Indholdsfortegnelse for Issue 3 i WhatsApp The Complete Manual

WhatsApp is huge. Since its release in February 2009, it’s grown to become the world’s most popular messaging application. It has over two billion users worldwide, in over 180 countries. It’s also free. You can use it to send text, audio and video messages, make calls and even create groups. The data is sent over your regular Internet connection, so there are no call charges. What’s more, it’s available on iPhone, Android, Windows and macOS, so whatever platform your friends and family use, there’s bound to be a WhatsApp for them. So what are you waiting for? Let’s delve into the world of WhatsApp, and take a look at what this amazing application can offer. www.pclpublications.com…

If you want to get to grips with WhatsApp, you must first install the app. Here we show you how to do so, on the iPhone, on Android phones and on Windows and Mac computer platforms. When you’ve installed the app, you need to set up your WhatsApp profile and add some contacts with whom you wish to communicate. When you’re ready, it’s time to send your first message, followed by your first picture message and voice and video calls. We show you how.…

1 To begin with, tap the speech bubbles icon at the foot of the screen to open your Chats. You see the conversations you’ve already started, with the most recent at the top. 2 Tap the Plus icon (top right). If the person you want to add is in your Contacts app, scroll down until you see them and tap their name. You can then start a new chat with them. 3 Alternatively, tap New Contact near the top of the screen and then add their details manually. Type them in, and use the Add Field link to add further information. 4 If the phone number you add to your contact is not registered with WhatsApp, they probably don’t use the app. Tap the Invite to WhatsApp link to ask…

1 You can make a voice or video call in several ways. In the Calls tab, tap a name in the list to call that person again, using the method (audio or video) you used last time. Or tap the ‘i’ icon next to a name, and choose Audio or Video call in the info window. In a chat window, tap the receiver or video icon next to the person’s name. 2 Depending on which method you use, you can start the call to the selected contact. There are numerous options available while you’re waiting for the call to connect (the contact needs to confirm the call). You can opt for speaker, increase or decrease the volume, hang up before the connection or switch to a chat session instead. 3…

1 Notifications is located under the Chats option in Settings, on Android. iPhone users can find it in Settings, under Chat Settings and Windows Phone users can find the option as Notification Tones in Settings under Lock Screen. 2 There’s quite a lot in here that you can alter. Message and Group Notifications allow you to alter the default WhatsApp tone for any received messages, switch them off altogether and more. You can change how your in-app notifications arrive too. 3 Group Notifications work the same way as the Message Notifications, allowing you to choose a tone, vibration, pop-up or whether the device’s light will indicate a group-wide message. Tapping the Sound link brings up a collection of ringtones; scroll through until you find one you like and tap OK.…

1 In the WhatsApp app, tap the Updates icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Look for the My Status option at the top of the next page. Tap the Plus icon to the right of the Status heading, and a small popup menu appears. 2 From the menu, choose Text and you can type a new status. Tap the letter’T’ icon repeatedly to toggle through available fonts. Tap the paint palette icon to toggle through colours. Tap Status (Contacts) and choose to send it to people. 3 Enter your text, change the background colour and add an Emoji of your choice. When you’re done, tap the send icon (the large icon with the right-pointing arrow) to update your Status. Remember it’s only live for 24 hours. 4…

1 Open WhatsApp and tap Updates at the foot of the screen. You see a Channels option. Suggestions are offered; tap Follow under a channel to which you want to subscribe, and tap Explore More for a more comprehensive list of channels. Tap a channel’s Plus symbol to subscribe to it. 2 Tap a channel (not its subscribe button) to see their recent posts. If there’s a subject that interests you, type it into the Search field and see if there’s a channel for it. If there is, subscribe. Then, whenever there’s an update from the organisation in question, you receive it in WhatsApp.…

Being the world’s most popular chat app can’t be easy. The developers issue an update and succeed in making one half of the WhatsApp population happy, while the other half take to other social media platforms to vehemently voice their disgust. You manage to swat one identified scam, and another two come along to take its place. You increase safety and privacy, and it annoys the users with the additional layers of security. It would seem that as a WhatsApp developer you’re facing a never-ending battle of compromises. As a parent or guardian, though, WhatsApp has introduced a new entry point into your child’s web of protection that you have so carefully weaved since the day they were born. It’s this potential chink in the barrier that causes some of…

MANIPULATION AND COERCION You may think you’re not the sort of person to be fooled by a scam, but often the scammers have employed subtle ways and means to entrap you. Social engineering is the modern way of manipulating people to give up their personal and confidential information. It comes in many guises and under different sub-headings, such as Phishing, but it’s basically all a form of social engineering. Essentially, the scammer will employ your human nature and responses and turn it against you for their own gain. The kind of information the scammer is after does vary, depending on the type of scam being used, but for the most part they’re usually after your passwords, bank and credit card details, or login information in order to gain any sort…

1 WhatsApp is encrypted and secure, so it’s ideal to have on your device when on holiday, especially as texting may not be an option, but before you contact home when you’re abroad, or just out and about in your own country, it’s worth knowing that data charges can quickly mount up. 2 Always make sure you’re connected to a local Wi-Fi hotspot when you use WhatsApp. Hotspots aren’t always secure (we’ll get to that in a second), but they’re free, so they won’t burn up your valuable monthly data allowance. For added digital safety read the privacy and security sections in this book. 3 When using a free Wi-Fi hotspot, ensure that you’re connected to a VPN. Using a VPN will further encrypt your communications between the hotspot and…

At its heart, WhatsApp is simply a free to use cross-platform instant messaging service. However, to its many users the app is much more than just a means of keeping in touch. The WhatsApp phenomenon has spread throughout the social media digital world, offering the end user a safe and secure platform in which to communicate. There are examples of people using WhatsApp to help inform police and security services of crime as it happens, enabling better lines of communication with the public and law enforcement as well as gathering of evidence against a perpetrator. People have used WhatsApp to record geological events such as erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes and other such catastrophes. Thanks to WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption and high standards of security, users can talk, send attachments, images and…

1 The first and more obvious installation method is to tap on the Play Store icon on your phone and in the search bar along the top enter: WhatsApp. Tap on the correct search listing, the one with the WhatsApp logo next to it, and you’re taken to the relevant page on the Google Play Store. 2 With the WhatsApp page on the Play Store open, tap on the Install button and the process will begin. Some phones already have a version of WhatsApp preinstalled by the manufacturer. You will know if yours is one such device as the display shows Update and Open buttons. From here it’s recommended to tap Update. 3 Once the update or install has finished you will be left with an Open button and Uninstall…

1 Sidebar Icons – These are (from top to bottom); Show chats; Start a voice or video call; Show updates; See archived chats; Show starred messages. 2 More Icons – These icons are to start a new chat and toggle between showing all chats or unread only respectively. 3 Current Chat – Select a chat in the sidebar and it’s shown here. Click the person’s name for an information window. 4 Call and Search Icons – Make video or audio-only call to the person with whom your chatting. The magnifying glass is for searching the current conversation. 5 Chats – Click on one of these conversations to show it in the right-hand window. 6 Messages – This is the currently selected chat. Messages sent to you are on the left,…

1 Open WhatsApp, and make sure you’re on the Chats screen. Tap the blue Plus icon in the top right of the screen, and scroll to find the contact you want to reach. 2 Tap their name, and a chat screen appears. If their name isn’t in the list, see the previous tutorial about adding contacts, and inviting them to use WhatsApp if necessary. 3 Tap the text field at the bottom of the screen, and assuming your on a smartphone, the virtual keyboard is revealed. Type your message, then tap the blue button to send it. 4 You can now continue to chat. Your messages are on the right-hand side of the screen, while those sent to you by the person or people you’re chatting to are on the…

1 For Android devices, launch WhatsApp and from the default Chat tab, tap the three vertical dots located in the top right of the screen. When the menu appears, tap the last option, Settings. This will open the WhatsApp Settings window. 2 For Apple iPhone users it’s slightly easier, thanks to the design and layout of WhatsApp on iOS devices. Simply launch WhatsApp from the iPhone’s Home screen and when open look to the bottom right of the screen and tap the Settings icon. 3 For Windows Phone users, tap the WhatsApp tile to launch the app and in the Chats tab tap the three horizontal dots located in the bottom right, on the Feature Bar at the bottom of the screen. This opens the Settings window. 4 Accessing the…

1 Data and Storage Usage can be found within the Settings page. On Android devices it’s under Notifications. iPhone users, can find it by tapping the Settings icon in the bottom of the main WhatsApp screen and scrolling down a little from there. Windows Phone users, follow the Settings section until you come to Data and Storage Usage. 2 Tap the first option, Manage Storage, and you can see how much space WhatsApp takes up on your phone. Below, this space is broken down into how much each individual chat is taking up. Tap on one to see media received in that chat. Long-tap a thumbnail for the chance to delete it and save space. 3 The Media auto-download section allows you to set which network WhatsApp uses to download…

1 First open a chat and tap the camera icon at the end of the text entry box. This will open the camera view, displaying the rear camera by default and a film strip of images you’ve already taken that are in your Gallery along the bottom of the screen. 2 Either take an image via the camera or choose one from your Gallery roll. The image will be displayed in the main part of the screen with a row of icons along the top and a caption text entry box at the bottom, along with the green Send button. 3 You can start by swiping up from the bottom, which reveals a selection of filters that you can apply to your photo. Just scroll through the filters, tapping each…

1 Open WhatsApp and from the green Plus icon choose the first option, New Group. Tap each contact to add them to the group and they appear as members at the top of the screen. Tapping ‘X’ next to their picture removes them. 2 When you’ve picked the members, tap the Next link in the top-right corner of the screen. The next screen requires you to name the group; enter a name up to 25 characters long and tap the smiley face to add any emoji to the name. 3 Tap Create (top right) when ready and the Group is created with the selected members included. Any messages you enter are seen by the group members and likewise any messages they enter are seen by you and everyone else in…

1 Open WhatsApp, and at the foot of the screen, tap the Communities icon. To start a new community, tap the button and then type a name and a short description of the community. You can take or choose a photograph for it too. 2 You can then add groups to the community. Tap the name of the community and then tap the three dots icon and open Community Settings, where you can set who can add members and groups. By default it’s everyone.…

BE SMART We’ve put together some tips to help you train your mind into being able to handle some common chat and WhatsApp situations. 1 Screenshots can be your backup. If you find yourself in a conversation that’s turned, or is turning, into something unpleasant, then make sure you screenshot every aspect of the conversation. Therefore, if you’re called on to prove what happened later, then you’ve got the evidence behind you. 2 Accept people’s points of view. Not everyone has the same viewpoint on society, modern living, or life in general, as you do. Sometimes what seems natural to them may offend you, and vice versa. Learn to give a little, not too much, but enough so that you’re not constantly offended. Obviously, report any true offensive behaviour, but…

WhatsApp was launched in January 2009 by two former Yahoo! developers, Brian Acton and Jan Koum. After the pair left Yahoo! in September 2007 they spent some time travelling and, as Internet rumour has it, frequently found it difficult to stay in touch reliably with friends and family. Once they returned home they applied for a number of jobs, one of which was at Facebook HQ. Sadly, or rather thankfully, they were turned down and about that time Koum, living off his saving from Yahoo!, purchased an iPhone and immediately saw the app industry as the way forward. Koum began exploring the possibility of developing an app that would allow mobile users to interact and communicate with each other better than with what was currently available. Teaming up with Acton,…

1 Unlock your iPhone and locate the App Store icon from the front screen (or wherever you keep it). You may need to login using your Apple id if you haven’t already done so. 2 With the App Store app open, tap the Search button. When the on-screen keyboard appears, enter ‘WhatsApp’ into the search field. Tap the Search button on the on-screen keyboard and you’re taken to the WhatsApp listing. 3 All you need do now is tap the Install button on the WhatsApp page to begin the installation process. When the install is complete the WhatsApp entry on the App Store will update with an Open button. 4 Finally, tap the Open button to launch WhatsApp and start the signing in and creating a new account steps. You…

1 The iPhone version of WhatsApp will ask you if you want to enable notifications, whereas the Android version will ask permission for WhatsApp to gain access to the phone’s location, Wi-Fi connection information and so on. You will need to Accept these to continue. 2 You may also be asked to grant WhatsApp access to your contacts, as well as the device’s photos, media and files. Agreeing will allow WhatsApp to create a contacts list based on your current contacts (if any of your contacts already use WhatsApp) and allow you to send media via the service. 3 Across all devices, after you’ve agreed access to notifications and the phone’s setup, you will be asked to enter your country code and phone number. WhatsApp is built on top of…

1 During a WhatsApp chat, to the right of the text input window you see a camera icon. This allows you to send pictures and videos in your WhatsApp chats. Tap this icon, and the WhatsApp camera interface appears. 2 To take a new photo, tap the white button at the foot of the screen. To switch to video, use the slider below the button, then tap the shutter button, which is now red, to both start and stop recording. 3 When taking a photo, you can edit it with the options to the top of the screen, apply the built-in filters or add a caption in the field under the photo. To send the image, tap the Send icon in the bottom right. 4 When you’ve sent it, your…

1 The Profile page is the first step in exploring WhatsApp’s Settings. To access it, enter the Settings as per your device and (in iPhone as we’re using here), tap on the top title bar with your name. 2 You can choose a unique profile picture for WhatsApp. Tap the Edit link under to the main image circle. This opens your picture. Tap Edit in the top-right corner for options to use an avatar, take or choose a photo or delete the current photo. 3 The next option within the Profile page is your visible name to other WhatsApp contacts. Most of the time you would select your own name but by tapping the pen icon, you can edit what’s already there and enter up to 24 characters as a…

1 From the Settings menu, under Account and Privacy, tap on the Chats option. If you’re using an iPhone, tap the Settings icon from the main WhatsApp screen, followed by Chat Settings (the fifth option from the top). Windows Phone users access this via Settings, then Chat Settings. 2 There are several options available under Chats. The first one lets you change the wallpaper for chats, that is, the design in the background behind the messages. There’s a switch that allows you to save all photos and videos sent in WhatsApp to your camera roll. 3 The Wallpaper option allows you to change the background of the Chat screen. Tapping the option displays various sub-options from where you can pick an image to display: Gallery, Solid Colour, Wallpaper Library, Default,…

1 The Help Center for WhatsApp is behind the Help option in the Settings menu. Users of the three major platforms, Android, iPhone and Windows Phone, can find their own specific information within Settings > Help > Help Center, with each displaying a different page according to the device being used. 2 Tapping the Help Center link opens the relevant WhatsApp webpage, according to the device’s operating system. Android users may be asked which browser they would prefer to open the page with, whereas iPhone and Windows Phone users simply open the page in the default browser. 3 The Help Center page is split into several topics, each containing a range of subtopics specific to the title; with the exception of the Notice for EU Users section (only for users…

1 Let’s assume you’ve already found a clip you want to share with your WhatsApp friends. Reduce the size of the clip (if you’re watching in full screen mode), so that you can access the controls under the clip’s title. 2 Tap the Share button, the right-facing curved arrow. When the share option window appears, on an iPhone, tap the Copy link. Alternatively, tap and hold the URL, highlight the entire link and tap Copy from the sub-menu. 3 Switch back to WhatsApp and enter a chat screen with a friend. Tap the chat box and press and hold to bring up the sub-menu and press Paste. Press the Send message button and the video preview appears in the main chat screen. 4 When your friend taps on the play…

Sticker Maker for WhatsApp – This app contains loads of stickers, Emoji and Emoticons alongside the ability to create your own Emoji. There’s bundles of unique fonts, styles and even accessories you can include within your chats. It’s free and available from Google Play. WhatsSmiley – This Android based app adds heaps of new and brilliantly designed Emoji and Emoticons to WhatsApp and other social media platforms. It’s easy to use and the styles are presented in clear HD Emojis For SMS & Social Messaging Apps – Windows Phone users can get a huge 3,000-plus pack of Emoji and Emoticon Stickers via the Windows Store tile. This app features high quality stickers from simple smileys to famous people, TV and movies; plus it’s free to download and use. Messages Wishes…

1 You can set up Broadcast Lists to message contacts you regularly want to send messages to, without wanting to add them to a Group. Start by tapping the green Plus icon, then choose New Broadcast from the menu. 2 Like when creating a Group, you need to select the recipients to whom you want to broadcast your messages. Tap each contact you want to include in the list and they are added to the top of the screen. Tap the ‘X’ next to their profile image to remove them. 3 Tap Create (top right) to finish and you are taken to a chat screen; as with normal and group chats, you can enter your message and include emoji, animated GIFs or attachments. Tap the green icon to send your…

2moro Tomorrow 2nte Tonight AEAP As Early as Possible ALAP As Late as Possible ASAP As Soon as Possible ASL Age / Sex / Location? B3 Blah, Blah, Blah B4YKI Before You Know it BFF Best Friends, Forever BM&Y Between Me and You BRB Be right Back BRT Be right There BTAM Be that as it May C-P Sleepy CTN Cannot talk now CUS See You Soon CWOT Complete Waste of Time CYT See You Tomorrow E123 Easy as 1, 2, 3 EM? Excuse Me? EOD End of Day F2F Face to Face FC Fingers Crossed FOAF Friend of a Friend GR8 Great HAK Hugs and Kisses IDC I Don’t Care IDK I Don’t Know ILU / ILY I Love You IMU I Miss You IRL In Real Life J/K…

SCAM, SCAM, AND MORE SCAM! Here are some of the most common WhatsApp scams that currently, and more often repeatedly, plague the service. Codename: Olivia – We have recently seen a scam called Olivia, where the scammer used the name Olivia and then pretended to be a friend, or a friend of a friend, in order to send links to pornographic material. Verification Links – Scammers have found a way to send anonymous verification messages that contain links to sites, and downloads, which infect your device with malware. The verification messages look similar to those that you receive when you first sign up to WhatsApp, but in fact, they fool you into using them to get a malware payload. Free Stuff – A recent scam claims to be offering free…