WhatsApp to introduce channels, which is a leading messaging app. Almost every person is known to this internet messaging app, at the time SIM messages cost money.
WhatsApp is working on new updates. This update has channel features. Which will enable one-to many sharing features according to WhatsApp.
WhatsApp to introduce channels
WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption while messaging with another person. This upcoming channel feature will add one-to many features. When joining a channel will not affect on its encryption, keep user information and phone numbers hidden.
However, when receiving a message within a channel will not work this end-to-end features. This feature doesn’t affect another private messaging. WhatsApp also gives the ability to users to control who will get information about their subscribed and followed channel.
WhatsApp also shared the information that users can find a channel by searching its username. Which is a common feature that is enabled in Telegram, which is a renewed text messaging app for sending messages securely.
Competition with Telegram
Telegram is famous for channel features. Which enables a huge amount subscriber in a channel. Now upcoming WhatsApp update of Channel is a complete direction to the competition between two rivals.
An update issue that seems to the users unsecured lost a huge amount of users in a short period. At the same time, Telegram gets 25 million new users in 72 hours.
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