TIPS TO OPTIMISE WHATSAPP

From dodging the blue ticks to typing hands-free and limiting data use, here are the best Whats App features you might not know about.

whatsApp needs little introduction. A constant presence on Google Play and the App Store’s top apps charts, it’s one of the first apps you’ll download when you buy a new phone and almost certainly your biggest source of notification on a typical day.

The app has developed dramatically since it emerged almost a decade ago, picking up the ability to transfer files and make voice and video calls – all now core features – along the way. More useful than SMS, slicker than Hangouts and easier to use than skype, it’s no wonder WhatsApp is the number one communications service of choice for hundreds of millions of Smartphone users.

Even if you use it on a daily basis, WhatsApp is packed with lots of handy, little-known features you might not be familiar with. We’ve rounded up the best.

Both a blessing and a curse, WhatsApp’s ticks-based system shows when your sent messages have been delivered (one grey tick), received (two grey ticks) and read (two blue ticks). Unfortunately, it also makes it tough to ignore somebody without upsetting them. Fortunately, there are ways to covertly read your messages, without those blue ticks appearing on your friend’s screen.

The easiest method is by disabling read receipts altogether. Simply go to SETTINGS > ACCOUNT > PRIVACY > Read Receipts and uncheck the box. However, bear in mind that by hiding your own read receipts, you’ll also lose the ability to see when your own sent messages have been read.

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