WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-stage versatile informing
application which permits you to trade messages without paying for SMS.
WhatsApp Messenger is accessible for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone.
Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for
email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your
friends.
In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create
groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. Whatsapp
has swiftly grown from a small startup to one of the most popular messaging
apps in the world, with over one billion users.
While you may use it
every day, you might be unaware of the cool tricks and secret features
hiding in the app.
Listed below are 10
favourite trick you would enjoy using on WhatsApp.
USE THE NEW TYPEWRITER
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To change the textual
style of your WhatsApp messages, utilize the ` symbolthree times either side of
the word. For instance, ```Hello```. The image - not to be mixed up with "
- is accessible on the Android console, yet isn't on the standard iOS one. In
case you're utilizing an Apple gadget for WhatsApp you can duplicate and glue
this ``` and use it either side of the word.
HOW TO HIDE LAST SEEN
AND OFF READ RECIPENTS ON WHATSAPP
If you want to give
yourself time to reply to a message on WhatsApp without the other person
seeing the dreaded blue ticks, this
trick will help. It lets you read a message without
giving the game away.
1. Once you receive the message, don't open it,
and dismiss any notifications on your home screen.
2. Open up Airplane mode, which blocks Wi-Fi and
mobile data, and prevents any new messages from arriving
3. Open WhatsApp to read the message in full
4. Fully close the app and then deactivate
Airplane mode. Despite having read the message, the blue ticks won't be
displayed.
If read receipts are
the bane of your WhatsApp existence, you can turn them off completely by going
to Settings -> Account -> Privacy and toggle Read Receipts off.
HOW TO MUTE GROUP
CHATS ON WHATSAPP
If you have one or two
group messages that are constantly abuzz, you can mute the chat for eight
hours, a week or a year. Go into the chat, and tap the name of the group ->
Mute -> select the amount of time. You can also mute notifications on
one-to-one chats.
STOP AUTODOWNLOAD OF PICTURES
AND VIDEOS ON WHATSAPP
If you get fed up of
having the pictures friends have sent you appear in your phone's Photo stream,
go to Settings -> Chats -> turn off Save Incoming Media.
HOW TO SHARE DOCUMENTS
(pdf, docs, excel files etc) ON WHATSAPP
You can now share documents directly from
your Google Drive and iCloud Drive into a WhatsApp chat.
Tap the upwards arrow
that is to the left of the text window -> Share Document -> select
where to share a document from, including Google Drive and iCloud Drive.
HOW TO Bold, Italics, Strikethrough
TEXT ON WHATSAPP
You can format the text in
WhatsApp messages by adding symbols in front of and after
words.
- For bold add asterisks to either side of a word or sentence, e.g. *bold*
- Italicise a message with underscores, e.g. _italics_
- To strikethrough text add tildes, e.g. ~strikethrough~
You can also combine
the formats by adding multiple symbols before and after a word, such as
_*bolditalics*_.
SEE HOW MUCH DATA
WHATSAPP USES AND REDUCE IT
For a breakdown of the
total amount of data you are using on WhatsApp go to Settings -> Data Usage
-> Network Usage.
In the Data Usage menu,
you can limit the amount of data WhatsApp uses by only allowing the app to
auto-download images, audio, video and documents when your phone is
connected to Wi-Fi.
You can also select
the Low Data Usage mode to reduce the amount of data that's used
for WhatsApp calls.
USE WHATSAPP ON YOUR PC
You can send and receive WhatsApp
messages on your computer using the browser
version WhatsApp Web, or the desktop app.
To use WhatsApp Web go
to web.whatsapp.com on your computer and Settings -> WhatsApp Web on your
phone. Scan the QR code displayed on your desktop screen using your phone's
camera until they connect. The two browser version of the app will only work if
your phone remains switched on, connected to Wi-Fi, and near the
computer.
HOW TO SET PRICAVY ON
WHATSAPP
If you've ever been
added to a group chat with people you don't know, or you've moved a Tinder
conversation to WhatsApp but aren't sure it's going anywhere, you can restrict
what information those users know about you.
Go to Settings ->
Account -> Privacy and change Last Seen, Profile Photo and Status to My
Contacts. This means only users saved in your phonebook will be able to see
your picture and when you were last online.
HOW TO SEND BROADCAST
MESSAGE ON WHATSAPP
In the top left of
the WhatsApp "Chats" screen there is a little-used feature
called "Broadcast Lists". This lets you send the same message to
multiple contacts at once without them knowing, a bit like the "Bcc"
button on emails.
Rather than turning to
Facebook to invite people to a party event, or asking multiple people if
they want to play football without setting up a group chat, you can do it with
one message in WhatsApp.
Go to Chats ->
Broadcast Lists -> New List -> add contacts and write out your message
-> hit send. The message and their reply will appear in your private chat
with each person, but with a little megaphone icon next to it. Your contacts
won't have any idea that the message was sent to anyone but them.
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