How to Create a Discord Channel on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a new text or a voice chat channel on a Discord server, using Android. You need to have administrator privileges on a server to create a channel.

1

Open Discord and select a server.

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    You'll find your servers in the menu at the top-left corner.
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2

Find the "TEXT CHANNELS" or "VOICE CHANNELS" heading.

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    You can add a new text or voice channel here.
3

Tap the plus sign.

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    It will open the Create Channel page. This button will let you create a text or voice chat channel on this server.
    • You have to be a server admin to create a channel. If you don't have administrator privileges, you won't see the "+" icon here.
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4

Enter a channel name.

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    This will be the name of your new channel on this server.
5

Set the channel permissions.

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    Under the "WHO CAN ACCESS THIS CHANNEL" heading, tap and check the box next to all the members you want to add to your channel.
    • If you don't have any contacts on this server, this option will appear as @everyone .
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6

Save your changes.

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    It looks like a white floppy disk icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. It will create your text or voice chat channel.
    • If you create a text channel, Discord will automatically open your channel on your screen after you tap the white floppy disk icon.
    • If you create a voice channel, Discord will open your navigation menu after you tap the white floppy disk icon. Tap on your channel name under the VOICE CHANNELS heading to access your voice channel.

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      1. Open the Discord app.
      2. Tap the three horizontal lines.
      3. Tap on a server icon.
      4. Find TEXT CHANNELS or VOICE CHANNELS on the menu.
      5. Tap the “ + ” icon.
      6. Tap on the Channel Name field.
      7. Enter a channel name.
      8. Tap the white floppy disk button.

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