Best WhatsApp Tips, Tweaks and Tricks that Every user Must know

This post was last updated on November 9th, 2020 at 09:28 am

The popularity of WhatsApp continues to soar so high. About 1 billion users currently use WhatsApp worldwide. This app is definitely the most popular messaging app in the world. Very often, WhatsApp usually releases updates. My tricks and minor ha*ks are fully updated to be useful even in the coming years. Some of the things I am going to mention are already popular while others may be new to you. There is definitely no exhaustive list anywhere on any app that is a constant subject of updates. However, this post will go a long way in making you a WhatsApp guru. I am tagging this post mega WhatsApp tricks for a good reason.

Especially relevant: How to turn your whatsapp into a private store for your files

 

I am very passionate about online security. Therefore, I will focus more attention on privacy tweaks and settings of WhatsApp. Do not expect to see basic and very popular features like how to make voice or video calls with Whatsapp. I strongly believe that by the time I am done, you will learn at least 5 tricks that you hitherto never used.

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Mega WhatsApp Tricks that are very useful for all Users

2 methods of reading WhatsApp message without the sender knowing: I will not want anyone o use this to frustrate genuine contacts lol. The first method is for Android devices only. Drag your Android notification panel down>>use your thumb and index finger to expand all the notifications>>Further expand the one you want to read and you are done. Check out my pic below:

method 2: This works for all devices using Whatsapp.

1. Turn on the flight mode on your phone.
2. Read the WhatsApp message
3. Now, turn on the flight mode again.
4. No, blue ticks will appear and the sender will not know that you have read his/her WhatsApp message.

How to Stop Someone who has been spying on your WhatsApp Chats or Prevent Anyone from doing so

Personally, I detest the intrusion of privacy and personal space. It becomes even more annoying when you try to snoop on your partner’s chats, email, or SMS. Relationships( business, personal) should be based on trust and no parties in a relations ship should have his or her privacy squashed without their knowledge/

That being said, I would teach you how you can kick out any individuals or group that has been reading your WhatsApp chats up until this times. In addition, this tip will help you to prevent anyone who will want to try to clone your WhatsApp in order to read your chats.

How can someone View my WhatsApp chats without my permission?

Well, this can be done in various ways. however, the two most common ways are:

1. Using a hacking app or technique E.g using spoof my mac app read more here. This works only on android devices.
2. Secondly, you can spy on someone’s WhatsApp via the web.whatsapp.com/ platform.

Equally Relevant: How to discourage snoopers from accessing your smartphone while you are asleep or absent

Precautions to Prevent Anyone from Cloning Your WhatsApp

Prevention they say is better than a cure. Before we talk about stopping those who have already cloned your WhatsApp, let’s first discuss ways by which you can prevent your WhatsApp from being compromised in the first place.

• Rule 1: don’t give anybody your phone without closely monitoring what they are doing with it. This is especially true if you know you have been keeping secrets. it takes 2 minutes or less to get the information needed to clone any WhatsApp. so, to prevent this, simply monitor who handles your phones.
• secondly, don’t drop your phones carelessly anywhere.
• Furthermore ensure you password protect your phone, your phone’s startup, and your WhatsApp app. it is recommended that all three passwords shouldn’t be the same.
• Enable 2 factors verification and don’t give anyone you don’t trust. better still once you give this out to someone you don’t trust, change it afterward.

How to Stop Someone who Already Cloned your WhatsApp from Continue to use it

Now, let’s assume that the deed has been done. I mean maybe you have suspected that someone is already spying on your phone via WhatsApp and you wish to stop this. Here are what you need to do promptly

1. First off, it is possible that you are not currently using WhatsApp two-step verification. This usefulness of this feature cannot be over-emphasized. Therefore, if you notice anything suspicious with your WhatsApp, please activate this feature immediately. To get started with WhatsApp’ two-step verification, please complete the following steps:

• Open your WhatsApp’s main window and navigate to settings>>Account>>Two-step verification.
• Click on enable and follow the prompt.

2. What to do When the Intruder Already know your 2-step password

Let’s say per-adventure you already gave out your password to the person before things turn sour between you. There is a solution in the form of damage control when you act swiftly. I will illustrate this with the aid of some diagrams. You need to change your phone’s password, WhatsApp password(where applicable), and most importantly your 6 digits 2-steps verification PIN. One last thing, you need to logout and re-login.

• Open your WhatsApp and go to>>settings>account>two-step verification.
• Next, select change PIN and you will be asked to provide a 6-digits pin that is easy to remember for you but difficult for anyone to guess.
• The next window would be where you will need to enter your new pin.

• Once you have changed your pin successfully, you are advised to logout of your WhatsApp and re-verify your WhatsApp number. The easiest way to do this is to use your number to signup on another phone. this will kick you out of your original phone. Alternatively, backup your WhatsApp then force stop the WhatsApp app and clear your cache.
• Congratulations, you have kicked out whoever it is that is using your WhatsApp with you without your permission. Be more careful next time.

How to spy on someone else’s WhatsApp without their knowledge

Disclaimer: please do not use this method illegally. Use only for educational purpose. I will advise that you do not use it for your spouse because you may end up being heartbroken. This trick can give you access to someone else’s chats

This is an Android-only cheat. For iOS, maybe you may need to first jailbreak your phone. First of all, you need to take possession of your target’s phone. I mean the person whom you want to spy for just one minute.

1. The first step, open your victim’s/target’s  phone and Go to settings —> About phone —> Status—> Wi-Fi MAC address
2. Note down the mac address. Keep the phone for a few more minutes. we need it.
3. Now go to your phone and uninstall WhatsApp.
4. Change your Mac id to your friend’s own by using spoofing mac from xda developers forum.
5. Now Download and install WhatsApp on your phone. WhatsApp will send the verification code to your friend’s phone(that is why you still need his or her phone).
6. verify your downloaded WhatsApp by the verification code sent to your friend’s phone.
7. You have installed the exact replica of your friend’s WhatsApp. Now you can track whatever he or she will do, with your phone. Useful for parents and lovers.

 

How to share any type of file via WhatsApp

WhatsApp, lets you share different types of media content, for example, documents, presentations, etc. To attach supported formats inside any chat or conversation, click on the attachment button in the action bar and tap Document. Then choose the file and click SEND when asked for confirmation to share that file.

The app, however, doesn’t support other file formats like executables, archives and various others. Fortunately, there’s a trick that involves using Dropbox and CloudSend to share files of any format via WhatsApp.

After installing these from the Google Play Store, open CloudSend and authorize it to use your Dropbox. Now open the File Manager and choose a file.tap Share and choose CloudSend. This will upload your file to Dropbox and provide options to Send or Copy. Select Send. Tap WhatsApp to share the file.

How to Spy on someone else’s WhatsApp

How to Reply A Whatsapp Chat Without Opening The App

By default, you can enable pop-up notification in WhatsApp settings and this can pop up all your messages to your screen when you are not using the app. I hate the popup feature and I always disable it for private security reasons. If you have an Android phone, you can still reply to your chats without opening the app and without mortgaging your privacy. All you need to do is to drag down your notification panel, expand that particular chat>>then click on reply to this sender. The picture below explains better:

 

 

 

 

 

How to hide/exclude certain contacts from viewing your WhatsApp profile status

Earlier this year, WhatsApp added a feature known as profile status. This is a very exciting feature as you can add both images and videos. It is a great marketing tool. You can also use it to show off. There are two most interesting things about this and they are; the ability to exclude some people from viewing your status and the fact that your status expires every 24 hours. To exclude some contacts from viewing your profile, do the followings

Open your WhatsApp app>>swipe from right to the left to get to the status window>>click on the 3 dots on the top right corner>>select status privacy>>my contacts except>>then mark as many contacts as you won’t want to see that particular update.

 

How to search for text within WhatsApp chats

You may not deem it fit to search for text within a chat involving you are a contact that you do not frequently chat with. However, it becomes very frustrating if you have to scroll all the way up through 3000+ chats to locate some info. To do this, you need to open the chat window between you and your contact>>open the WhatsApp menu from the top right corner>>select search>>enter your keyword. This trick will teach you how to search through. I will illustrate this with the help of a diagram:

Mute Annoying WhatsApp group notifications

In a typical WhatsApp group, you will have the good, the bad, and the ugly. many a group consisting of both important and irrelevant chats. If you are like me that has many groups that pass much relevant and few important messages and you do not wish to miss the few important messages, you need to mute your group chat’s notification. To do this, open your whatsApp>>open the target group>>click on the group chat menu>>mute>>select the duration>>if you still want to receive notifications without disturbances,>>check the show notifications checkbox. Ever after, the group chats will come in silently.

How to use Whatsapp Without Any Phone Number

1. Uninstall your existing WhatsApp from your mobile.
2. Download WhatsApp from the play store or any equivalent store.
3. Turn the flight mode on.
4. Download and install spoof messages app from play store
5. Start the installation process.
6. Now, to be able to verify this, the app will prompt you to choose an alternate SMS Method.
7. Now choose check through SMS and enter your email.
8. Instantly without waiting for any more time click on cancel and the authorization process will stop.
9. Now open the spoof messaging app and enter the below details.

To: +447900347295

From: +(Country code)(mobile number)

Message: Your email address

 

Star or Mark Messages as Favorite

WhatsApp brings search features to look for messages easily, but then too it’s better to mark important messages as favorite to get to them quickly when required. To mark a message as favorite: just long-press on any individual message, then tap on the star icon in the action bar at the top of the app’s screen. To see all your starred messages, click on Options in the conversation list screen> choose Starred messages.

Save your data by preventing media Auto-download on WhatsApp

 

This alone will save you tonnes of data especially from those who constantly send you unsolicited media contents. Millions of images sent by friends and groups are getting auto-downloaded to your phone without your wish. You can easily stop this by changing settings here. After this, you will only download images you wish to.

 

Configure important privacy options

The Last Seen feature shows when you were last on WhatsApp. For those of you who don’t want this to be enabled, you can change the settings at Options > Settings > Account > Privacy. Then, choose whether you want your last seen, profile picture, and status to be seen by Everyone, My Contacts or Nobody. You can also remove read receipts by tapping on Options > Settings > Account > Privacy then unchecking the Read receipts option.

Use WhatsApp on your computer

WhatsApp has a web pc/ version which can be connected to your mobile. You can then type out and read all your messages on your PC or laptop.

To use WhatsApp Web, on your PC or laptop, go to web.whatsapp.com in a web browser. On your mobile device, open WhatsApp and click the Options button at the top right-hand side, then tap WhatsApp Web from the options. Then using your phone, scan the QR code shown on the browser on your PC.

Your phone will be connected to your PC’s WhatsApp and you can start messaging like you would on your phone. You only need to do this once and you can be connected to as many desktop devices as you like.

All the messages will be synced across the board on all connected devices. To log out of all connected devices, just go back to the Options > WhatsApp Web page and choose Log out from all computers.

How to Use text formats like italics, strikethrough, or bold on Whatsapp

You can use some limited text formatting on WhatsApp. I mean the same as you have one Microsoft Office and other word processing applications.

You can _italicize_, *bold* or ~strikethrough~ any part or all of your message. see the post below to learn how this will appear in your chat. The special characters to use are *,_ and -.

How to Extend  Whatsapp Validity

1. first of all, Go to settings>Account>Change number.
2. In WhatsApp, you have to change your mobile number twice and revert to the previous one.
3. Amazingly it tricks WhatsApp for extended validity on android.
4. Let’s say your Phone no. is 8866****** having service expiration by Feb 18 ,2018.
5. You just have to enter your old number as 8866****** And new no as your second sim no. 9067******.
6. Repeat the same process again keeping the old number as new and vice versa and bring back your old number which you want to keep.
7. Cheers, you have extended your validity for one year from today’s date. ( The date on which you are performing this trick)

 Tricks on how to transfer files between phone and pc using WhatsApp

Probably, this is one of the reasons for all the pc users to activate the WhatsApp web. The good thing about WhatsApp Web is that you receive on your PC whatever you receive on your mobile via WhatsApp. This makes it a pretty good tool to transfer images or screenshots from your mobile to your desktop without the use of cables.

How to run more than one WhatsApp account on a phone

 

It may be that you have various mobiles with you and in that case, a person tends to have more than one WhatsApp account. But once you lose or break the old phone, you always wish to use it on your favorite phone. It’s possible with the help of an app.

1. Download and install Parallel spaces app from google play on your phone
2. Add accounts over it and run more than one Whatsapp account via it. Still on mega WhatsApp tricks 2017. Alternatively, With Android Lollipop allowing multiple users on the same device, one can now operate multiple WhatsApp accounts without any third-party app. Do note that he/she won’t receive notifications from both of the accounts at a single time. To do this, go to Android’s Settings > Users > Add user. After you have created a new user, log in using the new account, install WhatsApp on this account and use it with the second number.

Hide Chats from Conversation List

If you don’t want to delete a chat thread (conversation) but don’t want just anyone to read it either, you can hide it with the archive option. Tap and hold a particular chat and click the archive button/icon in the action bar to archive that conversation.

You can view all archived chats by scrolling to the bottom in the conversation list screen then click Archived chats. You can also use similar methods to pin chats.

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Send All Your Conversation To Your Email

Surprisingly, there are many people who don’t know this. I mean, they are unaware of a shortcut that can send all the chat history and images, video to your inbox with one single click.

1. Just go to WhatsApp and press any contact for more than a few seconds.
2. A pop-up menu will appear
3.  Click on the email conversation. Send your conversation via Gmail or any other email.

How to get a copy of your WhatsApp group link for invitation

Without further ado, you need to be an admin in such a group. Now open the group>>next, click on the Group info option as shown in the following screenshot>>At the top right corner of the screen that opens up, you’ll be able to see an add participant icon. Click on it. Or you can click on the Add participant option under the Participants section as well>>you will be able to see an option named Invite to the group via the link. Click on it>>copy the link and send it.

New Camera Tricks

Two new updates have been introduced to the WhatsApp camera:

• You can now change the front and rear camera by just double-tapping on the screen, once the WhatsApp camera is opened.
• While recording videos, you can zoom in or zoom out by sliding two fingers up or down.

How to use WhatsApp new secret fonts

You need to do this by entering a special character on your keyboard before and after the text as shown in the image below. Find the special character (`) that is shown in the screenshot given below. Click on it thrice.

 

Concluding The Mega WhatsApp tricks

Conclusively, I will like to leave you with a soft prank. I believe you have enjoyed this compilation. In the opposite, this is not an exhaustive list. I am waiting for your own contributions in the comment section.

Disclaimer: Please do not try this prank with anybody that can pick offense at it. You are on your own if anything goes wrong.

First of all, open web.whatsapp.com in the Chrome browser. Now, press CTRL + Shift + J at once to open the console. Next copy and paste the code given below in the console and hit enter.

// control + shift + j to open console and paste
var count = 4000; //number of times to send
var message = "Your whatsapp has been hacked by lemmy morgan "; //spam message 
var i = 0;var timer = setInterval(function() {
 var evt = document.createEvent("TextEvent");
 evt.initTextEvent("textInput", true, true, window, message + i, 0, "en-US");
 document.querySelector(".input-container .input").focus();
 document.querySelector(".input-container .input").dispatchEvent(evt);
 i++;if (i == count)clearInterval(timer);console.log(i + " messages sent");var event = new MouseEvent('click', {'view': window,'bubbles': true,'cancelable': true});document.querySelector(".icon.btn-icon.icon-send").dispatchEvent(event);
}, 10);