About channels
What Are Channels
Channels on Arattai are designed for sharing updates with a wide audience. Unlike regular group chats, channels work as a one-way broadcast space, where only the channel creator or assigned admins can post. Join channels that align with your interests and receive updates.
Who Can Use Channels
Channels can be used by two primary types of audiences, with different permissions and levels of interaction:
- Creators: Users who own the channel. They can post, manage settings, assign admins, demote admins, and view the list of followers.
- Admins: Users who administer the channel. They can post, manage settings, assign admins, demote admins, and view the list of followers.
- Followers: Users who follow the channel. They receive updates, can react to posts, and stay informed.
Why Use Channels
Channels are highly effective for specific communication goals. Their benefits are structured for two main user types:
For Creators
- Reach a larger audience - While group chats have a member limit, channels can accommodate significantly more followers.
- Organised communication - Since only admins post, messages remain focused and structured.
- Wide content reach - Channels allow anyone to discover and access your content, making them ideal for broadcasting news, updates, or community discussions.
For General Audience
- Focus: Stay informed with clean, clutter-free updates without being pulled into back-and-forth chat discussions.
- Privacy: Follow channels anonymously, other followers will not be able to see your profile. Channel creators and admins will be able to view the list of followers, but cannot reach out to them. Your phone number and username will also be protected if they aren't saved in your contacts. Nobody is notified when a follower joins or leaves.
- Efficiency: Receive important updates directly without needing to constantly check a busy chat group.
Channel Categories
Channels are organized into specific categories to help users discover content relevant to their interests. When creating a channel, the creator will select the category that best fits their content, and users can find the channels based on these categories to join.
Available categories:
- Auto & vehicles
- Comedy
- Education
- Entertainment
- Fashion & style
- Films & animation
- Food
- Gaming
- Health
- Music
- New & politics
- Non-profit & activism
- People & blogs
- Pets & animals
- Science & technology
- Sports & fitness
- Travel & events
- Others
Channel Visibility
All channels are public and can be viewed or followed by anyone. It is discoverable in search and is great for reaching a wider audience. Anyone with the channel link can view the posts and join as a follower.
- Arattai does not support Private channels anymore.
- All existing private channels will stay private and can have a maximum of 5000 followers.
- Once a private channel is switched to public, the change cannot be reversed.
- No new private channels can be created.
- Existing and new public channels cannot be switched to private.
FAQs
1. How are Channels different from Groups?
Channels are one-way broadcast spaces where only admins can post. Groups are two-way conversations where all members can send messages. Channels are suited for reaching a large audience, while groups are designed for active discussions.
Channels are one-way broadcast spaces where only admins can post. Groups are two-way conversations where all members can send messages. Channels are suited for reaching a large audience, while groups are designed for active discussions.
2. Can followers reply or comment inside a Channel?
No. Followers cannot send messages in a Channel. Only the creator and assigned admins can post.
No. Followers cannot send messages in a Channel. Only the creator and assigned admins can post.
3. Can I convert an existing Group into a Channel?
No. Groups and Channels are separate features and cannot be converted into each other.
No. Groups and Channels are separate features and cannot be converted into each other.
4. Can a public Channel be switched back to private?
No. Once a Channel is public, it cannot be reversed to private. Arattai does not support the creation of private channels anymore, existing private channels will remain functional.
No. Once a Channel is public, it cannot be reversed to private. Arattai does not support the creation of private channels anymore, existing private channels will remain functional.
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