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With over 1.3 billion people regularly using the social media app WhatsApp, it’s little wonder it has quickly become the world’s top messaging platform. WhatsApp is easy to use, practical, quick and secure. What’s more, it’s completely free of charge and available for nearly every mobile; there are desktop versions for the PC and Mac too. With it you’re able to send images, videos, have free voice and video chats and even create groups with scores of friends and family members. WhatsApp is the future of communication available here and now, so if you want to get to grips with this great app read on and we will show you how to master it and discover more than you ever imagined. www.pclpublications.com…

WhatsApp is a remarkably versatile app. It can be used on iPhones, Android devices and even Windows 10 and macOS desktop computers. Throughout this chapter we look at how to install WhatsApp on various hardware, and its anatomy on each. Once it’s installed, we then guide you through the setting up of your profile, adding contacts and sending your first WhatsApp message, picture, voice and even video call.…

1 To begin with you need to visit the WhatsApp website, specifically the Download section: www.whatsapp.com/download. Here you can see the screen split into two sections: the left side for mobile devices and the right for desktop systems. Click the Green Download for Windows (64-bit) button to continue. 2 After clicking the button you’ll be asked to Save the file to your desktop, do so and wait for it to download. You can find the program executable in the Downloads folder of your home area on the PC. Just double-click the WhatsApp Setup program to start the installation. 3 The install is a little different to most other apps you may have downloaded in the past. After a short while WhatsApp asks you to scan a QR code with your…

1 Edit – The Edit link in the upper left of the screen will let you alter and edit any content depending on which particular feature you’re currently in, such as Chat, Calls, Status and so on. You can archive messages or even delete them from here. 2 Broadcast Lists – The Broadcast Lists link will allow you to send a message to multiple contacts at the same time. You can also broadcast a message to any Groups you are part of. 3 Feature Bar – Along the bottom of the WhatsApp screen you can see the Feature Bar, which houses Status, Calls, Camera, Chats and Settings. Tapping each one will display a different screen, enabling you to dig deeper into the app’s options, update your status or set up a voice or…

1 To begin with, tap on the green button in the bottom right of the main WhatsApp screen in the Chats tab. This is the New Chat icon but it’s also used to set up any new contacts or message existing contacts. 2 As mentioned, WhatsApp automatically adds contacts that are already using the app; these will appear in the list, taken from your phone’s available contacts. 3 Scroll to the bottom of the WhatsApp contact list and you can see a button for Invite Friends. Tap it and a window scrolls up from the bottom of the screen asking which app you want to add the contact through. The list scrolls to the right, so swipe from right to left to see the available apps. 4 Once you’ve decided…

1 You can make a voice or video call in one of three ways. You can tap the contact’s profile image and choose the phone icon for voice or camcorder icon for video. Alternatively, tap on the Calls feature and select the contact you want to call; or you can open an existing chat and select the call or video options from the top of the screen. 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 The contact you’re calling…

1 To get to the Privacy page: open the WhatsApp Settings, according to your device. Next, tap on the Account option and from there, tap on the Privacy option. iPhone users can also find Privacy under the Account option, from within their Settings page.. 2 The Privacy page is all about your personal information. There are two main sections to it: who can see my personal info and Messaging. Tap on the first option: Last Seen. Last Seen refers to the last time you used WhatsApp, tap it and specify whether: Everyone, Contacts only, or no one, can see when you were last using WhatsApp. 3 Next is the Profile Photo visibility and the About statement – both as defined in the Profile section in Settings. You can opt for…

1 There are two ways in which you can transfer your WhatsApp account details to another number and phone. The first by changing the number in the Profile section, which we looked at previously. The second is to tap the Change Number option in the Account menu. 2 When you tap the option, you’ll be given a brief round-up of what’s going to happen. Tapping Next will start the process, asking you for your new number where a confirmation SMS will be sent and the migration will begin. AN IPHONE, OR ANDROID PHONE? Which is best for WhatsApp? iPhone, Android? There’s a raging debate throughout many forums as to which platform works best with WhatsApp. Some would opt for iPhone immediately, while others maintain Android as being the best. In…

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, starting with a tick box indicating playing sounds for incoming and outgoing message. Message notifications allow you to alter the default WhatsApp tone for any received messages, along with a Vibrate, Popup and Light notification. 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 Notification Tone brings up a collection of ringtones; scroll through until you find one you…

1 Open WhatsApp, if you’ve not already done so, and ensure you’re at the main Chats window. On Android, tap the Status tab along the Feature Bar along the top of the screen. iPhone users, select Status from the bottom Feature Bar. Windows Phone users, swipe along the top selection to Status. 2 You can add text, photos, videos and even animated GIFs to your Status updates. To add a text update tap the pen icon in the bottom right of the screen. The display will change adding the on-screen keyboard, a default coloured background and three options above the keyboard that add an Emoji, change font and change background colour. 3 Enter your text, change the background colour and add an Emoji of your choice. When you’re done, tap…

1 There are countless WhatsApp wallpaper apps available for Android but of the many that clutter the Play Store, Wallpapers for Chat is a good starting place. Open up the Play Store and search for the app, then tap the Install button and Open the app. 2 With the Wallpapers for Chat app open, tap which category you want to view (along the top of the screen). Select the wallpaper and tap the image to download it. Open WhatsApp and enter a Chat session, tap the three Vertical dots and choose Wallpaper from the menu. Tap Gallery and the downloaded wallpaper appears. Tap Set when done. ALTERNATIVE WALLPAPER If you prefer not to download a third-party wallpaper app, go to the main WhatsApp screen, tap the three vertical dots and…

1 Pinning chats to the phone’s Home screen requires entering a different set of menu options, this time presented along the top of the WhatsApp main window, where the WhatsApp title is located. First, find the chat you want to pin. Tap and hold the chat until a tick appears in the contact’s profile picture. 2 Along the top of the screen you can now see several new icons. The icon representing the pin is the one that will pin the chat to the Home screen. Tap it and ‘Chat Pinned’ appears, along with a pin icon next to the chat. You can now find the chat on your Home screen. REMOVING THE PINS Removing a pinned chat is simply a reversal of the pinning a chat process. Long press…

1 Open your WhatsApp Chat screen and select a chat to archive. Tap and long press to activate the top bar menu and place a tick next to the contact’s profile picture. The Archive Chat icon is next to the mute icon, represented by a box with a down-pointing arrow inside. 2 Tap the Archive icon and the chat disappears from the main Chat screen. At the bottom of all your chats you can see a link for ‘Archived chats (1)’, with the number stating the amount of archived chats you have. This is where the chat is now held. Tap on it to access the chats hidden away from the main Chat screen. UN-ARCHIVE CHATS If you want to bring your archived chats back into the main Chat screen,…

1 Reporting a contact as Spam automatically blocks them as well. To report spam, tap the contact’s profile followed by the circled ‘i’. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap Report Spam. The WhatsApp team review the report and take any necessary actions, such as banning the number. 2 Alternatively, if you‘re using the WhatsApp desktop client then open the contact’s information page by right-clicking on a chat and choosing Contact Info. When the contact’s info pane is open, scroll to the bottom and click on the Report Spam link. SPAM AND HOAXES The Internet is full of spam and hoaxes and WhatsApp is no exception. While the company does an excellent job of blocking most cases of spam, inevitably some do get through. Spam and hoax messages…

1 Enter a chat and either select text you’ve already written or with new text, enter: _Text_. This displays the text as Italics. 2 For Bold text, put an asterisk on either side of the text. Again, you can select sections of text you’ve already written or enter new text. For example: *Text* and tap the Send button. 3 Strikethrough and Monospace Font text styles can be achieved by placing a tilde on both sides of the text: ~Strikethrough text~ and for Monospace Font, use three backticks either side: ```Monospace Font text```. ALTERNATIVE FORMATTING Alternatively, instead of adding extras before and after the text, simply highlight the text, tap the three vertical dots that appear with the text and scroll down to choose Bold, Italic, Strikethrough or Monospace.…

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 Just Kidding JC Just Checking JTLYK…

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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 From the Dock, click on Safari to open the WhatsApp Downloads webpage: www.whatsapp.com/download. Click on the green button to the right-hand side of the screen labelled Download, for macOS to start the download process. 2 Once the WhatsApp.dmg file is downloaded it will appear in the Downloads folder in the Dock. Expand Downloads and click on the file to start the installation. After a short time you will be presented with the WhatsApp Installer window; simply drag the WhatsApp icon over to the Application folder icon. 3 Double-click the WhatsApp icon in the installer window and click Open in the confirmation box that appears. Just like the Windows desktop installation, the WhatsApp window will display a QR Code which you can scan with WhatsApp on your mobile device. 4…

1 Messages – The main section of the WhatsApp desktop window is taken up with the chat screen. To begin with this area is blank but once you click on a chat session the screen will be populated. Images aren’t loaded by default but you can click to view them. 2 Emoji and Chat – The bottom of the chat screen is where you will enter your replies and new chat messages. To the left of the text box where you enter your chats is an Emoji, which when clicked will extend upward to display the available Emojis, symbols and so on. 3 Contacts – The left-hand side of the WhatsApp window contains the current list of contacts you’re messaging as well as any Groups you belong to. To the right of each…

1 Open WhatsApp, if it’s not already open, and make sure you’re on the Chats screen. Tap the green New Chat icon in the bottom right of the screen to enter the WhatsApp contact list. 2 Pick one of your contacts and tap their profile name, not their profile image. What happens if you tap their profile image is explained in the boxout. 3 The screen changes into the main chat window. Note the message regarding end-to-end encryption that automatically appears. If you want, you can tap the message to find out more regarding the app’s encryption and security policy. 4 Enter your message into the box provided and press the on-screen keyboard’s enter key to send it. The message will be displayed with a single tick indicating it’s been…

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 Apple iPhone users get to the Settings in a slightly easier fashion, 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…

1 Security is paramount in today’s digital world. If it’s not the threat from hackers gaining access to our online presence, then it’s some secret government agency. WhatsApp takes security seriously. Tap on the Security option in Account to see more. 2 For some time now, WhatsApp has adopted end-to-end encryption. What this means to you is that the only people who can read your messages are the contacts you send the messages to. Messages to and from your device are jumbled up so much that they can’t be deciphered if intercepted; only the sender and receiver can view the content. WHAT IS ENCRYPTION? Encryption scrambles the contents of a message, making it impossible to read without a key to decipher it. In digital terms, these keys are generated by…

1 You will find the option to delete your account within the Account section, as the very last choice in the menu. Tap it and you will begin the process of wiping you from WhatsApp altogether. 2 As you would expect, the company would rather you didn’t delete your account, and as a safeguard you have to enter your phone number and press the big orange button to continue. You’re given the option to change your number instead, which is helpful. ACCOUNT DELETION There’s nothing wrong with wanting to delete your account. Perhaps you’re wiping your social media presence clean, you’re concerned about privacy, or you’re too distracted by WhatsApp. Whatever the reason, Deleting your account will: • Delete your account from WhatsApp. • Erase your message history. • Delete…

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 The first two options, Network and Storage Usage, contain detailed information regarding the amount of data that has been sent, received and is currently used by WhatsApp in KB or even MB as your messaging increases. It’s worth looking here to see where your data is going. 3 The Media auto-download section allows you to set which network WhatsApp uses to download the media within messages. For example, you can specify…

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 the App Store app on your iPhone and search for Nature HD Wallpaper for WhatsApp. Tap Get to start the installation or tap the app’s title for more information. Once the app has successfully installed, tap the Open button to launch it. 2 Scroll through the available wallpaper and tap to open the images. When the image opens, tap the Download button at the bottom. Open WhatsApp, tap Settings followed by Chats, then Chat Wallpaper. Tap Photos and the downloaded images are available within WhatsApp. IPHONE WALLPAPER iPhone users have more choice when it comes to default WhatsApp wallpaper. Open the Chat Wallpaper screen again (Settings > Chats > Chat Wallpaper) and choose Wallpaper Library. Rather than requiring an extra app to download and install, the iPhone has…

1 Find the chat you want to delete, tap and long press it until the tick appears next to the contact’s profile picture and the icons are displayed along the top of the main WhatsApp window. When you’re ready to delete the chat, press the bin icon (found next to the pin icon). 2 Thankfully WhatsApp offers you a last chance to confirm that you want to delete the chat, and you didn’t long press and hit the button by accident. You can tap Delete to delete the chat but to wipe any stored media associated with the chat, tap the box ‘Delete media from my phone’ to tick it, then tap Delete.…

1 Open WhatsApp Desktop and if you haven’t already, sign in via the QR Code that the desktop displays. Once you’ve paired the mobile and the desktop, you can see the default desktop start screen, displaying the current chats, groups and your profile. 2 Clicking the three horizontal dots in the top of the left-hand pane displays the main WhatsApp options along with some extra choices that require different ways to access when using a mobile. The Archived option, for example, is accessible from here, rather than from the individual chats. 3 Each chat also has a set of options. By clicking on the down-facing arrow to the end of the chat, you can access the desktop’s version of the mobile top menu icons. These allow you to Archive, Mute,…

1 Open WhatsApp and from the three vertical dots choose the first option, New Group. A new window opens asking you to select members or participants to be added to the Group. Tap each contact to add and they appear as members at the top of the screen. Tapping the ‘X’ next to their profile removes them. 2 When you’ve picked the members, tap the green arrow at the bottom 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 the green tick when you’re ready and the Group is created with the selected members included. Any messages you enter are seen by the group members…

1 To quote text, first open a message and locate what it is you want to quote. Tap and press the text to highlight it and call up a set of icons at the top of the screen. 2 Tap the first icon on the left, the curved arrow pointing to the left, and the highlighted text is displayed within a box with a section at the bottom for you to enter your text. You can also include Emoji, animated GIFs and attachments with the quote. When you’re ready, tap the Send button to quote the text. QUOTING WITH THE DESKTOP VERSION If you want to quote some text via the desktop version of WhatsApp the process is a little different. First open the chat and find the line of…

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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 Camera – Tapping the Camera icon instantly activates the mobile device’s camera function. Options within allow you to attach an image from your Gallery or via either of the front or rear facing cameras. Videos can be shot by long pressing the relevant button. 2 Messages – The main bulk of the screen is taken up by the messaging window. In here you can quick view any recent messages and replies or tap the person or persons to continue the chat. You can also see any created Group conversations separated from individual people. 3 New Chat – The green icon to the bottom of the main message window is where you start a new chat or message with one of your contacts. It’s also where you can create a new group…

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 The Camera function in WhatsApp is designed to help make the process of sending images to your contacts as easy as possible. To begin, open WhatsApp and from the Feature Bar along the top of the screen (in Android) tap the camera icon. Alternatively, swipe the screen from left to right. 2 The WhatsApp window now changes and display a view from the device’s rear camera by default. At the bottom of the screen are several options: Gallery view, auto flash, take picture and swap camera. Tap the swap camera icon in the bottom right to take a selfie, otherwise just take a photo with the large circle in the middle. 3 When you’ve taken your photo, you can edit it with the options to the top of the…

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 Android as we’re using here), tap on the top title bar with your name. 2 The first section allows you to choose a unique profile for WhatsApp. If you haven’t already done so, tap on the Camera icon next to the main image circle. This will open a bar along the bottom of the screen with three options: Gallery, Camera and Remove Photo. New images can be selected from the Gallery or via your device’s Camera. 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…

1 Two-step Verification is a feature that adds an extra layer of security to your WhatsApp account. It works by sending the registered phone you’re using WhatsApp on a customised six-digit PIN via SMS. When your profile is verified, the PIN is called for and entering it will unlock WhatsApp. To enable it, tap on the Two-step Verification link. 2 The setup asks for a valid phone number in order to send the SMS PIN, as well as an optional email address where you can follow the instructions to disable Two-step Verification. Don’t forget the six-digit PIN, entering it incorrectly will lock your account; additionally, WhatsApp will ask you to enter the PIN periodically to ensure you don’t forget it. MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION The future of multi-factor authentication is rapidly approaching,…

1 From the Settings menu, under Profile and Account, 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 enables you to use Enter to send a message or to add a new line, (which means you will need to tap Send to send the message). The second option changes the available font size from Small, to Medium or Large. 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…

1 The FAQ section 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 FAQ within Settings > Help > FAQ, with each displaying a different page according to the device being used. 2 Tapping the FAQ link opens the relevant WhatsApp webpage, as we mentioned, 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 FAQ page is split into several topics, each containing a range of sub-topics 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 an amazing 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 This Video button, identified as a right-facing curved arrow. When the share option window appears, tap and hold the link, drag the blue highlight over 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 to the right of the chat box and the video preview appears in the main chat screen.…

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1 Thankfully there is a solution without resorting to muting your entire device’s notification settings. If there’s one particular chat that’s a little busy and you’re about to go into a meeting, open WhatsApp and locate the chat. Tap and long press until the menu icons appear on the top and the contact has a tick next to their profile picture. 2 Along the menu icons is a speaker with a line through it, tap it and you are presented with an option menu. This enables you to mute any notifications from that chat for a set period: 8 hours, 1 week and 1 year. While the one year option may be a little extreme, you can at least mute a chat during working hours. UN-MUTE CHATS If you want…

1 There are two ways in which you can block a contact, effectively stopping your from receiving messages, calls and status updates from them. First tap the contact’s profile from the Chats screen, then tap the circled ‘i’. Once the contact’s profile is displayed, scroll to the bottom and tap Block. 2 The second method requires you to go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Blocked Contacts (under the Messaging section). Tap to enter Blocked Contacts, then tap the person icon with the plus sign to add contacts to the Blocked Contacts list. UNBLOCKING CONTACTS Unblocking a contact can be done via the Settings > Account > Privacy > Blocked Contacts screen. Select the contact you want to unblock by tapping and holding on their name, then Tap the…

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 three vertical dots, 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 from the list. 3 Tap the green tick in the corner to finish the process and you are taken to a chat screen; as with normal and Group chats, you can enter your message and include any Emoji, animated GIFs…

1 Protecting your WhatsApp account can be done mainly through the Settings > Account > Privacy option. In here you’re able to secure your personal details, profile, status, messaging and visibility of your account. 2 Thankfully, WhatsApp already encrypts and secures messages sent from one device to another. This means that your data can’t be intercepted and read. However, you can opt to view security notifications if a contact’s security setting has been altered. This is in the Settings > Account > Security menu. chats. 3 For added security you can opt for two-step authentication, which requires a PIN when registering your phone number with WhatsApp. This is an absolute must for those who use the app regularly. 4 Beyond WhatsApp itself, make sure that your phone or tablet is…

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