Channel Updates

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2026.01.30 Custom Reports Release

Update Summary

  • Build your own channel analytics dashboard

  • Update to Chat-level analytics

  • Set teams and tags directly within Rules

  • Import PDF files and articles from other Spaces

Recommended for: Growth or Enterprise plan channels

Release date: 2026-01-30

Use Custom Reports to create an analytics dashboard tailored to your channel’s goals.

Choose the metrics you need, visualize them with the charts you prefer, and see only the data that matters most to your business.

Key Features:

  • Visualize data using bar, line, pie, KPI, combo charts, and more

  • Arrange charts freely by order, size, and layout

  • Apply filters by date, team, assignee, tags, and more at the report level

  • Download chart data as CSV for easy sharing and deeper analysis

Note:

  • Custom Reports are available on the Growth and Enterprise plans only.

Recommended for: All channels using emails

Release date: 2026-01-30

Previously, if a customer replied to a closed email chat, it would open as a new conversation, splitting what was essentially the same inquiry.

Now, by enabling “Continue previous chat” in email settings, the original chat will reopen so the conversation continues in one thread, making it easier to follow the full context.

Recommended for: All channels using analytics

Release date: 2026-01-30

With the launch of Custom Reports, existing chat analytics are also being upgraded.

You can now view the full flow and outcomes of chats, including ALF-handled chats, more clearly and intuitively.

Key Features:

  1. ALF-handled chats are now included in chat analytics(You can filter ALF chats and human-agent chats separately)

  2. New Chat Handling Funnel to visualize chat flow at a glance

  3. Compare total visitors, total chats, and goal completion using line charts against the previous equivalent period

Important Changes

The previous analytics view and downloads will remain available via “View Previous Version” until April 30, 2026.

  • Chat analytics criteria will change to managedAt (engagement start time)

  • Downloaded chat analytics data will be updated to match metrics provided in Custom Reports

  • See the announcement for more details

Recommended for: Channels using Customer ALF

Release date: 2026-01-30

You can now configure conversation handling actions directly in rules, from assigning teams or assignees to setting customer and conversation tags. While ALF is handling chats, assignments and tagging are applied automatically, making ALF conversations more efficient and organized.

Key Features

  • Add conversation handling actions by clicking the {⋅⋅⋅} icon at the bottom of the Rules screen or by typing @.

  • Supports actions such as team assignment, assignee assignment, follower settings, customer tags, and conversation tags.

How You Can Use It

  • Payment, pricing, or refund inquiries → Automatically apply the conversation tag [Payment Inquiry]

  • Contract, cancellation, or plan change inquiries → Automatically assign to the Billing Team

  • Specific event inquiries → Automatically apply the customer tag [Event Inquiry]

Recommended for: Channels managing external documents or moving articles between Spaces

Release date: 2026-01-09

The article import feature is now more powerful.

You can import articles from other Spaces, and even convert PDF files into articles.

If you’ve been managing guides as PDFs, try registering them as articles for easier editing and maintenance.

Key Features:

  • Import articles from other Spaces, even across different channels

  • Import PDF files as articles

  • Maximum import count increased from 10 to 20 files at once

  • View detailed reasons when an import fails

  • See the guide for full details

  • The Operation menu (used for chat analytics and tags) is renamed and updated:

    • Before: Operation → After: Analytics

  • Chat Tags and Chat Goals move from the Operation menu to:

    • Channel Settings → Chat

  • See the announcement for details

New Service Level Metric

  • Previous: Percentage of calls answered within N seconds after ringing starts for team members

  • New: Percentage of calls answered within N seconds from when the customer starts waiting

  • The new metric applies to data from January 1, 2026 onward

    • Periods including dates before Jan 1, 2026 will not show the new service level metric

Renaming of Existing Metric

  • Service Level → On-Time Response Rate

  • Definition: Percentage of calls answered within N seconds after ringing starts for team members

New Fields Added to Cumulative Download Data

  • firstWaitingStartedAt: When the customer started waiting

  • firstRingStartedAt: When the call started ringing for team members

The criteria for deactivating ALF-handled user chats after 24 hours has been updated.

  • Previous: Chats were deactivated 24 hours after ALF’s last response

  • Updated: Chats are deactivated 24 hours after the customer’s last message


Release date: 2025-12-18

You can now start ALF conversations instantly, without workflows, on KakaoTalk, Naver TalkTalk, LINE, and Instagram Messenger.If you were using workflow recipes to connect ALF, try Quick Deploy for a simpler setup. (→ Learn more)

Release date: 2026-01-15

You can now receive mobile notifications even while Channel Talk is open on your PC.Never miss a message when stepping away from your desk.

Setup path:[Profile Settings → Team Member Settings → Sound & Other] → Always receive mobile notifications ON

Release date: 2026-01-16

The AI Writer you use on PC is now available on mobile.Tap the AI Writer (pencil) icon in the message input, and use the ← / → buttons to browse previous suggestions.

Release date: 2026-01-22

Checking customer info during chats is now easier.Swipe right to open chat details, and swipe left to return to the chat, no buttons needed, fully one-handed.

Release date: 2026-01-09

When someone shares their screen in Meet, you can now view it in full screen, making details easier to see.

Release date: 2025-12-30

Choose when a Kakao chat officially starts:

  • When connection is requested: Chat starts immediately when the customer requests connection

  • When a message is sent (default): Chat starts only after the customer sends a message(→ Learn more)


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