Mail Sport has launched a brand new WhatsApp channel exclusively for everything during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, bringing you the latest news straight to your app.
You’ll receive updates from our dedicated team of reporters, who will share the latest news, insights, stories, opinions and everything in between on the ins and outs of the past two weeks’ events in the French capital.
Unlike personal chats, you cannot respond to messages. However, you can respond with emojis and see which posts get the most responses.
Following the channel is private and not visible to other followers. When you become a member – Make sure to click the bell icon on the screen to enable notifications.
If you haven’t signed up yet, here’s everything you need to know about WhatsApp channels, including how to join Mail Sport’s general channel.
You can now sign up to subscribe to Mail Sport’s dedicated WhatsApp channel for the Olympic Games
Channels appear under the Updates tab in the WhatsApp app.
On an iPhone you’ll find this next to ‘Chats’, ‘Calls’ and ‘Communities’ at the bottom of the screen, while on Android it’s at the top center of the screen.
Unlike personal chats, channels are a “one-way broadcasting tool.”
Follow Mail Sport on WhatsApp channel:
- If you’re reading this on your mobile web browser or in our mobile apps, then just click on this invitation link to get the channel for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games from Mail Sport
- If you continue reading this desktop You can use your phone to scan the QR code in the fact box below. You will then be taken to a page where you can join the channel.
- If you can’t see any channels in WhatsApp on your device, try updating WhatsApp through your app store. You then have to close WhatsApp and then reopen it.
- Once you join the channel, Make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications. (You can always disable them later).
Channels appear under the Updates tab in the WhatsApp app.
On an iPhone you’ll find this next to ‘Chats’, ‘Calls’ and ‘Communities’ at the bottom of the screen, while on Android it’s at the top center of the screen.
Follow our Olympic content for the latest news and updates straight to your app
How to sign up for the Mail Sport Euro 2024 WhatsApp channel
If you are reading this on your desktop, you can use your phone to scan the QR code
If you’re reading this on your mobile web browser or in our mobile apps, then just click on this invitation link.
If you continue reading this desktop You can use your phone to scan the QR code. You will then be taken to a page where you can join the channel.
If you can’t see any channels in WhatsApp on your device, try updating WhatsApp through your app store. You then have to close WhatsApp and then reopen it.
Once you join the Mail Sport Paris 2024 Olympics channel, Make sure you tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications. (You can always disable them later).
Unlike personal chats, channels are a “one-way broadcasting tool.”
Admins send the updates to anyone who has chosen to receive the messages, whether they are text, photos, videos, stickers, or polls.
For privacy reasons, the channel manager’s phone number and profile photo are not shared with people who receive the updates.
Likewise, following a channel will not reveal your phone number to the admin or other followers.
WhatsApp channel messages are only kept for 30 days before being deleted.
Meta first announced Channels in June 2023, when it initially rolled out in Singapore and Colombia.
Mail Sport’s Olympic Games WhatsApp channel brings you the latest news straight to your app. Once you join the dedicated channel, make sure to tap the bell icon at the top of the screen to receive notifications
You can search for the Mail Sport channel by tapping the Updates tab > Plus+ > Search Channels and searching for ‘Mail Sport’
However, it is now being rolled out in more than 150 countries, including the UK and the US.
“If you’re new to Channels, our goal is to build the most private broadcasting service,” WhatsApp explains.
‘Channels are separate from your chats and who you follow is not visible to other followers.
“We also protect the personal information of both administrators and followers.”
“This is just the beginning, and we will continue to add more features and expand channels based on the feedback we get from users,” WhatsApp added.
