8 of the best WhatsApp tricks that you should certainly know about, Metro News
8 of the best WhatsApp hacks you should know about
WhatsApp, for better or worse, is most likely the creator of your social life.
Without it how would you sort out pub trips, holidays and communal house bills?
With now over a billion users on the growing network, many hacks have arisen. We’re always looking for ways to make our WhatsApp lives just a bit lighter.
But wouldn’t it be good to have the most useful ones in one place?
Well, here we present the ultimate guide to all the best hacks. You’ll never be afraid of blue ticks ever again.
1) Find out who your best friend is
It’s not the years you’ve known someone, or if they know your gravest secrets that makes a person your best friend.
It’s how much you WhatsApp them obviously.
And there’s a hack to figure out exactly who that is for you.
Go to settings in WhatsApp, and then account. You’ll get a screen like this, where you then need to tap Storage Usage:
Then you’ll be able to see who you speak to the most:
Two) Recover your deleted messages
So this one involves a little forward planning, which isn’t always feasible.
You might not always know when you’re going to accidentally delete the conversation you were having with a adorable date, therefore losing their number forever. If you hadn’t put it in your phone already that is.
But there’s a way you can prepare for this. Go into settings and tap Talks. In there is the option to back up talk history now, or even set up an auto-back up.
If you have an iPhone, it will store your talks in the cloud.
You can then fully restore your talk history and media by reinstalling WhatsApp. Huzzah.
Trio) Avoid the curse of blue ticks
Blue ticks. They truly can ruin lives and relationships.
One forgotten message and all of a sudden you’re a message-ignoring monster.
Someone has however figured out how to get round them. Thank the lord.
Basically, the sending of a read receipt relies on having access to the internet via 3G, 4G or wifi. So the visible solution? Switch it all off.
Put your phone in airplane mode, read the message, go out of WhatsApp and decently close down the app, turn airplane mode off and voila – the message will still show up unread to your unwanted Tinder date.
Four) Turn the ticks off all together
If all that sounded like a bit of a faff to you, we wouldn’t blame you. But there is a simpler, better way.
Hidden in WhatsApp settings is a way to switch off read receipts all together. People won’t be able to see when you’ve seen their messages, and you won’t know when they’ve read yours.
Go into settings and tap Account, and then Privacy. In there you’ll see the option to end the drama once and for all.
Except when you’re in group talks, that is.
And there is a further compromise: If you don’t suggest your read receipts, you can’t see anyone else’s.
Five) Stop people from watching when you were last online
This feature undoubtedly takes the prize as the creepiest part of messaging apps.
The ‘last seen’ or ‘last online’ function of the likes of Facebook and WhatsApp means you’re providing away pretty private information about your day-to-day life. Like when you go to sleep, for example.
It doesn’t have to be that way however when you’re using WhatsApp.
Simply go into your Privacy settings, tap Last Seen and you can customise who can see when you were last online.
You can make it so only certain people can see it, or just cut all the hassle and let nobody in.
6) Truly make your point with emphasis in bold or italics
WhatsApp has fulfilled the fantasies of sarcasm and irony fans everywhere with this latest update.
Now you can convey to your mates how you couldn’t be anymore excited about that boring family dinner. Truly, can’t wait…
Simply type your text in inbetween the following symbols:
7) Send a document
The end of clunky email attachments are almost nigh with this fresh WhatsApp feature.
The option to send over files is situated near the other sharing options. Tap the attachment or arrow icon (depending if you’re on Android or IOS), and then press the ‘Document’ or ‘Share Document’ icon.
8) Stop WhatsApp from clogging up your phone’s memory
Is the most annoying part of your day attempting to take a selfie and getting that dreaded ‘Cannot Take Photo’ message?
If so, you can save a lot of room by not permitting WhatsApp to automatically download any media into your Photos.
Who needs twenty versions of the ‘It’s a Trap’ meme on your phone anyway (RIP Erik Bauersfeld)?
This is another setting that can turned off lightly fortunately. Go into your settings, tap Talks and you’ll see the option to disable the saving of incoming media.
8 of the best WhatsApp tricks that you should certainly know about, Metro News
8 of the best WhatsApp hacks you should know about
WhatsApp, for better or worse, is very likely the creator of your social life.
Without it how would you sort out pub trips, holidays and communal house bills?
With now over a billion users on the growing network, many hacks have arisen. We’re always looking for ways to make our WhatsApp lives just a bit lighter.
But wouldn’t it be good to have the most useful ones in one place?
Well, here we present the ultimate guide to all the best hacks. You’ll never be afraid of blue ticks ever again.
1) Find out who your best friend is
It’s not the years you’ve known someone, or if they know your gravest secrets that makes a person your best friend.
It’s how much you WhatsApp them obviously.
And there’s a hack to figure out exactly who that is for you.
Go to settings in WhatsApp, and then account. You’ll get a screen like this, where you then need to tap Storage Usage:
Then you’ll be able to see who you speak to the most:
Two) Recover your deleted messages
So this one involves a little forward planning, which isn’t always feasible.
You might not always know when you’re going to accidentally delete the conversation you were having with a nice date, therefore losing their number forever. If you hadn’t put it in your phone already that is.
But there’s a way you can prepare for this. Go into settings and tap Talks. In there is the option to back up talk history now, or even set up an auto-back up.
If you have an iPhone, it will store your talks in the cloud.
You can then fully restore your talk history and media by reinstalling WhatsApp. Huzzah.
Three) Avoid the curse of blue ticks
Blue ticks. They truly can ruin lives and relationships.
One forgotten message and all of a sudden you’re a message-ignoring monster.
Someone has however figured out how to get round them. Thank the lord.
Basically, the sending of a read receipt relies on having access to the internet via 3G, 4G or wifi. So the visible solution? Switch it all off.
Put your phone in airplane mode, read the message, go out of WhatsApp and decently close down the app, turn airplane mode off and voila – the message will still emerge unread to your unwanted Tinder date.
Four) Turn the ticks off all together
If all that sounded like a bit of a faff to you, we wouldn’t blame you. But there is a simpler, better way.
Hidden in WhatsApp settings is a way to switch off read receipts all together. People won’t be able to see when you’ve seen their messages, and you won’t know when they’ve read yours.
Go into settings and tap Account, and then Privacy. In there you’ll see the option to end the drama once and for all.
Except when you’re in group talks, that is.
And there is a further compromise: If you don’t suggest your read receipts, you can’t see anyone else’s.
Five) Stop people from observing when you were last online
This feature certainly takes the prize as the creepiest part of messaging apps.
The ‘last seen’ or ‘last online’ function of the likes of Facebook and WhatsApp means you’re providing away pretty individual information about your day-to-day life. Like when you go to sleep, for example.
It doesn’t have to be that way however when you’re using WhatsApp.
Simply go into your Privacy settings, tap Last Seen and you can customise who can see when you were last online.
You can make it so only certain people can see it, or just cut all the hassle and let nobody in.
6) Truly make your point with emphasis in bold or italics
WhatsApp has fulfilled the desires of sarcasm and irony fans everywhere with this latest update.
Now you can convey to your mates how you couldn’t be anymore excited about that boring family dinner. Truly, can’t wait…
Simply type your text in inbetween the following symbols:
7) Send a document
The end of clunky email attachments are almost nigh with this fresh WhatsApp feature.
The option to send over files is situated near the other sharing options. Tap the attachment or arrow icon (depending if you’re on Android or IOS), and then press the ‘Document’ or ‘Share Document’ icon.
8) Stop WhatsApp from clogging up your phone’s memory
Is the most annoying part of your day attempting to take a selfie and getting that dreaded ‘Cannot Take Photo’ message?
If so, you can save a lot of room by not permitting WhatsApp to automatically download any media into your Photos.
Who needs twenty versions of the ‘It’s a Trap’ meme on your phone anyway (RIP Erik Bauersfeld)?
This is another setting that can turned off lightly fortunately. Go into your settings, tap Talks and you’ll see the option to disable the saving of incoming media.
8 of the best WhatsApp tricks that you should undoubtedly know about, Metro News
8 of the best WhatsApp hacks you should know about
WhatsApp, for better or worse, is most likely the creator of your social life.
Without it how would you sort out pub trips, holidays and communal house bills?
With now over a billion users on the growing network, many hacks have arisen. We’re always looking for ways to make our WhatsApp lives just a bit lighter.
But wouldn’t it be good to have the most useful ones in one place?
Well, here we present the ultimate guide to all the best hacks. You’ll never be afraid of blue ticks ever again.
1) Find out who your best friend is
It’s not the years you’ve known someone, or if they know your gravest secrets that makes a person your best friend.
It’s how much you WhatsApp them obviously.
And there’s a hack to figure out exactly who that is for you.
Go to settings in WhatsApp, and then account. You’ll get a screen like this, where you then need to tap Storage Usage:
Then you’ll be able to see who you speak to the most:
Two) Recover your deleted messages
So this one involves a little forward planning, which isn’t always feasible.
You might not always know when you’re going to accidentally delete the conversation you were having with a adorable date, therefore losing their number forever. If you hadn’t put it in your phone already that is.
But there’s a way you can prepare for this. Go into settings and tap Talks. In there is the option to back up talk history now, or even set up an auto-back up.
If you have an iPhone, it will store your talks in the cloud.
You can then fully restore your talk history and media by reinstalling WhatsApp. Huzzah.
Three) Avoid the curse of blue ticks
Blue ticks. They truly can ruin lives and relationships.
One forgotten message and abruptly you’re a message-ignoring monster.
Someone has however figured out how to get round them. Thank the lord.
Basically, the sending of a read receipt relies on having access to the internet via 3G, 4G or wifi. So the visible solution? Switch it all off.
Put your phone in airplane mode, read the message, go out of WhatsApp and decently close down the app, turn airplane mode off and voila – the message will still show up unread to your unwanted Tinder date.
Four) Turn the ticks off all together
If all that sounded like a bit of a faff to you, we wouldn’t blame you. But there is a simpler, better way.
Hidden in WhatsApp settings is a way to switch off read receipts all together. People won’t be able to see when you’ve seen their messages, and you won’t know when they’ve read yours.
Go into settings and tap Account, and then Privacy. In there you’ll see the option to end the drama once and for all.
Except when you’re in group talks, that is.
And there is a further compromise: If you don’t suggest your read receipts, you can’t see anyone else’s.
Five) Stop people from eyeing when you were last online
This feature undoubtedly takes the prize as the creepiest part of messaging apps.
The ‘last seen’ or ‘last online’ function of the likes of Facebook and WhatsApp means you’re providing away pretty private information about your day-to-day life. Like when you go to sleep, for example.
It doesn’t have to be that way however when you’re using WhatsApp.
Simply go into your Privacy settings, tap Last Seen and you can customise who can see when you were last online.
You can make it so only certain people can see it, or just cut all the hassle and let nobody in.
6) Truly make your point with emphasis in bold or italics
WhatsApp has fulfilled the desires of sarcasm and irony fans everywhere with this latest update.
Now you can convey to your mates how you couldn’t be anymore excited about that boring family dinner. Indeed, can’t wait…
Simply type your text in inbetween the following symbols:
7) Send a document
The end of clunky email attachments are almost nigh with this fresh WhatsApp feature.
The option to send over files is situated near the other sharing options. Tap the attachment or arrow icon (depending if you’re on Android or IOS), and then press the ‘Document’ or ‘Share Document’ icon.
8) Stop WhatsApp from clogging up your phone’s memory
Is the most annoying part of your day attempting to take a selfie and getting that dreaded ‘Cannot Take Photo’ message?
If so, you can save a lot of room by not permitting WhatsApp to automatically download any media into your Photos.
Who needs twenty versions of the ‘It’s a Trap’ meme on your phone anyway (RIP Erik Bauersfeld)?
This is another setting that can turned off lightly fortunately. Go into your settings, tap Talks and you’ll see the option to disable the saving of incoming media.