There are many instant messaging applications, but WhatsApp is still the ‘queen’. It currently has more than 2 billion users and that is more than a quarter of the world’s population. Get the most out of it with the secret tips and tricks of WhatsApp.
WhatsApp secret tips and tricks
Put the words in Bold, italic or strikethrough
A good idea to emphasize in a few words and highlight the important part of any message.
- Bold: To place the words in bold, place an asterisk at the beginning and end * bold * in the phrase you want to highlight .
- Italics: Place an underscore _cursive_ at the beginning and end of the sentence to be highlighted .
- Strikethrough: If you want to strike out a word or phrase, you must put accents at the beginning and end of it ~ strikethrough ~ .
Highlight a chat
Pin all the WhatsApp conversations that are of interest to you so that it is the first thing you see when you open the WhatsApp application. It is a useful function to remember to reply to a message that you left for later . To highlight a conversation, select it from the chats and select the option with the pin icon (in the shape of a thumbtack).
Calculate how much data you are using
Having control of how much browsing data you use on social networks is a priority when there is a consumption limit. You can monitor in WhatsApp how much you consume between videos, images and audio.
- Android and iOS: Settings – Data and storage – Data usage
Highlight important messages
If there is a message that is important and you want to save it to access again but without having to read the entire conversation again, you can do it. You just have to make the message as a star to see it in the Starred messages section .
- Android: Select the chat – select the message by holding down your finger for more than one second – Three-point button – Highlight.
- iOS: Select the chat – select the message you want by double tapping or holding – Three-dot button – Highlight.
Limit data consumption
Configure your WhatsApp account so that it consumes the least amount of data possible and you are the one who controls how much data it consumes and what types of files are downloaded.
- Android and iOS: Settings – Data and storage – Automatic download – Download with mobile data / Download with Wi-Fi.
Your privacy comes first
Double security
If you have Face ID or Touch ID you can configure double security to access your WhatsApp application . If the application is blocked, you can still reply to messages from notifications and calls.
Android: Access Settings – Account – Privacy – Fingerprint lock.
iOS : Go to Settings – Account – Privacy – Screen lock – Activate Require facial identification / Require touch identification.
Hide the blue double check
Ideal for people who read your messages and choose to reply to them later. If you don’t reply to the messages instantly the other person won’t notice it because the double Check doesn’t change color. The downside is that you won’t see when others read the messages you send them either .
- Android: Settings – Account – Privacy – Read confirmation.
- iOS: Settings – Account – Privacy – Disable read receipts.
Turn off the preview
Prevent people from seeing your incoming messages displayed on the home screen by disabling home notifications.
- Android: Settings – notifications. From there you can configure what types of notifications you want to show if they are of high priority.
- iOS: Settings – Notifications – Disable Show preview / Settings – Notifications – Disable show notifications.
Avoid automatic saving of images and videos
Configure chats so that images and videos are not downloaded automatically. By silencing group chats, automatic downloads are also disabled.
- Android: Settings – Data and storage – Automatic download.
- iOS: Select the specific chat – and at the top of the screen put Save to camera roll.
Find out how long you were ignored
If you discover that a person saw the message you sent them and did not respond to you, you can see when they received it and when they read it.
- Android: Specific chat – select the message – button with three dots – Info.
- iOS: Specific chat – select the message – slide your finger on the screen from right to left.
