Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on several new features for Channels. After a recent report hinted that WhatsApp is planning to add a username feature for Channels users, a new leak has revealed that the Meta-owned app is rolling out a new feature to share stickers in WhatsApp Channels.
“After installing the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.24.19 update, which is available on the Google Play Store, we discovered that a feature to send stickers in channels is finally available to some beta testers. With this feature, WhatsApp is aiming to significantly enhance the channel content diversity, in order to enrich communication and engage users more dynamically,” WABetaInfo reported.
A screenshot shared by WABetaInfo revealed that it is now possible to send stickers in channels. If you want to discover if this feature is available to your WhatsApp account, just update the app to the most available update on the Google Play Store and open the keyboard in your own channel. The sticker tab is visible alongside the emoji keyboard.
The report suggested that introducing a feature to send stickers in channels would allow channel owners to better express their thoughts in a more vividly way than traditional text. Stickers add a new dimension to communication and diversify the content within a channel, attracting and retaining user engagement through reactions.
The feature to share stickers in channels is available to some beta testers who install the latest WhatsApp beta for Android updates from the Google Play Store, and it is rolling out to even more people over the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp is also starting to roll out the secret code for locked chats feature to beta testers. This feature, which was revealed to be in the works last month, works by allowing users to hide their sensitive conversations from your chat list, and can only be unlocked by using a code
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