WhatsApp has almost half billion users
across the world. Its the most commonly
used app however wonder how many users
would claim to know the app thoroughly in
the sense there are minute details which
most of the users are not aware of like
how to lock the app or say how to avoid
downloading unwanted media files or
simple methods to send the important data
across to some friend. In this article we
will try to go through certain tips and
tricks useful in day to day activities of the
users while using the WhatsApp:
Get connected to WhatsApp without
any phone number: User needs to
get connected to Internet via Wi-Fi
or modem and get WhatsApp
installed in the smartphone. For
installation user needs to visit the
official site of WhatsApp and click
the application to get it
downloaded. Once the app gets
downloaded it gives the welcome
screen, just click the “Agree to the
terms” and then user would be
asked to provide the phone number
so user needs to type their phone
number and click OK. In the next
10-15 minutes the verification
process will begin, in the meantime
the downloaded application gives a
text message in this user needs to
click the “call me to confirm” and
user gets a call from WhatsApp
followed by a verification code on
the phone number that they
provided. Type this verification
code in the downloaded
application’s screen and soon the
WhatsApp would be activated on
the smartphone without any phone
number.
Change your WhatsApp phone
number : Most of the time the
Phone number synced with the
WhatsApp is seen by other users
and suppose if user is using
multiple phone numbers then user
will have to uninstall and reinstall
their WhatsApp to change the
synchronized phone number. An
easy way to change the
synchronization of the WhatsApp
number is present in the WhatsApp
application : Go to ‘Settings’ then
‘Account’ then ‘Change number on
your WhatsApp’, here user would
need to type their new phone
number in the first field and then in
the lower field add the old phone
number and click Done. The new
phone number needs to be
validated and all the chat history
and WhatsApp data get transferred
to the new phone number as this
number has now been synchronized
to WhatsApp. User needs to
understand that the device is same
and only the phone number has
been changed in this case.
Need to Send files that are not
officially supported by Android:
WhatsApp has some limitation to its
file sharing capability. RAR, ZIP,
PDFs, .EXE, APKs, Word files and
the files which are more than 15MB
cannot be shared through
WhatsApp. Users need not worry,
now they can download
the CloudSend app and upload the
required file through this app then
copy the link and send it across to
the person via WhatsApp. When
recipient clicks on the link they will
be able to download the file without
any restrictions.
Stop Automatic media download in
WhatsApp: Media files like images,
videos, audio files get downloaded
automatically in WhatsApp
previously users needed
the WhatsApp plus application to
stop this download. However, now
WhatsApp has included this feature
in its configuration settings and
users can choose whichever images
or videos they want to download
hence controlling the overall space
in the device.
Users can create Fake WhatsApp
Conversation : There is an
application “ Whatsaid – Whatsapp
Prank 1.2″, users can download this
from http://whatsaid-whatsapp-
prank.soft112.com/ . Users can
start fake conversation using a
different display picture, last seen
and even personal settings. Now,
this app is mostly used by
celebrities, common users can use
this fake conversation just as a
prank.
Disabling the “Last Seen” time
stamp: WhatsApp’s feature of Last
seen timing is helpful to know when
the friend was online however it
can also be frustrating as it gives
away the personal information of
the user and hence is a threat to
user’s privacy. Now users can learn
the trick of disabling the Last seen
time stamp. User just needs to go
in WhatsApp settings : Click on
Account; Click the ‘Last seen’
button and make the necessary
changes. This feature is available
both in iOS as well as Android
users and user can easily disable
the “Last seen” time stamp
however if user is online it will still
show up.
Locking of WhatsApp: Yes locking
of the WhatsApp is possible. For
Android users they can download
the “Messenger and Chat Lock”
from https://play.google.com/store/
apps/details?id=com.whatsapplock .
For iPhone users they can
download “Password for WhatsApp”
from http://www.app-pocket.com/
app/password-for-whatsapp/ and
for Blacberry users “Lock for
WhatsApp Messenger” can be
downloaded from https://
appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/
content/27179877/?
countrycode=IN&lang=en .
Managing the notification
sounds: The sounds and
notifications especially from the
Group chats can be frustrating
hence user can manage the
notification and the message
sounds by going to Settings and
then Notifications and turn off the
sound and notifications from group
chats.
Archiving all chats : Basically this
helps users to back up and restore
all the chats. WhatsApp has auto
backup facility and users can also
create manual backups for their
WhatsApp chats. In case user
changes the device or uninstalls
the WhatsApp then WhatsApp
restores the chat information
automatically. For manual backup
and restoration users need to follow
these steps: In case of Apple iOS,
users need to Go to Settings then
Chat Settings then Chat Backup
then click Backup. In case of
Android : users need to Go
to Settings then Chat settings and
then click Backup chats. Android
users need to make a note that this
method will only take back up of
the chats and for the media they
will need to use a File manager
to backup the media files in either
of these Sdcard/WhatsApp/Media in
their phones. On the contrary one
more easier method for backup and
restoration would be by using the
Google Drive check here for more
details on Techworm ,
Users can use WhatsApp from their
computer using a rooted Android
phone : This is done by “over the air
transfer of messages” from user’s
rooted Android phone to a
Computer running a modern browser
like Chrome. Basically here user
would need to Install WhatsAir app
in their Android device, then grant it
root permission. Please note that
the Android phone is connected to
the network of the computer
through Wi-Fi. Click the start button
and the WhatsAir app generates a
password and gives a address
which needs to be typed in the
browser of the computer. This
works fine with Chrome browser in
the computer, the browser page will
ask for a password and user needs
to type the same password which
the Android phone’s WhatsAir app
had given while installation. After
authentication process the
Computer gets connected to the
WhatsApp. Users need to
understand that this connection
stays till the web browser tab is
closed or the stop button in app is
clicked. Users can enjoy the
WhatsApp messages from their
Phone to computer and the replies
would promptly go through
Computer to phone.
As already mentioned these are just few
tips and tricks for WhatsApp users which
they can try and yes enjoy WhatsApping.
There may be few more tricks which users
can share with us in case they are using it
themselves.
Also read: Top 5 tips to get some privacy
and go invisible on WhatsApp
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