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All of 40 WhatsApp features, tips and tricks you should know

We have put together almost all the 40 features, tips and tricks that users could use with WhatsApp to become a WhatsApp jockey. (Continued from Page 1)

21. Delete multiple chats

Previously, it was a tedious job to delete multiple messages from your chat list. Now, WhatsApp allows you to select multiple chats or messages in the chat and delete them in one go. Simply long press on a single chat or message and continue tapping on multiple ones after that. Then delete them from the options menu.

22. Star messages

You can highlight some messages and store them as favourites. These are called ‘star’ messages in WhatsApp. Long press on the message in your chat and click on the star icon. These messages will be saved as favourites within the chat itself. And if you wish to delete the chat, you can also have the option to keep the starred messages and delete the rest.

23. Mark as unread

You can now mark chats as unread so that you can read them later. There are times when you want to read the entire message from the contact or group, but due to shortage of time, you prefer to read it later. However, you could forget about it too. So why not mark them as unread to read it up later. You can also mark chats as unread to mark them as important for later too. Simply long press on the chat and select as unread from the options menu.

24. Reply directly from notification bar

If you receive a message on WhatsApp, you can see it in the notification bar itself (unless you have turned if off). However, to reply back, you usually open WhatsApp and then click on the message and then reply. Now, avoid all those steps and simply pull down the notification bar and hit ‘reply’ to instantly reply to that message and avoid wasting time opening WhatsApp.

25. Backup to Google drive

Save all your chats and files from WhatsApp by backing it up to your Google Drive. This can help you in case you change your smartphone, or lose it. You can restore your data back to your WhatsApp in case you switch to another phone. From the settings, choose backup and then choose to backup to Google Drive. Follow the procedure on the screen to allow Google to access your WhatsApp. You can also choose to backup only chats or media and documents too. Do note: Backing up to Google drive will cost you online space and data bandwidth.

26. Backup/Export chats and media to email

Backup or export particular chats for safe keeping. In the chat screen, click on the ‘options’ menu, then ‘more’ and then on ‘email chat’. You can send the entire chat with or without the media elements to your desired email address.

27. Change wallpaper

You can choose to give your chat screen a different look compared with the stock WhatsApp background. Choose from the wallpaper of your choice from ‘options – chats – wallpaper’.

28. Use different languages

You can also type and send messages in the language of your choice. Choose from 11 different Indian languages from the settings. Head to ‘options’, then ‘chats’ and then ‘app language’.  

29. Search messages

You can also search for particular message within long chats. If you are part of a large WhatsApp group, or if you are chatting with a contact for a long time, finding a particular message becomes a task. You could either mark important messages with a star or simply use the search feature to hunt for a particular message. Click on the ‘search’ icon on the top and enter the text for your search.

30. Get early updates

Many users like to get the latest features on WhatsApp. However, you have to wait for the public release of WhatsApp for them. However, if you are a beta user, you can get early releases to you before it is publically released on the app market. To become a beta user, all you need to do is register for it online, and henceforth you will receive daily updates with bug fixes, patches and new features before it is even released to be public. These beta versions are for beta testers and becoming a beta tester is free. Click here to know how to become a beta tester and get early WhatsApp updates before your friend does.

31. Know who has read your messages in a group

If you are sending messages to a large group, it is difficult to know who has read your message and who has not. When you send a message, you see a single tick. When you see a double tick, it means that everyone in the group has received your message. When it turns blue, it means that all have read the message. However, if you only see a double grey tick and want to know who all have your message, simply long press on the message you have sent and click the ‘i’ (information) button on the top. This option will tell you how many people have received the message, how many have yet to receive it and how many have read it. On a single one-to-one chat, you can use this option to find out when the recipient read it with date and time information.

32. Send your location with maps

This is a great feature by WhatsApp. If you are meeting a friend, or want to send your friend to a particular location/address or simply want to invite someone to where you are, you can send a Google Map location on WhatsApp. All you need to do is enable GPS, then tap on the attachment icon (the paperclip icon) and choose location. Google Maps will open up, and you can simply mark the location pin and send it on WhatsApp. The recipient can then click in the message, open Maps and follow the map to reach the destination.

33. Send and receive money with FreeCharge

Sending and receiving money was possible on many other social platforms and WhatsApp also has a way to send and receive funds. FreeCharge is one such third-party app that allows users to transact money using the messaging platform. All you need to do is install FreeCharge, set up your account and start sending and receiving money between your contacts.

34. Know who send you a message if you don’t have them on your contact list. – Truecaller

Many-a-times, you see spam messages coming to your WhatsApp by unknown users. You end up replying back asking for who they are (because their number is not on your contact list), or you probably marked them as spam. If marked as spam, you will no longer receive a message from that number. However, the unknown messenger could be an important person, and you could miss out on some important information. To know who the unknown person is, just install TrueCaller, which will look up its database and inform you who the sender is. This is also important because if you are part of a large WhatsApp group, you could see unknown numbers there and would like to know who they are.

35. Share contacts

You can send and receive contact numbers via WhatsApp too. Previously, when you needed to send across contact information, you have to SMS it to them, or email it. With WhatsApp, you can send contacts too and the recipient can simply click on the contact and add it to their contact list. Click on the paperclip icon (attachment) and choose contacts from there. Select the contact name and number(s) from the list and sent it to your recipient.

36. Send photos from gallery using the camera icon too

You can send existing photos from your gallery as usual using the attachment—gallery option. However, with a new feature added recently, you can send existing photos from the gallery from the camera icon too. Hit the camera icon on the bottom and you will see existing photos shown up on the bottom half of the camera’s screen.

37. Pull back your accidentally sent messages.

You can pull back your messages if you have accidentally sent them to the recipient. There are many times you must have sent a message that could be incomplete or simply unwanted. There is a way to pull back your messages before it reaches your recipient, albeit not as easy as some other messaging platforms offer. At least not as yet on WhatsApp. To do this trick, you have to be quick—really quick. When you send an accidental message, and want to pull it back, if you are quick enough, hit the airplane mode. If your data connection is fast, you could be late. However, if your internet connection is a little slower, you can halt the message before it heads outwards. Hitting the airplane mode could cut off the internet connection, and your message will not get thru. At this time, you can delete the message and turn on data back again. However, do remember, you have to be really, really quick to get this trick done.

38. How to transfer WhatsApp from old phone to new

When you are done with your old smartphone, configuring your new, one could be a task. Especially when you have to transfer apps with have their data stored on the phone itself. Apps like Gmail, Facebook, Games, etc. have their data stored online and not on the phone. Transferring photos, videos, music and documents from one phone to the other is also simple. However, WhatsApp could be a little tedious. There are two methods for transferring your WhatsApp from one phone to another. One is to use the feature within the app itself. Simply backup your WhatsApp online with Google drive, install WhatsApp on your new phone and activate it. WhatsApp will sense that you have some data online and will as if you want to restore it. The second method is to use a desktop PC and transfer the entire WhatsApp folder from the internal storage of the old phone to the new phone. Only after transferring the folder to the same location on the new phone, you should install WhatsApp on the new phone and activate it. WhatsApp will sense that you have some data on the phone and will ask if you want to import it.  

39. Use two or more WhatsApp numbers on one phone

Many have dual SIM smartphones and use two SIM cards on it. Unlike Gmail, Messenger or a few other apps, WhatsApp only allows a single number to be used with the app and does not recognise the other number. You cannot use two WhatsApp applications on the same phone to run the other number. The only option you have is to use a third-party app to have two WhatsApp applications on the same phone. There are a few third-party custom modified WhatsApp apps available in the market that allows you to use more than 20+ WhatsApp numbers on the same phone. However, we advise against using the app since they are not original apps from WhatsApp and are tweaked by unknown developers. These apps could contain malware or backdoors, and your privacy could be at stake. Click here to know how to get the custom WhatsApp application and use it. Disclaimer: Use it on your own risk. Here is another similar method, which allows you to use two custom WhatsApp apps on the same phone. The other method is to use Parallels Desktop. This is a free App on Google Play Store, which allows you to use a second copy of any app you need to install on the same phone. The Parallels Desktop creates a second phone environment inside your Android operating system and allows installing a second WhatsApp application. Simply install the app, start it up and install WhatsApp inside it and activate it with the other number you need. Click here to know how to install and use Parallels Desktop.

40. Use same WhatsApp number on two phones

This trick is insane—you can run the same WhatsApp number on two or more smartphones and use them all simultaneously. The trick is a simple feature of an app and can be performed on rooted smartphones. Simply duplicate two smartphones and its entire data with a third-party app called Titanium Backup. If you don’t have a rooted Android phone and don’t want to root your existing phone either, you could use a different smartphone that has a similar app pre-installed on it. If you own a Xiaomi smartphone, you can use the trick with a simple built-in application that allows you to duplicate two smartphones within a few minutes. Click here to know how you can simultaneously run two or more smartphone with the same WhatsApp number.

Ahead of this, WhatsApp is rumoured to be launching many more features. Of which, video calling is already in the pipeline and a previous beta version with video calling enabled was released for beta testers. However, it seems that the beta test failed, or needed further improvements, and the feature was pulled back. Another feature that is also in the pipeline is the ability to send GIF images. As for now, the said feature is rumoured to show up on iPhone only.

Do you have any more tricks or tips that we might have missed out? Do let us know in the comments below.

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How to Select Multiple Messages and Photos in WhatsApp on iPhone

People coming from Android often get confused when trying to select multiple photos in WhatsApp on iPhone. A similar thing happens when you want to select multiple WhatsApp messages on your iPhone to either forward, copy, or delete them. That’s because WhatsApp for iPhone works a lot differently than its Android counterpart. On Android, users can simply select multiple images at once using ‘Tap and hold’. Whereas, the process to bulk select pictures isn’t straightforward using WhatsApp on iPhone.

Worry Not! In this quick guide, we will show how to select multiple photos to send on WhatsApp. Doing so will let you quickly send a bunch of photos at once to an individual or group. It’s worth noting that you can only send up to 30 photos or videos at a time on WhatsApp.

Now let’s see how to select and send multiple photos in one message in WhatsApp on iPhone.

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How to select multiple photos at once in WhatsApp on iPhone

  1. Go to an individual or group chat on WhatsApp.
  2. Tap the + icon at the bottom-left corner.
  3. Select “Photo & Video Library”.
  4. Select one of the photos you want to send. You cannot select multiple pictures yet.
  5. Tap again on the + icon to add more photos.
  6. Select the rest of the photos you want to send in one go and hit ‘Done’.
  7. Optional: You can rearrange photos on WhatsApp status before sending them.
  8. Tap the ‘Send‘ button to send all the selected photos at the same time.

That’s it. The individual photos (more than three) will be grouped together and sent as an album.

Alternate Way –

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
  2. Navigate to ‘All Photos’ or open a certain album.
  3. Tap ‘Select’ at the top-right.
  4. Select all the photos you want to send at once.
  5. Tap the ‘Share’ button and choose ‘WhatsApp’ from the share sheet.
  6. Select a contact(s) and tap ‘Next’.
  7. Caption your pictures if you want. Then hit the ‘Send’ button.

How to select multiple messages in WhatsApp on iPhone

To select and copy multiple messages in WhatsApp on iPhone,

  1. Open a chat conversation.
  2. Tap and hold one of the messages you want to copy.
  3. Tap “Forward”.
  4. You can now select multiple messages. Select the desired messages by tapping the checkbox next to the specific message in a chat.
  5. After selecting, tap the ‘Share’ button at the bottom-right corner.
  6. Tap “Copy” in the iOS share sheet to copy all the selected messages.

You can now paste them wherever you want. The copied text messages include the name of the sender or receiver as well as the actual timestamp.

To forward multiple messages at once, follow the above-stated steps till step #4. Then tap the ‘Forward’ button at the bottom-left, choose a contact (or multiple contacts), and tap ‘Forward‘.

How to delete multiple WhatsApp messages on iPhone

Here’s how you can delete multiple messages in a WhatsApp chat on your iPhone.

  1. Open an individual or group chat conversation.
  2. Tap and hold (long-press) one of the messages you would like to delete.
  3. Tap “Delete“.
  4. Select multiple messages by tapping the checkbox on the left side of the particular message or media.
  5. Once you’re done selecting, tap the “Delete” icon.
  6. Tap “Delete For Me” or “Delete For Everyone” to confirm.

How to select multiple photos for WhatsApp Status

Here’s how you can add multiple photos to WhatsApp status at once on iPhone.

  1. Go to the ‘Status’ tab on WhatsApp.
  2. Tap the ‘Camera icon’ next to My Status.
  3. Tap the ‘Picture icon‘ at the lower-left corner.
  4. Select a photo or video you want to add to your status.
  5. Tap the + icon to add more photos.
  6. Select the remaining photos you want to immediately post to your status and tap ‘Done’.
  7. Optional: Change the order of WhatsApp status if you want.
  8. Tap the “Share” button.

How to select multiple messages and photos on WhatsApp Web

  1. Open a chat conversation on WhatsApp Web.
  2. Click the ellipsis icon (3-dot) at the top-right corner.
  3. Select the “Select messages” option.
  4. Scroll through the chat and tick mark the checkbox next to specific messages or photos to select them.
  5. Once done, click the desired option (in the bottom-right corner) to star, delete, or forward multiple messages at once. Sadly, there is no option to copy them.

TIP: To download multiple files such as photos or PDFs from WhatsApp Web, just select the media you want to bulk download. Then click the ‘Download’ icon to quickly download the selected files as a ZIP.

Hope you found this guide helpful.

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How to highlight messages in WhatsApp - and 6 more useful tips However, not everyone knows it sufficiently, although, it would seem, what is easier.

We will show you a few tricks that will make communication in this program more lively.

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Formatting in WhatsApp chats on iOS In all versions of WhatsApp, iOS users have the ability to format text and make it bold, italic or strikethrough. How to do it? Select the word or paragraph you want to format.

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If you need to select multiple words, you can move the selection cursors left and right.

Then click "Select" in the context menu and move to the right until you see the letters "B I U".

Tap "B I U" and select a text formatting method such as bold, italic, underline, or fixed width. Formatting message text in Android

Your messages can also be formatted in Android. Select the word or paragraph you want to format. This can be done by double-clicking the corresponding word or piece of text.

Use the small arrows at the edges of the selection to indicate how many words you want to format.

The menu opens. Now you need to click on the three dots on the right and open the message options. There is another way to make the selected text italic, bold, or even strikethrough. This can be done with symbols. Type * text *, adding asterisks - and you get a bold face.

Use _text_ by adding an underscore for italics.

You can cross out the selected text using the tilde symbol: ~ text ~.

Also monospace, or fixed-width font, works with characters, but it's a little more complicated: you have to set the text between three "gravis" (back-accent) characters: "`text"`. This symbol can be found under the apostrophe: press and hold it - the "gravis" sign can be found in the menu at the far left.

6 useful tips

Not everyone knows that the application has many hidden features that are not so easy to find.

Tip 1: If you want to send your current location to your friends or acquaintances, you can do it directly from the chat by clicking on the paperclip icon. In iOS smartphones, the same option is “hidden” behind the plus sign.

Tip 2: In the "Privacy" menu item, you can disable read receipts. Then your respondents won't know if their messages have been read. Also, information about the time of your last visit can be hidden in the privacy settings.

Tip 3: This tip is useful for those who send or receive voice messages via Messenger. If you do not want to listen to the received message loudly, just click on "Listen" and bring the smartphone to your ear. That way the message will not reach other people's ears.

Tip 4 - for office workers. You can use the messenger on a desktop PC as well. To do this, on the web.whatsapp.com website, you need to synchronize your smartphone with your computer. In addition, this way you can send files directly from the local machine.

Tip 5: The desired contact can be pinned to the desktop. On Android devices, you'll find this feature in the chat menu item "More" - "Add icon to screen.

Tip 6: How to quickly and easily find old messages? iOS users can navigate to search by swiping down on the chats screen. Android users will find the search feature in the chat settings.

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7 things you didn't know about WhatsApp

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38 WhatsApp features you didn't know about (Part 3)

Messengers are, according to some reports, one of the most popular forms of communication between smartphone owners. For some users of messaging applications, it is quite enough to communicate without resorting to the services of cellular operators. But modern instant messengers are extremely advanced programs with a huge range of features and capabilities. It is about these not always obvious features of one of the most popular WhatsApp messengers that we will continue our conversation with you today.

This is the third and final part of the extensive material on using WhatsApp.

Content

  • 1 Reserve Chats
  • 2 Clean all chats
  • 3 Delete all chats
  • 4 Delete or clean a specific chat
  • 5 Mark of important messages
  • 6 Chat
  • 7 Create a personal file messages
  • 8 Find out how long you have been ignored
  • 9 Set up notifications
  • 10 Create shortcuts for specific contacts
  • 11 Add dates to your calendar
  • 12 Bonus for iOS users

Chat backup

To make sure you don't lose any important information when moving from one device to another, back up your chat to iCloud or Google Drive. But there is one important point: if you are migrating from an iOS device to an Android gadget or vice versa, you will not be able to save your correspondence in this way.

Go to "Settings" - "Chats" - "Backup".

Clear all chats

If you want to keep your conversations, but want to get rid of all messages, WhatsApp has this option

"Settings" - "Chats" - "Clear all chats".

Delete all chats

A more "radical" measure compared to the previous one. Using it, you will get a "clean" messenger. Without files, dialogs and conversations. All chats will have to be restarted.

"Settings" - "Chats" - "Delete all chats".

Delete or clear a specific chat

If you want to clear or delete a specific chat without losing all the others, you can do that too.

Select the desired chat - click in the upper right corner of the menu - "Advanced" - "Clear chat"

Marking important messages or meeting information. Such messages can be marked directly in the correspondence and then get quick access to them without digging into dozens of correspondence.

In the desired conversation, find an important message - click on it and hold for a while - in the window that appears, click the star symbol.

Deleting a specific chat message

Sometimes this feature can be useful. For example, when you sent a message to the chat by mistake and do not want to mislead the interlocutors. In this case, people in the chat will see that the message has been deleted.

Select the desired conversation - press and hold on the specific message you want to delete - press delete.

Create a private message list

Very often we create group chats to discuss issues. But what if you need to get a specific answer from a certain circle of people, without going into a discussion? There is an exit. You can do a group mailing without sending a message to everyone personally, but without creating a separate conversation.

"Chats" - "Menu" - create a new mailing list by adding the required contacts

Find out how long you have been ignored

There's nothing more annoying than seeing blue checkmarks showing that you've read a message but never getting a response. If you want to know when your message was read and how long you were ignored, you can do so.

Find the message you want - Tap and hold on it > tap the info "i" icon.

Customizing notifications

Not all conversations are “equally useful”. Some may be completely unobtrusive, while specific users you may want to receive instant message notifications.

Chats - Wanted chat - Click on the contact name at the top - Custom notifications.

Create labels for specific contacts

Do you have a few people with whom you communicate more than others? For such persons, you can create a shortcut for quick access to conversations.

Select the desired chat - "Menu" - "Advanced" - "Add shortcut" - Press and hold the desired chat - "Menu" - "Add chat shortcut".

Adding dates to the calendar

If you need to add something to the calendar from correspondence in the messenger, it is not at all necessary to transfer everything manually. Click on the date and the system will prompt you to export the data.

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