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title: "WhatsApp Channels"
slug: "whatsapp-channels"
updated: 2025-07-31T11:42:11Z
published: 2025-07-31T11:42:11Z
canonical: "docs.smarsh.com/whatsapp-channels"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.smarsh.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# WhatsApp Channels

WhatsApp Phone Capture captures the following activity in WhatsApp channels:

- Create a Channel
- Follow a channel
- Unfollow a channel
- Delete a channel
- Change a channel name

> **Important**
> 
> WhatsApp Phone Capture does not capture messages exchanged in a channel.

To follow a channel:

1. Tap Updates.
2. In the Channels section, tap ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-rdc8hlr6.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)> **Find Channels**.
3. Tap ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-3i2zmlev.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)against a channel you wish to follow.

To unfollow a channel:

1. Open a channel that you are following.
2. Tap ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-gdnpj9k6.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)> **Unfollow**.

The channels events captured by WhatsApp Phone Capture are displayed as follows in the archive:

- Create a channel ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-faiagnco.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)
- Follow a channel ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-gkgbduel.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)
- Unfollow a channel ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-7t24roez.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)
- Delete a channel ![](https://cdn.document360.io/20248637-fef6-4111-82b6-c3bf43c0155e/Images/Documentation/whatsapp-channels-image-n11yeunj.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T17%3A18%3A47Z&se=2026-11-10T18%3A18%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Tn3mWoh2sjhjI1pugmpjE1k6gIB7tp8AmSnR55RPczs%3D)