WhatsApp tips and tricks

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WhatsAppis one of the best end-to-end encrypted messaging apps available. It is regularly updated with new features and supported on many devices. If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s a great way to message people without relying on the limitations of SMS or the less popular RCS. If you use WhatsApp regularly, you are familiar with most of the available features, but you may not know all of them.

We’ve gathered nine tips and tricks to help you use the popular messaging app to its full potential. These features are a Google Pixel 6but you can access them from any Android phone.

Share your live or current location with a WhatsApp contact

It’s easy to share your live or current location on WhatsApp. If you want to set a place to meet, you can also share the location of nearby places. Location sharing is done via Google Maps.

  1. in the message box paper clip Tap the button.
  2. LocationTap .
  3. Tap one of the location options.
  4. Choose how long to share your live location. The option is 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours.
  5. Send Tap the button.

Delete photos and videos from chat in bulk

If you’re constantly sharing videos and photos with someone, you may find that your storage is filling up fast. your photos and videos Google Photos back up to an app like

  1. in the upper right corner of your screen. three-point button tap.
  2. SettingsTap .
  3. Storage and dataTap .
  4. Manage storageTap t.
  5. Tap one of your content under the Chats heading. Contacts are sorted in the order of storage used.
  6. All of them choose Tap the checkbox or individual photos and videos.
  7. in the upper right corner of your screen. delete Tap the button.

Know your data usage

Unless you’re on an unlimited data plan, you need to be mindful of how much data you use. It only takes a few taps to access this information on WhatsApp.

  1. in the upper right corner of your screen. three-point button tap.
  2. SettingsTap .
  3. Storage and dataTap .
  4. Network usageTap .

Bold, italic, strikethrough, or monospace text

WhatsApp includes bold, italic, strikethrough or monospace text. There are two ways to do this. The first highlights a message, then taps the appropriate button to apply the format.

Alternatively, you can add symbols on both sides of a message in HTML style. Its format is as follows:

  • Thick: Asterisk
  • add Italic:
  • Add underscore (_) Strike-through:
  • Add a tilde (~) Monospace:

Add three serious emphasis (“`)

See who read your group message

  1. WhatsApp uses a checkmark system to indicate delivered and read messages. However, a group chat message only shows blue checkmarks after everyone in a group has read the message. To see who has read a message or not, follow these steps:
  2. Tap and hold a message.
  3. Tap the i button at the top of your screen.

Here you can see who read your message and when.

Change your backup settings

  1. You may be prompted to back up your messages when starting WhatsApp for the first time. This is an important task in case something unfortunate happens. Even if you have backed up your messages, it is worth checking your backup settings again. in the upper right corner of your screen. three-point button
  2. tap.Settings
  3. Tap .Chats
  4. Tap . Scroll down andChat backup
  5. Tap . To create an immediate backupBackup’
  6. Tap To change your backup planBackup to Google Drive

Tap .

There are other useful settings here as well, such as end-to-end backup encryption and the ability to backup over data.

Change who can see your ‘last seen’ time

  1. WhatsApp’s “Last seen” feature allows your contacts to see when you were last online. However, you may not want them to know this information. You can choose to disable this for all contacts or just specific contacts. in the upper right corner of your screen. three-point button
  2. tap.Settings
  3. Tap .Account
  4. Tap .Security
  5. Tap .last seen
  6. Tap .

Tap one of the radio buttons to choose who can see your last seen status.

Customize chat wallpaper

  1. WhatsApp’s features are not boring, but necessary things like backup and privacy. Adding a custom wallpaper can speed up your conversations. It only takes a second to set up. In a conversation, in the upper-right corner of your screen. three-point button
  2. tap.Wall paper
  3. Tap .
  4. Tap a category and choose a wallpaper. Preview your wallpaper, thenSet Wallpaper
  5. Tap .

You can choose to apply to multiple chats or just the current one.

Use WhatsApp on desktop or web

  1. WhatsApp is not just a mobile application. There is a web app so you can type messages with your keyboard. It has all the mobile app functionality and there is even a downloadable desktop app for Mac and Windows. Regardless of the device, all your messages are synced across devices. In the mobile app, in the upper right corner of your screen. three-point button
  2. tap.Connected devices
  3. Tap . AConnect Device
  4. Tap .web.whatsapp.com
  5. go to

Scan the QR code in the web app.

Use WhatsApp to its full potential WhatsApp is a great messaging app with lots of useful features and these tips should improve your experience. But there is no SMS support. If you are looking for an SMS or RCS application, for a reliable messaging experienceGoogle Messages

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