Do you know anyone who hasn’t heard of WhatsApp? I don’t. This goes to say that WhatsApp is by far one of the most popular social media platforms and learning a few tricks about it would make it much more fun to use.
1. Use two or more WhatsApp numbers on one phone: Many persons have dual SIM smartphones and use two SIM cards on it, and sometimes we might want to use both SIM cards on WhatsApp.
You would note that you also cannot use two WhatsApp applications on the same phone to run the other number. So our option is to use a third-party app to have two WhatsApp applications on the same phone.
There is a few third-party custom modified WhatsApp apps available online that allows you to use more than 20+ WhatsApp numbers on the same phone.
2. Pull back your accidentally sent messages: Have you ever sent WhatsApp messages to the wrong person and wished afterward that you could retrieve them? You can now pull back your messages if you have accidentally sent them to the recipient.
There is a way to pull back your messages before it reaches your recipient, although it is not as easy as some other messaging platforms offer. To do this trick, you have to be 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.
3. 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, just long press on the message; you have sent and clicked 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.
4. Stop auto download of photos and videos to save data: Similar to turning off audio and video downloads when roaming, you can also choose to selectively download photos and videos when on data or Wi-Fi respectively. Head to the settings, and you will find the needed settings under ‘Data usage.’
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