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# Change the privacy of a channel
{!admin-only.md!}
Channels can be [web-public](/help/public-access-option), public or private,
and private channels can have shared or protected history.
See [channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions) for
details on channel privacy settings.
As an organization administrator, you can always make a public channel
private, but you must be subscribed to a private channel in order to make it
public.
{start_tabs}
{tab|desktop-web}
{relative|stream|all}
1. Select a channel.
{!select-channel-view-general.md!}
1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can access the channel**.
{!save-changes.md!}
{!stream-settings-general-tab-tip.md!}
{tab|mobile}
{!mobile-all-streams-view.md!}
{!stream-name-long-press-menu.md!}
1. Tap **Channel settings**.
1. Tap **Edit channel**.
1. Tap **Privacy**, and configure **Who can access the channel**.
1. Tap **Save**.
{!stream-name-long-press-menu-tip.md!}
{end_tabs}
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!!! warn ""
**Warning**: Be careful making a private channel public. All past messages
will become accessible, even if the channel previously had protected history.