Latest WhatsApp Tricks You should Know 2022

 

WhatsApp can be identified as one of the most popular instant messaging platforms with more than 5 billion downloads. We have talked about WhatsApp in a later article which is how to save WhatsApp statuses without apps. And today we are going to talk about the latest and most useful WhatsApp tricks you would love to know.

 

See WhatsApp Statuses Secretly

Generally, when you are seeing a WhatsApp status of one of your contacts, he or she can see that you have seen there were some statuses. But don’t you like it? Here we have got a method for you.

• Open WhatsApp on your phone.

• Tap the three dots on the top right corner.

• Go to settings > account > privacy.

• Find the read receipts option there and turn it off.

So now, your friends cannot see that you have seen their WhatsApp statuses even you have seen.

 

Hide the Seen Status for Messages

Do you want to hide the same status from your friends even after you’ve seen their messages? Turning off the read receipts option will help you to do so.

• Go to WhatsApp settings > Account > Privacy

• Turn off Read Receipts

Please note that by turning this off the message seen status will also be hidden from you.

Send Photos and Videos Only to View Once

"View once" is one of the latest WhatsApp features Which will allow you to send photos and videos in such a way that the receiver can see them only at once. To send photos or videos with this feature,

• Open the conversation you want to send the photo or video.

• Tap the camera icon and select the photo or video you want to send.

• Tap the view once icon to include the feature.

• Send your message.

The media you sent will not be saved on the receiver's phone.

WhatsApp Web

WhatsApp web is the web version of the WhatsApp application. WhatsApp web allows you to use your WhatsApp account on your computer and phone at the same time. To access WhatsApp web,

• Turn your mobile data on and open WhatsApp on your phone.

• Connect your computer to the Internet.

• Open your favorite browser. (Maybe Google Chrome or Firefox).

• Go to web.whatsapp.com.

• Wait till it loads and then you can use your WhatsApp on your computer.

 

WhatsApp Web Multiple Devices

After the year 2021 WhatsApp allows you to log in with up to four devices. You can use the WhatsApp web or the WhatsApp windows application to log in but with only one mobile device.

 

Hide Your WhatsApp Status from Specific Contacts

• You can select people who can see your WhatsApp statuses.

• Open WhatsApp and go to the status tab.

• Tap on the three dots and go to Status Privacy.

There you have three options.

• My contacts – Show your statuses to all of your contacts
• My contacts except... – Select contact you don’t want to show your WhatsApp statuses.
• Only share with... – Select the contacts you wish to see your statuses.

Prevent Showing Media in Your Gallery from a specific Chat

Don't you want to show photos and videos from WhatsApp in your gallery? There is a solution for you.

• Open the WhatsApp chat you want to hide media from the gallery.

• Go to the description or profile page.

• Tap on Media Visibility.

• Select No and tap OK.

Newly downloaded media from this chat will no longer be visible in your phone's gallery.

Hide Chats in WhatsApp

You can use the Archive feature to do this.

• Select the conversation you want to hide from WhatsApp chats.

• Tap the Archive icon on the top bar. (On the left to the three dots)

• The selected chat will be archived until you unarchive it.

 

Delete WhatsApp Chats Automatically

 You can set WhatsApp to delete your messages automatically after a period. This will be useful and important for the privacy of the user and the storage of the device. You can set up this feature as follows.

• Open the chat you want to delete messages periodically.

• Go to group details and tap "Disappearing messages".

• Select the time you want to delete the message automatically in the chat.

Now the new messages in the chat will be automatically disappeared after the selected time.

 

Text Formatting in WhatsApp

You can format your text in WhatsApp using symbols on the keyboard.

Bold text: *Your Text Here* (Your Text Here)

Italic Text: _Your Text Here_ (Your Text Here)

Strikethrough text: ~Your Text Here~ (Your Text Here)

Monospace text: ```Your Text Here```

 

We talked about some useful tricks and tips to use WhatsApp better. Got to know some new things? or do you know some new tricks? We would love to know from you! Don't forget to post a comment. Hope to see you with another great topic soon.