Among all the apps in our smartphones, WhatsApp is definitely the most repeatedly used. So knowing more about it is definitely essential. Check out these amazing tricks that will make your chatting experience more enjoyable and help you to be more productive.
Marking Appointments
We all turn to forget appointments. We end up scheduling abrupt meetings and end up forgetting about it too. However this handy little hack makes sure that does not happen anymore. Just type in a date on your chat and you get a link to add it to your calendar. It also identifies common phrases such as ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’, etc. however using specific dates that works the best. This feature however is restricted to iOS users as of now.
Check When a Message Was Read
WhatsApp allows you to know when a message you have sent was read. Just press and hold on message and tap “Info”. On Android, on the top, the little ‘i’ in the circle is the thing that you are looking for. Click on that and you will find a list with the timings. However, if you have hidden your read status, you won’t be able to see other’s read status too.
Reply Reminders
There are times when users text and promise to reply, but end up not replying at all? Not anymore, there is a small solution to this. Just ‘Mark Unread’ the person you want to get back to.
On Android, long pressing on a specific chat will give you that option. On iOS however, swipe to the right and you get an option to ‘Mark as Unread’ and it shows a green dot besides the user’s name, notifying you to get back later.
Add Conversation Shortcut
When you converse regularly with your loved and recent text messages of other users grow over it, again going to the same chat can be more time consuming. There is a solution to that too.
Simply tap and hold on the chat, and in the pop up select ‘Add conversion shortcut’. This will add the user’s name on your home screen, and when you tap on it, it will take you directly to the chat screen. But the bad news is that this feature remains exclusive only to Android users.
Switching the Numbers While Travelling
When you are travelling abroad, you’d still want to stay connected without going through the annoying process of registering again with the new number and notifying everyone about it. Well there is a small trick for that too. When you have entered the new SIM, it might notify you that the numbers is changed and will ask you to register the new number. Simply ignore the notification by tapping cancel, and you are good to go.
Starred Messages
When your important message is loaded with a ton of unnecessary messages from the group members, finding the necessary information is a painful task. Not anymore.
On Android, just tap and hold on the message and then tap on the star icon to mark it. On iOS double tap on any message and tap on the star icon to mark it. This is very simple to starred emails on a Gmail account.
To see the starred text, on Android, simply tab the menu dropdown from the top right of the screen and enter the starred message section.
On iOS jut tap on the arrow on the conversation, and you will be brought at the exact place to the text in the chat.
WhatsApp Web
There are troublesome times when you're juggling between WhatsApp instant messages on your phone and Emails on your laptop. Juggle no more. Simply go to web.whatsapp.com. It'll request that you check a QR code. Essentially tap the dropdown menu of WhatsApp and select WhatsApp Web. At that point tap the "+" button to add a new connection. Filter the QR code through it and voila! Your chats are now on your web browser. Stick to Google Chrome for best results.
Saving Data on WhatsApp Calls
We all love WhatsApp calls; however, we surely do hate the amount of mobile data it can eat up when not on Wi-Fi. Well you can save your data by heading into WhatsApp settings, then chat and calls and then Switch ON low data usage. This will impact on call quality, but will save your some data in the long run.
Hiding Notification Previews
Whenever a new notification pops on your screen, it also shows the text messages as a part of convenience. However the message could also cause a lot of inconvenience if read by the wrong person. Well there is a solution to that.
On iOS, go to Settings, then notifications and then Disable Show Preview. This will notify you the person’s name in the lock screen but not the entire message.
On Android, go to sound and notifications, and then enter app notifications. Here select the WhatsApp and disable peeking feature.
Archive Chats
There are times when you want a specific chat to disappear, but you don’t want to delete the chat? You can simply put it into archives.
On Android, press and hold on chat and you will get the option to “Archive Chat”.
On iOS, swipe left on a chat to get the “Archive” option.
In order to access the archived chat, scroll all the way to the bottom of the chat screen and tap on Archived chats. You can also access the chat when you communicate with the same person again.
That’s it! If I miss anything, remind me and suggest me in the comment section.
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