# SoftBank Robotics documentation What's new in NAOqi 2.8?

# Subscribing to a Channel

A Channel is a way to update dynamically applications on your robot.

Subscribing to a Channel, ensures the applications you need are automatically added, updated, and removed, when necessary.

To subscribe to a Channel:

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Make sure you are the owner of the SoftBank Robotics robot.
| On the NAO Apps Store, choose Channels. For further details, see: Accessing the NAO Apps Store.
| Click the plus button of the Channel you want to subscribe to. The background becomes green. As soon as your NAO is turned on and connected, the Channel will automatically update the last release of the applications and resources included in the Channel. The application will be installed at the next robot update. For further details, see: Updating your NAO.

## Basic Channel

For further details about the content of Basic Channel, see:

- Basic Channel, and
- Basic Channel - What can I say to NAO.

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