WhatsApp is a communication application that was launched by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in 2009. Five years later, Facebook (now Meta) acquired WhatsApp. At present, WhatsApp has become the most popular application in the world. Initially, WhatsApp only allowed users to send text messages and voice messages, but now, through WhatsApp, we can share a lot more, such as text messages, voice messages, photos, videos, and much more, all securely with encryption. WhatsApp currently has over 2 billion active users worldwide.
Nowadays, everyone uses WhatsApp, from young children to the elderly. Keeping that in mind, today we bring you 5 WhatsApp tricks that will enhance your WhatsApp experience. You can use these tricks on your WhatsApp whether you're an Android or iOS user, as long as you have the latest version of WhatsApp. If you're an Android user, you can update it from the Google Play Store, and if you're an iOS user, you can update it from the Apple App Store.
So, let's walk you through these WhatsApp tricks one by one, starting with number 5.
1. Pin Chat Message.
While chatting, You can pin any important message that will stay pinned for 30 days at the top of the chat. This feature was recently added by WhatsApp for both iOS and Android devices. With this feature, you can view any important message that you need to check daily inside the chat. To use this feature, simply follow these steps.
If you are an iOS user, swipe right on the chat and click on the pin. This will bring your chat to the top.
And if you are an Android user, long press on the chat and select pin, and the message or chat will be pinned to the top.
2. HD Image sharing.
Earlier WhatsApp was not offering HD image sharing option. The image quality was downgrading automatically when it was sended to another user. Now the WhatsApp has introduced new option for HD image and video sharing.
To use this option user simply have to click on HD option which is shown on top while sending video or photo to other user. By selecting this option, Image or video quality will not be downgraded. The other user will receive video or Photo in HD format.
3. Meta AI
As we see the AI (Artificial intelligence) is now everywhere for specific tasks. Meta has also introduced its own AI chat bot. As you know, WhatsApp is the product of Meta. The Meta AI is now available on WhatsApp offering various premium features for free.
The various features of Meta AI Chat Bot on WhatsApp are.
- Request and Response.
As meta AI is highly trained with tremendous amount of knowledge available on Internet. It helps you to get any information in no time. You can ask it anything to do like write an blogpost, Calculate this equation, Write Code of Python and other daily life questions. It will respond you with proper knowledge.
- Image Generation for Free.
We have lot of options which offer AI image generation feature like ChatGPT, SORA etc but these all tools are not for free. Users have to purchase these AI tools to generate images. But the WhatsApp Meta AI chat bot is offering this premium feature free of cost. This feature works very well in Meta AI WhatsApp chat bot. You just have to give AI little prompt and AI will generate image based on your promote.
The Meta AI is highly trained as it will not generate any kind of offensive content. When it receives prompt for any kind of offensive content, it responde will “Oops! I can't generate that image. Can I help you imagine something else?”
To use Meta AI on WhatsApp, you simply have to update your WhatsApp to its latest version. After updating, when you will open the WhatsApp you will see Meta AI icon with New Chat icon. Click on it to start chat with Meta AI. To generate image on WhatsApp with Meta AI you simply have to give prompt starting with /imagine.
4. Lock the chats.
Chat lock option is now also available on WhatsApp. Earlier this feature was not available on WhatsApp and users where using Archive option to hide the chats. Now the WhatsApp is offering Lock chat option. Using this option you can lock the chat in WhatsApp. When you lock the chat it will ask you that for screen lock password or Fingerprint or Facelock authentication. Once you clear this authentication chat will be removed from main dashboard and will be hide in other dashboard.
To use this option you simply have to do long press on number or name which you wanna hide, then click on lock option allow WhatsApp to use screen lock or Fingerprint or Facelock.
To view lock chat you have to swipe down after opening WhatsApp then enter password or Facelock or Fingerprint.
The locked person new messeges will not be visible in notification pannel of Mobile phone but you will still receive the notification with text “One New Message”.
5. Link multiple devices.
Last but not least, WhatsApp is offering a feature by Which you can add upto 4 devices with one account. By using this feature you can use your single whatsapp account on multiple devices with fully sync of chat and other features.
To use this feature you must have to get both devices together. To link companion device follow these steps.
- Open WhatsApp in setup format in device where you want to link.
- After selecting language, Click on next.
- Now you don't have to enter phone number. On top you will see icon. Click on it.
- And click on Link companion device.
- QR code will be generated.
- Now get the device where your account is already logged in.
- Open WhatsApp on that device and click on menu icon on top.
- Then click on link companion device.
- Scan QR code which was generated on another device.
When you scanned the QR code. All chats, Groups, Communities, Channels and Status will be synced to your device.
These are just few options we mentioned, which are newly launched. There are more then 100+ features which are newly launched by whatsapp in last few months.
Talking about more features, you can now send files upto size of 2GB with high speed. Users can send message to yourself. Also users don't have to number if they have to send temporary message to someone. They simply have to message number to yourself and click on number and start the chat.