Best WhatsApp tips
WhatsApp is the messaging tool of choice for many of us, but are you using it right? Our best WhatsApp tips will help you delete sent messages, read WhatsApp messages without the sender knowing, send GIFs and edit pictures and text, and even track your friends.
How to Delete Sent WhatsApp Messages Before They Are Read
Last year WhatsApp introduced the ability to delete sent messages before they have been read, provided that it was within a seven-minute time frame.To do so you simply select the message, tap the bin icon, and choose 'Delete for everyone'.
Now there are rumours it's extending this time limit to a little over an hour - but don't wait for the rollout. We explain how to delete WhatsApp messages after the time limit in full details here.
Read WhatsApp messages without the sender knowing
**Disabling ‘Read Receipts’ in your WhatsApp settings will disable the blue ticks feature that shows a message has been read
**Aeroplane or Flight mode will prevent WhatsApp messages being marked as read, at least until you reconnect to the internet
**You can also use the WhatsApp Android widget or pull-down the notification bar for sneaky ways to read messages without the sender knowing.
Tag people in WhatsApp messages
It's now possible to tag other members of a WhatsApp group message in order to get their attention even if they have muted the conversation. To notify any member of a group message that you're trying to get their attention simply type @ and select them from the list that appears.
Format text in WhatsApp messages
After many years of plain text support, WhatsApp has finally rolled out formatting support, enabling WhatsApp-ers to add bold, italicised and strikethrough formatting options to their messages.
Once users are running version 2.12.535 on Android and 2.12.17 on iOS, it’s fairly easy to do. Simply open a chat and follow these instructions:
••Bold: Add asterisks to either side of the text (*bold*)
••Italics: Add underscores to either side of the text (_italics_)
••Strikethrough: Add tildes either side of the text (~tilde~)
Use WhatsApp on your tablet or PC
Thanks to the introduction of WhatsApp Web, a web interface allowing users to access their WhatsApp messages via an internet browser, users can now use WhatsApp on an iPad, PC or Mac. On a PC or Mac simply head to web.whatsapp.com and scan the QR code using the QR reader built into WhatsApp for iOS and Android. This will link your account with the PC/Mac and allow you to send and receive messages from your smartphone.
It’s slightly different for iPad users though, as while the WhatsApp Web will work in Safari, it’s not a great experience. Developers have created WhatsApp Web ‘apps’ available on the App Store, which bring a nicer user experience and even push notifications to iPad users.
It’s slightly different for iPad users though, as while the WhatsApp Web will work in Safari, it’s not a great experience. Developers have created WhatsApp Web ‘apps’ available on the App Store, which bring a nicer user experience and even push notifications to iPad users.
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