The 15 WhatsApp tricks that you may not know and that you should use

The messaging application has these more than useful tools so that each user has the best experience.

To achieve such success around the world, WhatsApp has been constantly growing so that all its users make use of the application enjoyable and that is why new features are constantly appearing. However, there are also some useful tricks to make that experience even better.

Although these are functions incorporated  into the platform a long time ago, there are those who are completely unaware of their existence. Although these are not complex issues, each of these WhatsApp tricks will be very useful in different situations.

THESE ARE THE 15 MOST USEFUL WHATSAPP TRICKS

Block blue double check

It may happen that you do not want your contacts to know if you have read their messages or not, something that can be deduced by the two blue check marks that appear in each one of them once the chat window is open. But you should not worry, because there is a way to  cancel this option.

All you have to do is enter the WhatsApp options by clicking on the three points that appear in the upper right part of the main window, then go to Account, Privacy and finally deactivate the option that says “Read Confirmation”.

Autochat

This trick is one of the most used by many users , especially by those who want to have brief notes to remember if necessary. Therefore, what you can do is create a chat window with yourself to write down everything you need there.

From supermarket lists to links to job offers appear in an autochat, which is created in a very simple way. All you have to do is schedule your own number on your mobile and then look for yourself on WhatsApp.

Audio privacy

If you are a reserved person who prefers not to listen to WhatsApp audio in public so that they are not heard, this advice may interest you. The possibility of listening to a voice message through the call headset is the great solution for this group of people.

Generally, the sound of these audios comes out of the small speaker located at one end of the mobile, but you can also bring your ear closer as if you were on a common call. That way, the proximity sensor will play through that hearing aid and no one else will be able to hear it.

Bigger emoticons

Emojis or emoticons are a very important element in WhatsApp chats , not only because of the decorative function they have but also because of what each of them expresses. Therefore, if someone wants that emoji to stand out and look bigger, they can do it.

This is achieved by sending one emoticon at a time, since if more than one is sent they will automatically be displayed in the same text size.

Formats

Although the application allows you to write long texts without this meaning a higher cost (something that happened before with SMS ), many are still used to saving letters. But there are also those who like to send clear, well-written messages with all the punctuation marks in their place.

For this last group there is also a magnificent possibility: formatting their texts. Writing in bold, italics, strikethrough and monospace is possible in WhatsApp and is achieved in the following way:

• Bold: place an asterisk before and after the text
• Italics: place an underscore before and after the text
• Strikethrough: place a tilde before and after the text
• Monospace: place three backticks before and after the text

Gifs

These short animated clips , many of them taken from famous movies or series, almost became mandatory for many WhatsApp users. Not only can the ones that were downloaded in the gallery be sent, but they can also be created.

To create a gif you have to send a video and choose the “Gif” option that appears in the application, but for this the video must be four seconds long.

Hide profile picture

It may happen that you do not want someone to see your profile photo, and although it may be inconvenient in certain circumstances, this option exists.

To do this, you have to go to Settings, Account and then Privacy, where you can choose between three options regarding who can see your photo: everyone, only contacts or hidden.

See who read us

Just as there are those who prefer to protect their privacy, there are also those who are aware of all the details of their conversations, such as who has read their messages in the different groups.

This is achieved by clicking on the sent message and then the three points to choose the “Info” option , where a list of contacts who have seen said text, audio, photo or video will be displayed.

Favorite posts

What this option makes possible is to highlight a message, photo, video or file that is considered more important than the others. To do so, you have to click on said message and then click on the star that will appear at the top, which is used to choose as a favorite.

select camera

Although there is a button at the bottom of the screen every time we open it in a WhatsApp chat , you can also change the camera by quickly double-tapping on its screen. This is useful if we are using one hand for comfort.

Delete messages

If we talk about useful functions, this is one of them. Many happen to send messages by mistake or to the wrong window, or they simply regret it. For them, this has a solution.

If we click on the message in question, it will allow us to delete it, and in that case there will be several options: delete for us, that is, it only disappears from our window; cancel to go back; and delete for everyone, which will leave a new chat message saying “This message was deleted.”

Search messages

If you ever want to remember something that a WhatsApp contact told you , thanks to this tool you can easily do it. In the three points located at the top right of each chat is the “Search” option, with which you can go to that message as long as you write an exact part of it.

Quote messages

This option is used to respond to specific messages that appear above our response. To do so, all you have to do is slide the message you want to quote to the right and a box will automatically appear with the text to reply.

Chat with the assistant

Here is a more than interesting tool to send and reply to WhatsApp messages. To use it, the Google assistant must be activated with the voice command “Ok, Google” to be able to indicate which of our contacts we want to send the message to (for example, “send a WhatsApp to Sergio”).

Immediately afterwards, a window will open in which the assistant will write each of the words that the person says and, once finished, it will send the message.

Dark mode

Many asked for it and finally their wish was granted. WhatsApp dark mode is activated to spend less battery and relieve the eyes. To achieve this, you have to enter General Settings, Chats and in the Themes tab choose to change from light to dark