# Channels Not Showing Up

**URL:** <https://community.sendbird.com/t/channels-not-showing-up/10201>\
**Category:** Android\
**Created:** [October 18, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/channels-not-showing-up/10201 "2024-10-18T04:04:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![J11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/j11/32/5515_2.png) [@J11](https://community.sendbird.com/u/J11)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/channels-not-showing-up/10201/1 "2024-10-18T04:04:12Z")

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After I’ve created a channel, it is not showing in the app. I’ve read that you by default do not return channels that contain no messages but how can they ever have messages added by a user if they’re not returned? I’m trying to to make them show up like they did for me on GetStream so that users can message each other in 1 v 1 groups.

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**Author:** ![Suhirtha\_Ayyappan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/suhirtha_ayyappan/32/3983_2.png) [@Suhirtha\_Ayyappan](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Suhirtha_Ayyappan)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/channels-not-showing-up/10201/3 "2024-10-18T08:44:43Z")

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Hi @J11,  
Welcome to the Sendbird Community!

By default, empty channels are not included, but you can set the includeEmpty parameter in GroupChannelListQuery to true to include them.

SDK: [Retrieve a list of channels | Chat Android SDK | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/sdk/v4/android/channel/retrieving-channels/retrieve-a-list-of-channels#2-group-channels-3-filter-group-channels-using-groupchannellistquery)  
UIKit: [Filter channel list | Chat Android View SDK | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/uikit/v3/android-view/customizations/channel-list-customization/filter-channel-list)

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**Author:** ![J11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/j11/32/5515_2.png) [@J11](https://community.sendbird.com/u/J11)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/channels-not-showing-up/10201/4 "2024-10-18T12:20:14Z")

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So I have to call query for a list of channels to show on the channel screen composable? And how do I remove the add button in the top bar? I only want 1 v 1 private chats that are initiated for both users when one user takes an action. Basically how it is on a dating app when two users both swipe right.