Whatsapp Features You Didn't Know - Part II

If you have missed the first part of the Whatsapp features, click Whatsapp Features You Didn't Know - Part I.

Whatsapp Features You Didn't Know

1. Kind reminder
   You might have experienced the times where you have seen the messages then forgetting to reply them? Yes, we understand sometimes replying to that messages are just not the top priority during that time. To avoid this to happen again or miscommunication, Whatsapp has a feature where you can mark the chat with blue dot for you to attend to it later. Just swipe that chat to the right and the option to Mark as unread will be shown up. Simply tap on it and the blue dot will appear to be there to remind you to read that and reply later.
   
   

   

   
   
   
   
2. Customise your notification
   Again, we know you have quite a few group chats but some of the group chats might be just annoying and you really do not wish to receive the notification or vibration from that particular group chat especially when you are having meeting or work in the office. What you can do here is to tap on the group chat, then on the name of the chat, click the Custom Notifications. From there you can choose from a variety of sound alerts for both calling and texting purposes. And this is also the place where you can even put no sound for your notifications. Just simple and cool.
   
   [Tip 1]: This applies to both individual and group chats as well. Some people may utilise this function in another way. For instance, if you wish to put certain chats, say your best friends and family, as your top priority in replying the messages, you can simply customise the notification with an unique sound alerts for these particular chats so that you get to identify them and reply them the soonest possible.
   
   
   
3. Prevent others to read your messages
   This is another trick considerably useful for those who do not wish to have the messages being read by others. All you need to do is to go to Settings, then Notifications, and disable Show Preview. From now onwards, your notification will just reveal the sender's name but without any contents.
   
   

   
   
   
   
4. More time for yourself to reply messages
   Sometimes we might need to take a little more time to formulate our response rather than just replying the sender right after reading the messages. We also do not wish to have the sender realized we actually looked over the messages again and again. However, the double blue ticks has taken our privacy and privilege away by letting the sender knows we have read but pending to reply. To prevent this to happen, you can go to Settings, then Account, and then Privacy to have this changed. Switch off the Read Receipts. With this function, your "last seen" will not be seen by others anymore neither the blue ticks.
   
   [Tip 2]: Note that when you switch off the Read Receipts, you won't be able to see if people have read your messages either. However, read receipts will always be sent for group chats.
   
   

   

   
   
5. Locate Group Chat
   Pretty sure most of you did not know that you can find old group chats by checking with individuals. This is useful when you wish to revisit old group chat but you can't remember where to find them. Chances are you will remember who was in the chat rather than what the chat name was. All you need to do is to tap on any individual chats, and tap their name for more information. From there you can see the groups you both have in common, which then makes it easier for you to find the group chat that you have been looking for.
   
   

   
   
   

With these 10 hidden features in Whatsapp being introduced, we hope you can now use Whatsapp more effectively and convenient. Enjoy!