10 WhatsApp tricks for iPhone and Android

WhatsApp instant messaging application is the most used in the world. Despite its popularity, however, there are some really useful tricks that few people know. In a world where there are thousands of applications for iPhone and Android, being a true expert has become difficult. What is hidden between the different functions of the most popular instant messaging application in the world? Perhaps, more than you imagine. For this, in this post I decided to tell you what are the WhatsApp tricks for iPhone and Android that you can use.

WhatsApp tricks: TOP 10 (+5)

1. View send / read time by swiping your finger

With the inclusion of the double check, WhatsApp has also introduced a simple method to check the sending and receiving times of a message or multimedia content (photos, videos, audio notes). Finding out this information is simple. Just open a conversation, put your finger on the message that interests us, and swipe to the left. You will then see two items appear under the selected message:

“Blue ticks + seen + date + time” = indicates the exact moment in which the message was read

“Gray ticks + delivered + date + time” = indicates the exact moment when the message was sent

Ps. This feature may not be available if the WhatsApp version has not been updated.

2. Using WhatsApp on iPad

WhatsApp also works on iPad. There is no official version yet, but by following this guide you can install the application on your tablet in a few minutes, and without being an IT expert.

3. Protect WhatsApp with a password

The attention to privacy is never too much, especially on WhatsApp. For this, it can be a good solution to lock the application with a password. You can find out how to do it in this article , where you can find all the information to increase the security level of the application to the maximum.

4. Temporarily hide conversations and photos

This feature is almost unknown and little used. But who knows, it could come in handy in several cases. In practice, it is a matter of completely “emptying” WhatsApp from messages, photos and videos, returning the application to the moment it was installed. To do all this, just go to “Settings” and click on “Archive all chats”, which is in the last place among the available options. Once activated, all conversations will disappear. To restore them, just repeat the procedure and select “Restore all chats”.

5. Find out if you have been blocked by one of your contacts

Do you suspect that someone has blocked you on WhatsApp? While there is no official way to find out, you can check out this mini-guide and find out if your suspicions are true.

6. Know how much we use WhatsApp

Are you addicted to WhatsApp or do you just want to know how much you have used the application? WhatsApp provides you with all the information about it. To access WhatsApp usage statistics, go to Settings> Accounts> Network Usage . Here, you will find the screen with the number of messages sent and received, the number of media and the amount of data used (a good way to know if WhatsApp is consuming all your credit).

7. Spy on another user’s conversations

Let’s face it right away, it’s illegal. This mini-guide explains how to read another user’s messages, and how to defend yourself.

8. Read a message without activating the read notification

Many users do not want to disable the notification of successful reading – the double blue check, so to speak – but it happens that they want to read a certain message without it being activated. To read a message without activating the notification of successful reading just put the phone in “Airplane mode” before opening the message just received, read it, and then reactivate the line.

9. Send an endless string of hearts (or other emoticons)

Do you want to write a message with hundreds of hearts (or other emoticons) but do you think typing them one at a time is a chore that you cannot face? I agree, but there is a solution. Write a few emoticons (about ten are fine), then copy the text and paste it as many times as you want. The ideal, after three or four “Copy and Paste”, is to copy the written text again and repeat the operation. In this way the process will be much faster, and the effect will be extraordinary. If you have doubts about the meaning of emoticons, you can consult this WhatsApp emoticon dictionary .

10. Change your profile photo automatically

On WhatsApp it is possible to have a profile photo that is always updated. The trick is to connect the application with Facebook, so that the WhatsApp profile photo updates automatically when we update the one on Facebook. The procedure is very simple. Go to Settings> Profile and select the “Use your Facebook information” option.

11. Use WhatsApp directly on PC

Did you know that from May 2016 WhatsApp can be used directly on the computer? Just download the app for pc, and avari WhatsApp always at hand on the desktop! This way, you no longer have to log into WhatsApp Web. In this post you will find all the details.

12. Permanently delete a contact

Thinking about it may seem trivial, but when the time comes to do it, doubts and problems arise. Deleting a contact from WhatsApp permanently, so as not to show them profile photos, last access, etc., requires some specific steps in order to be sure that that contact no longer sees anything. You might think that it is enough to block it, but this is not enough, because it will continue to appear in the block list. But there is a solution. If you’re interested, check out this guide on how to permanently delete a contact.

13. Automatically save conversations

You never know … You lose your mobile phone, buy a new one, it breaks .. And your conversations on Whatsapp disappear into thin air, with no possibility of recovery. To avoid finding yourself in this unpleasant situation, there is a WhatsApp trick that allows you to automatically save conversations. Just go to Settings , open Chat and activate the option for automatic backup of conversations. In this way, when you want you can restore photos, messages and videos with a simple click. This function, in fact, saves all the conversations on an online memory (cloud), so that they can be recovered at any time. This WhatsApp trick is available for both iPhone and Android, although one works with iCloud, the other with Google Drive.

14. Cancel sending a message that has already been sent

How many times does it happen to send a message by mistake, or with an error, and think again? Many, but few know that it is enough to know this simple WhatsApp trick to solve the problem: cancel the sending. To find out how and in which cases the “cancel sent message” function is available, you can consult this page .