WhatsApp Tricks That Will Change the Way You Can Communicate

WhatsApp, a widely used instant messaging application owned by Facebook, has over 2 billion users worldwide. From sending photos to video chats or sharing locations with friends and family, the platform’s feature set is relentless, providing wide-ranging means of communication. But beyond these common features are hidden tricks that may surprise you.

1. Read Receipts

Read receipts (those blue ticks) tell your contacts when you’ve read their messages. While some people find it useful for accountability, others need privacy and don't want senders to know they've read their message. Fortunately there’s a way around it:

Steps: Go to Settings > Account > Privacy > Read Receipts and disable it.

Keep in mind that if you turn this off, you won’t be able to see others’ read receipts either.

2. Starred Messages

Ever received an important address or reminder but couldn't locate it amidst flooding texts? 'Star' the crucial ones! These starred messages are collected together when needed:

Steps: To ‘star’ message – Press & Hold the desired text > click on ’Star’. Access them later via Options (three dots at top right corner) > 'Starred Messages'.

3. Turn Off Last Seen

Protect your online status by turning off "last seen" timestamps:

Steps: Navigate settings menu as follows - Settings > Account > Privacy > Last Seen; then select “Nobody". Remember though: If you hide yours, titles can not view other contacts' last seen timestamps as well!

4.Designer Personalized Wallpapers

You’re no longer limited with default chat backgrounds! Rustle up creativity; personalized conversation wallpapers offer differentiation per chat basis:

Desktop Steps: Open Chatting Window of contact/group > Tap three-dot icon (top-right corner)   > Wallpaper > Change.

Mobile Steps: Open chat, tap the contact/group name at top to open Contact/Group Info page. Tap ‘Wallpaper & Sound’ to select a new wallpaper for that specific conversation!

5. Bookmark Chats with Custom Notifications

Do you constantly miss important messages amid multitudes of chats? Assign special notification sounds to different contacts or groups.

Steps: Open Chatting window of desired Contact/Group > Click on their Name at Top > Notification Tone (Here, you may choose unique ringtone).

6. Use WhatsApp on your Desktop

WhatsApp has a desktop version where you can sync your mobile and PC accounts:

Steps: Download 'WhatsApp Web' client onto computer - Navigate settings menu as follows - Menu/three dots from upper right corner > WhatsApp Web sign-in via scanning QR code shown PC screen, using phone's camera whilst within WhatsApp application settings area concerning option "SCAN QR CODE".

In conclusion, these minor adjustments can make significant impacts hereby bettering overall experience with app use and personal communication handling processes surrounding it! Continually innovating and user-centric, expect newer features released periodically transforming one's usage efficiency levels while communicating over beloved platform – WhatsApp.

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