Whatsapp is most
widely used app today because of its feature and instant updates. Whatsapp is
multipurpose tool which allow us to create photo and create videos, making
phone call even handle business but still it remains one of the simplest
messaging app. But we are not utilizing its features to fullest. In this
article we are talking about 15 tips and tricks that every one should know.
1. HIGHLIGHTING MESSAGES
One of the
best handy features, which I am sure most of you are not aware of this.
In order to
highlight any message, we can make it
Bold text: Put asterisk sign (*) at beginning
and ending of desired word or sentence. let’s say you want to bold word happy
then type *happy*.
Italics text: Put underscore sign (_) at
beginning and ending of desired word or sentence. Let’s say you want to italics
word happy then type _happy_.
Strike
through text: Put
tilde sign (~) at beginning and ending of your desired word. Let’s say you want
Strike through text happy then type ~happy~.
2. SENDING GROUP MESSAGE WITHOUT FORMING GROUP
Sometimes
you want to broadcast a message to selected people and which should land to
their direct chat, this is the best option, no need to create group every time.
Just open Whatsapp->three-dot Menu->New Broadcast, add
people by taping on their profile and send the message.
3. HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOU ARE BLOCKED
When ever
you are blocked by someone, you can know by some observations
- Not able to see their profile picture.
- When you send the message, it will tick once (Message is sent) but not twice (message is delivered).
- If you can’t able to add that person while creating a new group chat.
- If you are not able to see their last seen online.
Remember these
observations don’t guarantee that you are block, maybe contact had changed
their visibility setting.
4. MAKING VOICE MESSAGE MUTE
When we are
in public places, we don’t want to make every one listens our voice message (when
not carrying earphones or headphones), then this feature come into play. Simply
hold the phone to your ears and will change the loudspeaker mode to inner
speaker. So only you can hear the message.
5. FINDING IMPORTANT MESSAGE QUICKLY
If you spend
hours in searching a particular message then this feature is made for you. Choose
the important message and star it for quick search. You can easily find in
starred message option in three-dot Menu.
6. USE LIVE LOCATION TRACKING
Whatsapp has
roll out their feature of live location just like google maps. You can share
your live location with anyone you want. Just open their chat->attachment
option->location->Share live location->set time
duration, also you can add any comment.
7. SAVING STORAGE FROM AUTO DOWNLOADING
One of the
favorite tricks is to save memory. By default, Whatsapp save all your media
you received. This increase your memory storage and you won’t miss installing
new apps. By applying this setting, you will receive the new notification but
you have to tap on the file to actually download it. For this open Whatsapp->Three-Dot
Menu->Settings->Data and Storage usage->When
using mobile data.
You can
unchecked audio, videos, documents as they require large data.
8. LEARN THAT SOMEONE ELSE READ YOU MESSAGE
This trick
will help you know, if someone is watching on your activity or not. Open Whatsapp->Three-Dot
Menu->WhatsApp Web->if it shows connect to web.whatsapp.com
and scan the QR code then its good. But if you see list of open connections
(computer tab) and which has nothing to do with your activity. Then someone
else is reading your message.
9. ACTIVATE TWO STEP VERIFICATION
When you
change your device Whatsapp by default ask your number and one-time pin for verification.
For more security we can enable two step verification.By enabling this you need
to create 6 digit pin and enter email address in event you forgot your pin .From
now on whenever you change your device you need to enter pin .Open Whatsapp->three
dot menu->Settings->Privacy->Two- Step
Verification.
10. DISABLE READ RECEIPTS
When you see
blue tick icon it simply means that person has seen or read your message. But
for some reason you don’t want that sender should know when you read their message.
Whatsapp allow this feature open Whatsapp->Three-Dot Menu->Settings->Account->Privacy->Read
Receipts, untick the box.
11. TURN OFF LAST SEEN FEATURE
For some or
other reason you don’t want others to see when you were last online, then you
can use this feature. Open Whatsapp->Three-Dot Menu->Setting->Privacy->Last
seen, set it to nobody. After this nobody can able to see when you were
last online.
Remember: By
enabling this feature, you can’t able to see when others were last online.
12. USE WHATSAPP ON YOUR PC
If you are
more comfortable with a keyboard and full-size screen then, this feature is best
for you. Type web.whatsapp.com on browser of your pc. Open Whatsapp->three-dot
menu->whatsapp Web ->scan QR, now you are ready to go.
13. UNSENT MESSAGES
Sometimes we
send message to wrong person or even to wrong group chat by mistake, if you
want to retract that message this feature is for you and there is time limit to
use this feature is 4096 seconds. For this open person’s chat->mark
the message->Trashcan icon->Delete for everyone.
14. ENABLE LOCK ON WHATSAPP
Whatsapp has
introduce its new feature. By using this you can protect your message and add
privacy to your content. Open Whatsapp->three-dot menu->settings->Account->Privacy->Fingerprint
Lock, by enabling this feature you can open only using fingerprint.
15. HIDE WHATSAPP MEDIA FROM GALLERY
This feature
is for those who receives lot of media related messages. Clustering of media
files reduces space and also made difficulties in searching other stuffs. For
not showing up in media in your gallery, open Whatsapp->three-dot
Menu->Setting->Chats->Media visibility, disable
that option.
I hope this article
helped you to find out Top 15 Whatsapp tips and tricks you should know.
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