WhatsApp 201 – More How-to’s, Tips and Tricks
In our WhatsApp
101 article we covered the basics of
WhatApp, here we’ll touch a few topics that weren’t properly covered
there or omitted. So, here we go!
Location Markers
Apart from multimedia WhatsApp allows you send GPS coordinates
(i.e. Location Markers) to your contacts. These location markers can be
opened
with Google Maps. When opened the location of the sender will be
indicated on
their map, you can save this location or get directions to the location
marker
using the Google Map interface. This feature comes in handy if you’re
organising a small event or just too tired to type directions.
Sending your location is straight forward - during an active
chat session, tap the office pin icon on the top right corner of the
grey bar
and then tap location. Your estimated location will be marked on the
preview
map for you to see – to improve accuracy make sure you GPS is witched
on, then
tap send your current location and a location marker will be sent.
Group Chat
WhatsApp has group chat support - this allows you to create a
chat group to have real-time discussions with friends and colleagues.
From the
‘chats’ homescreen, press the options key then tap ‘New Groups’, you
will be
promoted to type a group name and an optional picture, tap next in the
top
right corner on the screen. You will now be prompted to add participants
from
your WhatsApp contact list. When done, tap Create in the top right
corner and
your group will e created with all you participants added. To manage the
group
while in the group chat window, press your options key, the tap ‘group
info’ to
Add or remove people from the group, change the subject or Delete and
exit the
group.
When you have been blocked by someone on WhatsApp all
incoming messages from that individual will be undelivered. WhatsApp
does not
notify the blocked party in any way that they have been blocked. There
are some
symptoms to search for to see if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp,
a. When you have been blocked by someone via WhatsApp, messages you send to that person will reach the WhatsApp server but will not be delivered to the person who has blocked you. You will notice that your message will be ticked once – indicating the message has been sent, but will be double ticked – indicating the message has been delivered.
b. When open a chat window to chat with a contact, WhatsApp should give you information in the grey bar about when this person was last online, this information usually loads within a few seconds. If you have been blocked no information will loaded, and the bar will remain blank.
This concludes our WhatsApp course. If you have anything you
like added just leave a comment below.
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