You follow them through their channels. The distribution of the tab area is around 33% for our friends and 67% for channels.
The potpourri of content includes: A very chaotic appearance by WhatsApp standard, the states are located at the top, but the corresponding floating button is at the bottom and covers the channels. A block of suggested channels is also included, which only adds more visual pollution to the issue. WhatsApp is expected to adjust the tab over time.
The channels themselves are pretty simple: place of one-way communication This is available for fans of an entity to sign up for WhatsApp in the form of chats and receive broadcasts. Readers can currently only respond to posts, and phone numbers remain hidden even from channel administrators.
Similar our friends’ situations, your visibility is reduced to a set of profile photos, just like on Instagram. Of course, we will continue to see one of our contacts also post a status from the chat list by displaying it in a ring around their profile photo.
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