8 hidden features of WhatsApp that are rarely known

Of the many short messaging applications, WhatsApp is probably the most widely used application by billions of smartphone users around the world. WhatsApp is also one of the most popular applications in Indonesia. But did you know that there is a hidden feature of WhatsApp that few people know about, which for most people may still be a secret?

Because the concept is easy and practical, it makes many users feel at home for long using this application. Are you one of them? Let’s make your chat experience more exciting with the following 8 hidden features and secrets of WhatsApp that are rarely known.

Hiding ‘Last Seen’

There are times when we don’t want to reply to any messages from someone’s WhatsApp. But because of the privacy settings on WhatsApp that make it easier for other users to see when was the last time we used WhatsApp.

However, if you feel disturbed, this hidden feature of Whatsapp allows you to disable the Last Seen feature by opening it Settings > Account > Privacy , then select the Last Seen feature in the privacy sub menu. Last select nobody so that no one else can see the information on your WhatsApp.

Hiding Message Alerts

The blue tick or blue tick on the side of the message indicates that the incoming message has been read by the recipient. However, for some reason there are some users who don’t want other users to know if the message has been read. And it turns out that this hidden Whatsapp feature allows users to change that.

How to open the menu Settings > Accounts > Privacy then scroll down until you find tab that says Read Receipts. Uncheck the check mark to deactivate it, unfortunately this trick can’t be used on WhatsApp Web guys.

Send Varied Text

The next hidden feature of Whatsapp is that you can also change the letter shape of the message to be sent. You can change it by formatting text or customizing fonts, such as bold, italic and strikethrough text. Because WhatsApp does not provide the menu or button, certain tricks are needed to change the text of the message.

For example, if you want to make bold, use an asterisk

between the desired words. If you want to make it italic, use the underscore (_), and if you want to make the text in WhatsApp messages have streaks, use the tilde (~) between the desired words.

WhatsApp-starred-messages

The number of conversations and groups on WhatsApp, makes us often forget where exactly the important messages are in the conversation. In order not to forget and end up missing the message, you can put an asterisk on the message.The trick, simply by touching the message and holding it for a few seconds then an asterisk will appear on the WhatsApp header next to “Delete”. If you want to see the message, you can simply touch the three-dot menu in the upper right corner, then select “Starred Messages

” This hidden feature of Whatsapp seems to be very useful.

Whatsapp-google-drive-backup

To anticipate WhatsApp data being lost due to various reasons, you can use the automatic backup feature. To activate this feature, go to the Settings menu, look for the tab that says Chat and Chat Backup. There is a setting that can save conversation data to Google Drive in it. Sign in with a Gmail account, then you can set the app to automatically back up at a certain time you want.

hidden features whatsapp_quotes_replies

Often because there are too many chats in the group, you sometimes forget which one to answer first. The trick, simply long-pressing the message, WhatsApp will bring up several icons, one of which is on the far left, an icon with an “arrow” image. Finally, just press once, then WhatsApp will automatically quote the message you want to answer (comment).

hidden features of WhatsApp-media-auto-download When you share a photo or media via WhatsApp, it will be automatically downloaded. This often makes data quota packages and internal memory run out quickly. To minimize it, in one of the hidden features of Whatsapp you can do the following way, namely entering the menuSettings > Data usage

.

Then there will be a “Media Auto Download” tab which contains the automatic settings. There are three tabs, namely When using mobile data, When connected on WiFi, or When roaming. On each tab, you can choose which media will be downloaded automatically or not downloaded at all.

hidden features whatsapp-mention

Similar to other applications, such as Twitter, WhatsApp also has a feature to mention friends in hidden chat groups. With this feature, users who join groups will be more alert when being mentioned. Because this feature will still force the system to keep issuing notification signs, even in mute mode. This feature can only be used if the user adds the character “@” in the conversation field. After that, a series of names of contacts in the group will appear.

So, that was the hidden feature of Whatsapp that has been a secret all this time and maybe you don’t know, ready to try it? Don’t forget to share this article if you like it. Stay tuned for the latest and updated news about games, anime and gadgets only at Kabar Games!

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