47 secret WhatsApp tips and tricks you might not know
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WhatsApp general
tips and tricks
Send your location
to a contact
WhatsApp
allows you to send photos and videos to contacts, as well as share a contact or
document, but you can also send your location. This is very handy if you're
meeting a friend somewhere, especially if you opt for Share Live Location,
which allows your contact to see your Live Location for the duration you choose
so they can track you. Duration times are set at 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours.
iOS: Chat
> Specific chat > Tap on "+" to the left of the message box
> Location > Share Live Location > Select time frame.
Android: Chat
> Specific chat > Tap on the paperclip to the right of the message box
> Location > Share Live Location > Select time frame.
You can
see everyone you are sharing your live location with by opening Settings >
Account > Privacy > Live Location.
Search all your
chats
Someone
might have sent you their address or you might remember talking about a
specific programme or film but you don't want to scroll through all your
messages to try and find what you're looking for. At the top of all your chats
on iOS there is a search bar if you pull down. On Android, there's a search icon.
You can
type anything into the search bar, from the start of a town name if you're
looking for an address to a specific word and all the chats with that word will
appear below as specific messages. When you tap on the Search bar, you will
also see a list of options, from Photos to Audio, allowing you to minimise your
search.
Clicking
on a respective result will take you to that part of the chat conversation you
had.
Search a specific
chat
If you
want to search a specific chat rather than all of your chats, this is possible
too. Maybe you had a conversation about a specific meeting place, or they sent
you their other contact number or their address for example.
iOS: Chats
> Specific chat > Tap on contact info at the top > Tap on the Search
button > Type in the search bar that appears at the top of that specific
chat.
Android: Chats
> Specific chat > Open the menu top right > Search > Type in
the search bar that appears at the top of that specific chat.
Make a video or
voice call using WhatsApp
WhatsApp
isn't just for instant messages, you can use it to make video and voice calls too. WhatsApp calling
uses your internet connection rather than your plan's minutes.
iOS &
Android: Chats > Specific chat > Press the call icon or video
icon in the top right corner.
Find who you talk
to most
Who is
really your favourite person? It might not be who you think. There is a way to
find the people you send the most messages to and how much storage each person
takes up, among other things.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Manage Storage >
You'll see a list of contacts at the bottom in in order of which is using the
most storage.
Quickly delete all
photos, GIFs, videos, messages or stickers from a certain chat
It's
possible to delete all the messages, photos, or videos, GIFs, contacts,
locations, voice messages, documents and stickers in one chat. For example, you
can delete all the messages in a specific chat or group chat, but leave all the
photos.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Manage Storage > Select
Contact > Manage > Select > Tick the boxes next to what you want to
delete (videos or images) > Tap on the bin to delete.
It's
possible to sort by which files are taking up the most room, the newest and the
oldest if you tap the circle in the bottom left corner after you tap on the
contact.
Quickly review and
delete items to help clear storage
WhatsApp
makes it easy to manage what is taking up storage on your device. Not only can
you see which chats are most storage as above, but you can also see which files
are larger than 5MB and which files have been forwarded multiple times.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Manage Storage. Under
the Review and Delete Items section you can click on either the larger than 5MB
tab or the forwarded multiple times tab and then select the ones you want to
delete. As with the individual chats, you can sort by tapping on the circle in
the bottom left corner.
Save your data
allowance
If you've
got a limited data allowance, you don't want WhatsApp munching it all away.
Thankfully, you can customise when media is allowed to download, as well as
ensure calls use as little data as possible.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Media Auto-Download
> Switch to Wi-Fi only for each option to save your data.
Find out how much data
you're using
If you're
worried about your data usage, you can find out exactly how much you are
using. You'll get a breakdown of total number of sent and received
messages, as well as data sent and received.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Network Usage.
Use WhatsApp on the
web and desktop
WhatsApp
isn't limited to your mobile phone. There's a web app that syncs everything
from your phone and there's a desktop app too. Go to https://web.whatsapp.com/ or
download the desktop app from whatsapp.com/download/
You'll
then need to open WhatsApp on your phone > Settings > WhatsApp
Web/Desktop > Scan the QR code on the browser or Desktop app > Follow the
instructions.
Both the web and desktop app will serve up chats and alerts on your computer, allowing you to reply quickly and easily.
Change the
wallpaper on your WhatsApp chat screen
WhatsApp
has a standard wallpaper, which will appear as a background on all of your
chats. You can change this wallpaper though, with options including solid
colours, your own photos as well as a collection of images from WhatsApp
itself.
iOS: Settings
> Chats > Chat Wallpaper > Choose Wallpaper Library, Solid Colours or
Photos.
Android: Settings > Chats > Chat Wallpaper > Choose Wallpaper Library, Solid Colours, Gallery, Default or No Wallpaper.
Customise wallpaper for specific chats
The tip
above allows you to apply the same wallpaper to all your chats but if you want
specific chats to have specific wallpaper, you can do this too.
iOS: Specific
chat > Wallpaper & Sound > Choose a New Wallpaper > Select from
the options.
Android: Specific
chat > Wallpaper > Change
WhatsApp privacy
tips and tricks
Turn on
Disappearing Messages
Turning on
Disappearing Messages will make any new messages in a chat disappear after 24
hours, 7 days or 90 days. Remember the messages can still be saved elsewhere
though. You can read more about Disappearing Messages in our separate feature. It's
possible to turn it on for specific chats, or all chats.
For
specific chats:
iOS &
Android: Specific chat > Click on the person's name at the top
of chat >Disppearing Messages > Choose message timer.
For all
chats:
iOS &
Android: Settings > Account > Privacy > Default Message Timer
> Choose time.
Send a disappearing
image or video
It's
possible to send an image or video that disappears once the recipient has
viewed it once. This is great for photos of a password or bank details for
example that contain sensitive information. When the recipient closes your
picture, it will disappear, though remember, they can screenshot. You can read
a full breakdown of the feature in our separate feature.
iOS: Specific
chat > Tap on the "+" next to the message input field > Choose
'Camera' to take a photo or 'Photo & Video Library' to select a photo >
Choose the photo > Tap on the "1" next to the blue send arrow >
Press the blue arrow to send.
Android: Specific
chat > Tap on the paperclip next to the message input field > Choose
'Camera' to take a photo or 'Gallery' to select a photo > Choose the photo
> Tap on the "1" next to the blue send arrow > Press the blue
arrow to send.
Require Face ID or
Touch ID to unlock WhatsApp
If you
want double security on your WhatsApp chats, it's possible for iOS users to set
their WhatsApp account to require Face ID or Touch ID authentication when
opening WhatsApp, even when your device is already unlocked.
You'll
still be able to reply to messages from notifications and answer calls if
WhatsApp is locked. It's also possible to set the duration of time you want the
Screen Lock feature to kick in.
iOS: Settings
> Account > Privacy > Screen Lock > Toggle on Require Face ID /
Require Touch ID > Select the time duration (Immediately, after a minute,
after 15 minutes or after an hour).
- How to see and turn off last seen
WhatsApp's
last seen feature allows you to see when someone last checked WhatsApp, as well
as allow users to see when you last checked. If a contact hasn't disabled last
seen, it will appear under their name at the top of an open chat. To
disable last seen:
iOS &
Android: Settings > Account > Privacy > Last Seen >
Switch to Nobody.
Hide the blue ticks
Those blue
ticks can get you in a whole world of trouble, especially when you don't reply
instantly and someone sees you have read their messages. You can turn them off,
but it's worth noting that if you do, you won't get read receipts for your
messages either.
Apple
users: If you get Siri to read the message, the blue ticks won't appear so this
could be a good way to read a message without the sender knowing you have.
Android users: If you read your messages in notifications, the sender won't get
the blue ticks.
iOS: Settings
> Account > Privacy > Toggle off Read Receipts.
Android: Settings
> Account > Privacy > Untick Read Receipts.
Stop people seeing
your messages
Ever
passed your phone to a friend and instantly panicked about the messages they
might see come through? Yeah, we haven't either. For those who have, you can
turn off message previews on iOS so only the contact's name will appear, rather
than their life story, or you can turn off notifications altogether.
iOS: Settings
> Notifications > Toggle off Show Preview / Settings >
Notifications > Toggle off Show Notifications.
Android
offers a range of notification controls. Within the WhatsApp app itself, you
can turn off high priority notifications - those that will pop-up at the top of
the screen. Or you can control the notifications at a system level to keep
details private or remove them completely.
Android: Settings
> Notifications > Toggle off Use high priority notifications.
Hide your profile
picture
You might
not want everyone to see your profile picture, especially if you're part of
several groups where you don't know everyone in the group. Or perhaps you just
fancy being a little mysterious for the day. Either way, you can choose if
everyone, no-one, or only your contacts see your picture.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Account > Privacy > Profile Photo.
How to block a
WhatsApp contact
There are
plenty of reasons why you might want to block a contact so we won't ask why. We
will just let you know that if you block a contact, you won't be able to send
or receive messages, or make or receive calls from them and even if you unblock
them, you won't see any messages sent to you whilst they were blocked.
iOS &
Android: Chats > Specific chat > Tap on contact subject at
the top > Scroll down to the bottom > Block Contact.
Stop images and
video appearing in your gallery
Sharing
photos and video on WhatsApp is great, but you might not want it added to your
phone's gallery. On Android, a folder is created in the gallery by default,
while on iOS, it saves to your camera roll. If you don't want that, you can
turn it off.
iOS: Settings
> Chats > Toggle off Save to Camera Roll.
Android: Settings
> Chats > Toggle off Show Media in Gallery.
Change automatic
image/video saving preferences for specific chats
It's also
possible to change the automatic image and video preferences for specific
chats. You might want to make sure images are always saved from your family for
example, while you'd prefer not to have all images from a group chat in your
gallery or camera roll.
WhatsApp Chats tips
and tricks
Reference and reply
to a specific message
Ever been
talking about multiple things in a WhatsApp chat and need to reply to a
specific message? WhatsApp allows you to reply to a particular message,
presenting it above your reply to make it easy for the person or people you are
messaging to see what you are replying to.
iOS: Chats
> Specific chat > Specific message > Swipe left to right on message
> Type in your reply and hit send.
Android: Chats
> Specific chat > Specific message > Long Press > Hit reply.
Reply to a group
message privately
It's
possible to reply to a group message privately in your one-to-one chat, without
having to find the one-to-one chat you have with that particular person.
iOS: Press
and hold a message in a group chat > Select More > Reply Privately. The
message will appear in your one-to-one chat with the text box below, as it does
if you reply to a specific message like above.
Android: Press
and hold a message in a group chat > Select the three buttons in the top
right corner > Reply Privately. The message will appear in your one-to-one chat
with the text box below, as it does if you reply to a specific message like
above.
Turn words bold,
italic or strikethrough
Sometimes
certain words need more emphasis and shouty caps just don't cut it. Don't
worry, WhatsApp allows you to make whichever words or phrases you want
bold, italic, or strikethrough them altogether.
iOS &
Android: Add an asterisk either side of the word or phrase for *bold*. Add an underscore
either side of the word or phrase for _italic_.
Add a tildes to either side of the word or phase for ~strikethrough~.
Send a voice
message
Don't have
time to write out a lengthy reply or just can't be bothered to? No problem.
WhatsApp allows you to send voice messages to your contacts which is great if
you're walking somewhere for example, making constant typing a bit of a pain.
iOS &
Android: Chats > Specific chat > Tap the microphone on the
right of the message box > Press and hold the microphone while you record
your message. Warning, it send automatically after you lift your finger off.
Send a voice note
without hands
If you
want to send a voice note on WhatsApp, rather than writing out a message, you
can press and hold the microphone on the right of the message input box. It's
also possible to lock the microphone button down so you can record your message
without having to hold your phone.
iOS &
Android: Chats > Specific chat > Tap the microphone on the right of
the message box > Press and hold the microphone > Swipe up to the lock.
The microphone will then be locked on record until you send the message. You
can preview the voice note before you send it this way, as well as pause and
carry on.
Speed up playback
of a voice message
You can
speed up playback of a voice message by 1.5x or 2x, allowing you to listen to
longer messages quicker. It's simple to do and it doesn't change the pitch of
the person's voice.
iOS &
Android: Chats > Specific chat > Tap the play icon next to
the voice message you want to speed up > Tap on the 1x icon that appears to
make it 1.5x > Tap 1.5x to make it 2x faster > Tap the 2x icon to change
back to 1x.
Mark chats as
unread
Ever been
out and about, read a chat and then completely forgot to reply? We do it all
the time. There is a way to mark important chats with dot to remind you to go back
to it though.
iOS: Chats
> Swipe left to right > Mark as Unread.
Android: Long
press chat > Open Menu > Mark as Unread.
Pin a chat to the
top
If you're
prone to forgetting to reply to messages, you can also pin a chat so it appears
at the top of all your chats, including above new and unread chats, rather than
just marking it as unread. It's only possible to pin three chats though so
don't get too complacent with your replying.
iOS: Chats
> Swipe left to right > Pin Chat.
Android: Long press
chat > Press the pin at the top of the screen.
Mute a chat or
group chat
Group
chats can be the worst. You might not be able to leave the conversation, but
you can mute notifications so you aren't awakened every time someone throws in
their two cents.
iOS: Chats
> Open the group chat / chat > Tap the subject to get the Group Info /
Contact Info screen > Mute > Select how long you want to mute it for. You
can choose between 8 hours, 1 week or Always.
Android: Chats
> Open chat > Menu button > Mute.
Archive your chats
Archive
Chat allows you to hide a conversation from your Chats screen. It does not
delete the chat - it just allows you to remove it from your main chat screen
without losing it, helping you organise your conversations.
You can
archive groups or individual chats, and they will disappear until you pull down
from the top of the Chats display and tap the Archived Chats tab. You
can also archive all chats.
iOS: Chats
> Specific chat > Swipe right to left > Archive / Settings > Chats
> Archive All Chats.
Android: Chats
> Long press on chat > Press the archive folder at top right of the
screen
Back up your chats
To make
sure you don't lose any of your chats if you lose your device or you switch
devices, make sure you back up your chats to iCloud or Google Drive. Be aware
that archived chats are no longer encrypted.
iOS &
Android: Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > Back Up Now.
Move WhatsApp chats
from iOS to Android
It used to
be very difficult to move from your WhatsApp chats from iOS to Android, though
it has been made easier now thankfully.
iOS: Settings
> Chats > Move Chats to Android > Follow the steps.
Clear all chats
If you
want to keep all the contacts you are chatting with on your WhatsApp but you
want to clear all your messages, WhatsApp gives you an easy option to do
this.
iOS: Settings
> Chats > Clear All Chats.
Delete all chats
Want a
clean WhatsApp slate? Start from scratch by deleting all of your chats. It
means you'll get rid of everything though, not just the content of the chats
but you'll have to start a new chat for every contact too.
iOS: Settings
> Chats > Delete All Chats.
Delete or clear a
specific chat
If you
want to clear or delete a specific chat without losing all of your chats, then
it's possible to do this too.
iOS: Chats
> Specific chat > Swipe right to left > Tap the three dots > Clear
Chat / Delete Chat.
Android: Chats
> Specific chat > Tap the menu top right > More > Clear Chat
Bookmark important
messages
Some
messages are more important than others. Whether it's a date you need to remember,
or a good restaurant you've been recommended. It's possible to bookmark these
messages and find them all easily in the Starred Messages section.
iOS: Chats
> Specific chat > Specific message > Double tap or hold down and press
star.
Android: Chats
> Specific chat > Specific message > Hold down and press star.
Delete a specific
message within a chat
Just as
you can star a specific message within a chat, you can also delete a specific
message within a chat. You can also "delete for everyone" but
you have to do this within 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds.
Choosing
delete for everyone will also result in a message appearing in the chat saying
the message has been deleted which although looks suspicious, could be better
than whatever message you sent in the first place.
iOS &
Android: Chats > Specific chat > Press and hold on specific message
you want to delete > Press Delete.
Send a public
message privately
Ever had a
free evening and wanted to ask several of your friends if they are around
without having to open up each chat to ask them separately?
You can
send a broadcast message to a list of contacts with it appearing as though
you've asked them individually. Great for saving time, terrible if they all
reply yes.
iOS: Chats
> Broadcast Lists > New List > Add contacts.
Android: Chats
> Menu > New Broadcast.
Find out how long
you've been ignored for
There is
nothing more annoying than seeing those blue ticks appear without a reply
following soon after. If you want to torture yourself a little more and find
out when your message was actually read and how long you've been ignored for,
you can. We don't advise it though.
iOS: Chats
> Specific chat > Specific message > Swipe right to left.
Android: Chats
> Specific chat > Specific message > Press and hold > Tap the info
"i" icon at the top.
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