11 Secrets WhatsApp Features You Should Try

 

11 secrets WhatsApp features you should try

It’s no wonder that in recent years, WhatsApp has become a huge part of our lives. It’s convenient, quick, and easy to use. Everyone has a large WhatsApp contact list and spends hours each day catching up with their families, friends, or planning some events. We collected 15 secret WhatsApp features you probably have never heard about.

1. Font changing:

Not many people know that you can easily change the fun of your messages on WhatsApp. If you’ re feeling so just simply put this (‘’’) symbol three times before and after your text message like this (‘’’Hello’’’). It’s not much , but it’s still kind of cool.

Unfortunately, this symbol is available only on Android devices, but not on the iOS ones. But you can always just copy and paste it if you want to try.

2. Font styles:

While we are on the topic of fonts, Font style changing is also one of the secret features you can find on WhatsApp. You can make the messages bold, italic, and strike through. The algorithm is pretty much the same as with the font changing for bold messages.

 You have to put Astrix before and after your message. You can send italicised messages by adding underscores, and your message can also be transformed to strike through by using tilt ease. You can combine these symbols by putting two or even all three symbols together.

3. Most popular contacts:

Interestingly enough, you can also find out who you talk to the most out of all your contacts. But this works only on iOS devices; it doesn’t work on Android devices. You can do that by clicking on settings, then picking account and storage usage. You’ll see the list of all your WhatsApp contacts and groups, as well as the total number of messages. You’ve sent and received for each one of them. Just a little bit of data can be quite useful.

4. Muting group chats:

If there is some group chat or person that’s constantly bothering you with endless messages, you can simply mute it. Just pick the chat, click on its name or the name of the contact on top of the screen, and select mute. You’ll have the option of muting it for 8 hours, a week, or even a year. It has to be pretty annoying to pick the last option. You can always go on WhatsApp later to catch every message. You’ve missed the plus sometimes and irreplaceable pieces.

5. Making personal information private:

Sometimes, we use WhatsApp to talk to people we barely know. For example, work contacts are people from some dating websites that we want to And it’s not that safe to make your personal information available for everyone to see. Firstly, go to settings, then click account and select privacy. Here, you can control which users will see your profile picture, status, and last time you were seen on WhatsApp. This makes you feel much more comfortable.

6. Stop auto- saving:

As you probably know, WhatsApp automatically saves every picture and video that is sent to you. So, if you’re sick and tired of constantly deleting unnecessary photos and videos that your contacts send you, You can turn the auto-save off. Again, go to settings, then select chats, and turn off save incoming media.

7. Adding dates to the calendar:

If you type a certain date in your message, it will appear as a hyperlink if you tap on it. You’ll be given the option to create an event in your calendar. So, you can simply plan some adventures with your friends, work meetings, or any other important events right from your WhatsApp to be able to? Use this feature. You have to write a day of the week as well. For example, Monday. Unfortunately, this only works on iOS devices.

8. Add a chat link to your home screen:

If you’re texting somebody pretty much all day or have a favourite chat that you need quick access to, You can easily add a link to it on your home screen. This works for Android devices. All you need to do is tap and hold on a chat and then click on three vertical dots on the top right of your screen and choose to add a conversation shortcut. That way, you won’t have to go through all your chats to find the one you need. It will be right on your home screen.

9. Back your chat messages:

If you like to read old messages and get nostalgic from time to time, you can always back your history up on iCloud. For iPhone users or Google Drive for Android, if you have an iPhone and you want to back up a certain chat, just click on its name . Then on the name of the contact and you’ll see an option for email conversion. For those who prefer Android, go to settings, select chats and calls, and then click on chat back up. There you go now. You’ll have access to any of your old texts.

10. Star the messages:

At times, on WhatsApp, you get some messages that you want to bookmark or save for later. It can be some important information or just a funny text that lights up your mood every time you see it. So, for iOS users, there is a simple solution. Just double tap on a message and select the star icon. You can later find it in the contact info where you'll have an option called "starred messages. You can also go back to the exact moment when this message was sent by tapping on the arrow.

11. Secretly reading messages:

Not everyone knows that you can actually read your WhatsApp messages without its tick turning blue to be able to do so. You have to follow a couple of simple steps. First of all, when you receive a message, don’t open it right away and dismiss all the notifications. Then, set your phone on aeroplane mode, which will turn your Wi-Fi or internet connection off. After that, open your app and read the text.

 Now, nobody will know that you’ve already seen this message. Sometimes, this can be quite helpful. You can also turn the blue ticks off completely by selecting settings then account in privacy. There you’ll find an option to read receipts off. You can click on that option.