Hiding Last Seen, Profile Picture and Status
The “last seen” feature can be the root to some problems in life and keeping that in mind, WhatsApp has included the ability to hide it altogether. You can hide your last seen, profile picture and status from people.
To do that, you just need to go to WhatsApp’s Settings->Account->Privacy . There you will have the options to choose whether you want your last seen, profile picture and status to be seen by
“Everyone”, “Contacts” or “Nobody”. If you hide your last seen, you won’t be able to see others’ last seen as well.
Turn Off Read Receipts
Read receipts mean, like last seen, can create some relationship issues, so you might have contemplated on turning it OFF entirely. Well, WhatsApp understands that and there’s an option to turn it off.
WhatsApp features the option in,
Settings->Account->Privacy . In the Privacy page, you will find a toggle to turn off "Read Receipts ".If you turn off read receipts, you too will not be able to view anyone else’s read receipts.
Check When a Message was Read
WhatsApp lets you check when a message sent by you was read first. It’s simple, as all you need to do is press hold on a message and tap “ Info “. Once you do that, you will be able to see the time when your message was delivered and read.
Delete your WhatsApp Account
To delete your WhatsApp account, go to Settings > Account > Delete my account. Enter your country code & mobile number to verify and your account will be deleted. Keep in mind though that deleting your WhatsApp account will remove you from all groups and erase your message history and backups.
Backup Chats on Local Storage or Google Drive/iCloud
WhatsApp has had the ability to backup chats on your device’s local storage but it recently rolled out a new feature, which lets you backup your chats on Google Drive (Android) and iCloud (iPhone).
To backup your chats, go to
Settings > Chats and calls > Chat backup and tap “Back up”. The page also shows you your last backup and its size.
Block a Contact
You can block a contact on Android by going into their chat thread and tapping the three dot button the tap right. Then, select More->”Block” .
On an iPhone, go to the chat thread of the person you want to block and then go to Contact Info by tapping on the name/number of the person. Then, scroll below and tap “Block this Contact”.
Use WhatsApp Web
To use it, go to web.whatsapp.com and tap WhatsApp web on your phone to scan the QR code from your PC. Once you’re done, you will see your WhatsApp chats in your browser tab. Moreover, WhatsApp Web also brings you notifications although that’s only when WhatsApp Web is open in a tab.
Send Public Messages in Bulk Privately (Broadcast)
WhatsApp’s broadcast feature all the more useful. WhatsApp’s broadcast feature lets you send messages in bulk privately without the recipients knowing that it has been sent through broadcast.
On Android, you can just tap the three dot button and tap “ New broadcast” to create one. On iPhone, you will see a button for “ Broadcast Lists ” on WhatsApp’s home page, enter that and tap “ New List” to create a new broadcast.
Hide WhatsApp Images from Gallery
The images which are on WhatsApp , we don’t really need them in our phone gallery. Fortunately, there’s a tweak which lets you hide WhatsApp images from Gallery.
On an iPhone:
you simply need to go to Phone Settings > Privacy > Photos and turn off WhatsApp . That’s it, you will no longer see any WhatsApp pictures in your iPhone’s Photos app.
In Android:
Open whichever File Manager app you have installed. You can check out the best File Manager apps for Android, if you don’t have one installed. In file manager, Go to the WhatsApp folder and then Media.
Then, rename the “ WhatsApp Images ” and “ WhatsApp Video” folders to “ .WhatsApp Images ” and “WhatsApp Video” respectively. This will hide the WhatsApp images and videos from your Android smartphone’s gallery.
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