WhatsApp Will Add Channel Category In Search Catalog

JAKARTA On May 7, it was revealed that WhatsApp is working on a category feature for channel search. This feature is apparently entering the refinement stage and is being tested in the WhatsApp beta version. Found by WABetaInfo, channel search based on this category is added to the WhatsApp beta update with the Android version 2.24.10.20. This update is added to simplify the channel search process. In the version available to the public, channel search features are still quite limited. To view channel recommendations, users must scroll the screen and click the Channel Find menu. After that, users will see several channel categories. There are categories of Explore, Most Active, Popular, and New. Although the Channel Find feature has made it easier for the search, WhatsApp wants to make user experience much easier by presenting more specific categories. In the latest WhatsApp beta version, the latest channel catalog will sort channels based on categories of Business, Entertainment, News and Information, Organization, People, and Sports. At the top of the catalog, users will see the Channel Find menu.

In the catalog, WhatsApp users can also directly search for the channel they want by clicking the Sequencing icon in the upper right corner. When the search box appears, users will see the category recommendations at the bottom. Channel search catalogs do make the user experience easier, but it is not known where the catalog will be placed and what the outward view will look like. It is also not known when this feature will be released to the public.