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id: 325
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revision: '0'
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language: en
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title: Join a channel
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With Status, you can organize your conversations with community members into designated spaces called [channels](channels-your-quick-start-guide.md). Channels bring the right people and information together for a common purpose, like a specific project or topic.
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All members of a [community](about-status-communities.md) can browse and join public channels. For private channels, you must [meet the requirements](understand-token-requirements-in-channels.md) to join the channel. To maintain access to private channels, hold the necessary tokens at all times.
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## Join a public channel
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All members can join channels that don't have a :mobile-locked-lock: lock icon next to their names. When you join a community, you automatically get access to these channels.
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=== "Mobile"
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1. From the tab bar, tap :mobile-communities: **Communities**.
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1. Tap the community with the channel you want to join.
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1. Tap on the public channel.
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=== "Desktop"
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1. From the navigation sidebar, click the community with the channel you want to join.
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1. In the channel sidebar, click the public channel.
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## Join a private channel
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Private channels have a :mobile-locked-lock: lock icon next to their names. To access these channels, you need to meet the token requirements. To maintain access, you need to keep holding the required tokens.
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=== "Mobile"
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1. From the tab bar, tap :mobile-communities: **Communities**.
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1. Tap the community with the channel you want to join.
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1. Verify if you meet the channel requirements. If you don't meet the channel requirements, the **Enter channel** button is greyed out.
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1. Tap **Enter channel**.
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=== "Desktop"
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1. From the navigation sidebar, click the community with the channel you want to join.
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1. In the channel sidebar, select the private channel.
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1. Verify if you meet the channel requirements. If you don't meet the channel requirements, the **Enter channel** button is greyed out.
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1. Click **Enter channel**.
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