For many, it may not be the best messaging app available on Android, but it is WhatsApp It's become the world's most widely used instant messaging platform, for something to be. Some people criticize that the app discovered by Facebook a few years ago is too simple. Some, however, developing this is as easy as some of the top attractions of the app.
However, for each update, WhatsApp introduces new changes that, on more than one occasion, they have been overlooked and the majority of users of the platform do not even realize they exist. The same goes for other useful functions of the app.
That is why today, and as we have done on other occasions such as through the security office, we will collect it basic WhatsApp tactics. That is, those tricks that every application user should know. Let's go there!
Sit in private
In some cases we are already explaining the options offered by WhatsApp for security to the millions of users who use the platform every day. By touching certain settings, be invisible in the messaging app it's very easy, so you can use it without the fear of giving more details than you need.
Let's review them:
Disable last connection time
Perhaps this is one of the first options that privacy providers make when WhatsApp first opens. Disable last connection time, will prevent some people from knowing when we last accessed the app, although we will also stop seeing other users' deadlines.
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To do this, just enter the app settings, and in the "Account" section, open the "Privacy" section. The first option we will see will allow us to choose who we want to see this information in in the chat window: Everything, Contacts either There is no.
It's nice to look twice blue
The introduction of the devil is what some call it twice check blue It can be disabled too, thankfully. Once there, someone at WhatsApp thought that giving users the ability to know if the message was sent was a good idea.
In the same way as the previous option, you will be able to perform this feature of the app in the "Privacy" section of the app. From here, disables the "Read Authentication" checkbox", We will always end with two check blue However, in groups it will continue to appear; You can't have everything in this life.
Read messages like a dog
Of course, if you don't want to disable read validation, but at some point you need to read the message without the sender getting it, you can also do it because of the unique tools that Android offers.
For example, reading a message without appearing on "Online", just show a notifications panel and read the content. However What happens if there are several messages and they do not all appear in the notification? If so, with WhatsApp pop-up messages, we will be able to read it without appearing online.
Another way, the more extreme, it can be force app to close from the system settings. If so, the sender of the message will only see the first one check. On the other hand, we won't receive messages until we open the app again.
Hide your profile photo from gossip
If you don't want anyone to see your profile photo, you should still think about posting it. Anyway, if you want prevent most gossip from seeing the picture to configure on your WhatsApp profile, you can do this trick: from the “Privacy” panel in app settings, select an option "Contacts" in the "Profile" section. The same goes for provinces: if you want the only contacts you have saved in your list to see them, just select the same option as mentioned earlier in the "status" section.
Block the contacts you want
Blocking a contact on WhatsApp is easy and can save you from contacting someone you don't want to have a relationship with sending you messages. To do this with your saved contacts, just click the three point button in the top right corner and enter Settings> Account> Privacy> Blocked Contacts. There, you can see the ones you've already blocked and add more to the list.
If you want to block the contacts you did not save, go to the conversation you have with that stranger, click on the three points at the top right and select "More" to get the "Block" option, as the name implies, that will allow you to block that number.
Don't lose important messages
If something is bothering you, and more, if you use WhatsApp, it is not being able to receive a message sent or sent in the past. In some cases, chat history can be endless, so it doesn't work by simply going down to find what we're looking for.
For all of this, here are some tips for them get instant messages:
Mark messages as input
The installed messages They are the most underrated WhatsApp tools. As a result of this choice, we have the opportunity to highlight each message or mark it as favorites, so that we can read it later without needing to discuss. Something very useful, especially in the case of groups with multiple contacts.
Marking a message as highlighted will be as easy as long pressing on it, too click on the star icon which will appear in the taskbar at the top. To be able to read it later, it will be enough to access the contact profile in particular, and in the "Featured Messages" section all those we have written will appear.
A search engine can be your best friend
Did you know WhatsApp includes text recipients? Yes, and it's much more usable than you think. Before any conversation is over, you will have to click on the three point menu located in the top right, and select the "Search" option This way, it will be enabled text box where we have to write any word, and the messages included there will appear.
Back up faster
Keep all messages, photos and videos you send by WhatsApp secure by backing up completely. Due to the partnership of the app with Google, it is possible Store all the information in Drive without backup to replace your phone.
If you want to protect all your data, open the WhatsApp app and enter settings from the three-point corner in the top right corner. If you're in that menu, follow the directions Conversations> Backup to do one at a time or pause when you want them done backup copies, where a Google account will be stored, whether on a Wi-Fi network or mobile data and whether or not you want embedded videos.
Prevent WhatsApp from erasing your phone memory and your data
By default, WhatsApp downloads all the multimedia content we find in conversations. This can seriously damage the average length of our data, as well as storage if we are insufficient.
Fortunately, in the WhatsApp settings we have the option to choose which files we want to download automatically when connected to a mobile data network. To do this, simply go to The "Auto Download" section then selects which content we want to automatically remove depending on what kind of network we are connected to.
And, being here, we can enable the "Reduced data usage" option, which will greatly reduce the value megabytes WhatsApp uses it when we make calls or video calls.
Many basic tasks you may not know (or maybe even)
WhatsApp also includes some useful features that are not visible to the naked eye, so you need to know how to access them. Let's look at some:
Write about different types of text
At that time we dedicated an article to one of the methods that will help us to change the font type we write on WhatsApp. However, WhatsApp is already introducing a function that allows you to customize messages with bold, italic or keyboard-printed text. Each of these methods requires a different procedure:
- Courageous messages: If you want to send a message in bold on WhatsApp, you must write a word or sentence to highlight between the two asterisks. (*)
- Messages in italicsA: In the same way as in the previous case, the sign should be used before and after the message. This case, of course, would have to use underscores. (_)
- Outgoing messages: Notice how it's done? In fact, the message should be between two symbols, in this case, the tilde or Virgulilla. (~)
Reload emojis. Magic!
The emoji, which WhatsApp has reset recently, will automatically improve depending on how many we send. So, if we only send one in the same message, The emoji will appear much larger than if we send two.
Reply to all with GIFs
The use of GIFs is widespread in today's communication, but there are still users who prefer not to use it, in many cases because they think it is a difficult thing to do. And nothing else comes from the truth.
The messaging app is great Use the great Giphy catalog, so it's always easier to find an animated image at all times, with the help of a built-in search engine. Of course, unlike other platforms, GIFs won't play automatically.
Send or reply via GIF, you must enter a dialog, click the emoji icon (smiling face) that you will see on the left of the message bar, and then click the GIF button. You'll see many GIFs, but if you're using a search engine (by pressing the magnifying glass at the bottom left), you can find the one you need each second. Doing simple searches such as "green dog" or "crazy party", many options will appear in front of you.
Change the tone of your contacts and groups
To change the tone you assigned to your contacts and groups, simply open the app, enter the app settings from the three-point menu at the top right and click "Notifications". From "Message notifications" and "Group notifications" you can select the sound you want For each type of conversation.
If you want to do one step further and customize each conversation, you have to open WhatsApp and enter the conversation you want to change the tone. Click the contact name at the top to access their profile information again click on "Custom Alerts", where you can enable a box with the same name. Finally, you have to select message tones and notifications for calls.
So far comes our list important tactics WhatsApp. As always, we encourage you to leave a comment that you use in your day to day application. We remind you that if you want to know more tricks with WhatsApp, we have a section dedicated specifically to the app.
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