WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to bring channels to linked devices on iOS and Android

Thanks to the latest updates of WhatsApp beta for iOS and Android, WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to manage channels from linked mobile devices to some beta testers, ensuring a unified experience across all platforms, regardless of the device being used.

In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.8.4 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on a locked chats feature for linked devices. This enhancement is designed to provide users with more privacy over their locked chats, extending protection to these conversations across all their linked devices. It appears that WhatsApp is now committed to bringing more features to linked devices, ensuring that users can enjoy the same functionality as on their primary devices. Thanks to the latest updates of WhatsApp beta for Android from the Google Play Store and WhatsApp beta for iOS from the TestFlight app, we discovered that WhatsApp is now rolling out the ability to create, view, and follow channels from linked devices!

As you can see from the attached screenshot, some users can currently experiment with a feature to use channels from their linked mobile devices. With the previous updates, users were unable to manage channels from their linked devices, making the channel experience fragmented and limiting. This feature was limited to primary devices, forcing users to switch between their devices to access their preferred channels. However, thanks the latest update, users can now finally access this feature even from their linked mobile devices, ensuring a cohesive experience no matter which mobile device they are using. It's worth noting that, even if the screenshot is taken from WhatsApp for Android, the same feature is also available on WhatsApp for iOS, maintaining a consistent experience across both mobile platforms.

In our opinion, enabling support for channels on linked devices ensures that users can access and engage with their favorite channels across multiple devices. This enhancement finally eliminates the need to rely on a primary device for channel interactions, offering users greater flexibility and convenience in managing their channels. We believe that implementing support for channels on linked devices also maintains a consistent user experience regardless of the device being used. The inability to access channels on linked devices led to a fragmented experience for users who frequently switch between devices. By extending channel support to linked devices, WhatsApp guarantees that users can now enjoy the same features across all their mobile devices, bringing an additional layer of accessibility to the app.

A channels feature for linked devices is available to some beta testers who install the latest updates of WhatsApp beta for Android from the Google Play Store and WhatsApp beta for iOS from the TestFlight app, and it's rolling out to more people over the coming days.

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