diff --git a/app/components/edit_channel_info/__snapshots__/edit_channel_info.test.js.snap b/app/components/edit_channel_info/__snapshots__/edit_channel_info.test.js.snap
index e6e917569..a79dc98cd 100644
--- a/app/components/edit_channel_info/__snapshots__/edit_channel_info.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/components/edit_channel_info/__snapshots__/edit_channel_info.test.js.snap
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ exports[`EditChannelInfo should match snapshot 1`] = `
               autoCorrect={false}
               disableFullscreenUI={true}
               keyboardAppearance="light"
+              maxLength={64}
               onChangeText={[Function]}
               placeholder={
                 Object {
diff --git a/app/components/edit_channel_info/edit_channel_info.js b/app/components/edit_channel_info/edit_channel_info.js
index 7282f35cf..605ac2213 100644
--- a/app/components/edit_channel_info/edit_channel_info.js
+++ b/app/components/edit_channel_info/edit_channel_info.js
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ export default class EditChannelInfo extends PureComponent {
                                             placeholderTextColor={changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.5)}
                                             underlineColorAndroid='transparent'
                                             disableFullscreenUI={true}
+                                            maxLength={64}
                                             keyboardAppearance={getKeyboardAppearanceFromTheme(theme)}
                                         />
                                     </View>
diff --git a/app/constants/view.js b/app/constants/view.js
index 730d69923..60823c46f 100644
--- a/app/constants/view.js
+++ b/app/constants/view.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default {
     EMBED_PREVIEW: 'embed_preview',
     LINK_PREVIEW_DISPLAY: 'link_previews',
     MIN_CHANNELNAME_LENGTH: 2,
-    MAX_CHANNELNAME_LENGTH: 22,
+    MAX_CHANNELNAME_LENGTH: 64,
     ANDROID_TOP_LANDSCAPE: 46,
     ANDROID_TOP_PORTRAIT: 56,
     IOS_TOP_LANDSCAPE: 40,