Table of contents:
- Draw Emoji emoticons
- Mute heavy contacts
- See without being seen
- Respond to specific messages
- Read messages without activating double check
You may not have noticed it, but WhatsApp has evolved remarkably in recent months. And it seems that from Facebook, its owner company, they have decided that the messaging application competes with the largest. Therefore, far from relaxing, they have added functions and features. Some as famous as the new WhatsApp States. However, other functions go more unnoticed. If you want to get the most out of WhatsApp, learn these five keys.
Draw Emoji emoticons
Actually it is not a function of WhatsApp. But it is most striking and practical in many cases. And it is that not everyone is capable of learning the section or location of some emoticons and drawings. To avoid wasting time looking for them screen by screen, there is now a formula to find them instantly: draw it Something for which it is necessary to have an Android mobile and update the application Google keyboard.
Google Keyboard has just been updated with the search function for Emoji by drawing. That is, just scribble the outline or shape of the Emoji with your fingertip to bring up suggestions. And this can be directly applied to any WhatsApp conversation.
The steps to follow are simple. The first thing is to access any WhatsApp conversation or chat. Then display the keyboard by pressing the emoticon icon. This is where the new Google Keyboard bar appears with the pencil icon. This makes the letters on the keyboard disappear and allows you to draw freehand. It quickly suggests a collection of Emoji emoticons that have some sort of aspect ratio to the drawing It's not the fastest and most comfortable process in the world, but it can be very fun.
Mute heavy contacts
WhatsApp States are useful to know the day to day of our contacts. The problem is that some of these contacts don't have any kind of relationship with us It could be the plumber, an ex or anyone we've exchanged with at some point the telephone number. To avoid seeing their stories and adding our visit to them, it is best to silence them.
With this function you do not have to delete or block the phone number. The only thing it does is no longer show their states in the corresponding tab. So only those that really interest us remain.
All you have to do is carry out a plong press on the contact on duty and select the mute option. Your stories will no longer be annoying in the States tab.
See without being seen
There is a formula to see all those WhatsApp statuses and messages without leaving a trace A good option to gossip about everything published by our contacts, without letting them know that we are interested or that we have seen it. The reasons for doing this already depend on each one. But it never hurts to know why this is so.
Consists of deactivating the Privacy options from the Settings menu. Here it is possible to hide the last time we connected, or specify which contacts can see our States. Of course, with this we will not be able to see who sees our content And WhatsApp tries to be as fair as possible.
Respond to specific messages
Quote messages is one of the qualities that has ended with more discussions caused by WhatsApp. And it is possible to respond to specific messages so as not to lose the thread of a conversation. Something that is especially useful in group chats So, even if different topics cross, you can reply to specific messages so there are no misunderstandings.
How to do it? Very easy, you just have to make a long press on the message you want to reply to. This is how the Reply function appears, in the case of Android using a arrow to the left at the top of the screen Then just write the message and click Send. This is how the original message and the reply are published so that the interlocutor knows the reference. Goodbye to the discussions for the you said or the I believed.
Read messages without activating double check
The double blue check came to revolutionize WhatsApp and the way in which this messaging application was used. Many users thought it was nice to have a read acknowledgment It is the best way to know that the interlocutor has seen the information, whether or not they ignored it . For others it was a complete disaster.Proof of the crime of being crazy and vilely failing to answer or take charge of information. Something that continues to give people something to talk about and that can be avoided.
As we said in the previous trick, it is possible to see without being seen. By deactivating this function from the Privacy menu we will avoid triggering the double blue check, but we will be exposed. On the one hand we will not know if the other person has read the message, and on the other hand we will let that person know that we are trying to go unnoticed by not seeing our checks. Well, all this drama and problems can be avoided more or less easily. Although not comfortably.
There are two formulas. One of them, the most convenient, is to use the Android widget This allows you to see all the messages received from the different conversations directly from the terminal's desktop.Without accessing the chats. This means being able to read the messages and find out everything without triggering the double blue check. Only the double check that informs of the arrival of the message is activated.
The other method is somewhat more devilish and slow. It consists of activating the mobile airplane mode when a new message arrives that you want to read. In this way it is possible to enter the chat without uncovering the double blue check. Also, with this method, it is possible to navigate through the entire conversation calmly. Then you just have to exit the chat and deactivate the airplane mode to make sure that the messages continue to come in. The perfect crime.
A third way is to use the notifications to read incoming messages. Of course, that means always being attentive to the mobile screen and being agile to read everything that arrives without entering the chats.
