What are some cool WhatsApp tricks?
You need a spare SIM Card for this.If you think you are addicted or wish to go off WhatsApp for sometime without deleting your account or using the 'Change number' option available on WhatsApp (because this notifies all groups that you are a member of) or uninstalling , follow the steps below -1. Go to Settings >> Applications >> WhatsApp >> Clear dataNow you are logged out of WhatsApp without uninstalling the application and nobody is notified about this. Also, you stop getting any new notification messages.2. Now sign in using your new SIM number. Insert the spare SIM card you have in another phone for sometime (to receive one time verification code).WhatsApp will first try to auto verify your number. Since that will fail, as you are signing in with a different SIM number, it will ask you to enter the verification code. Enter the code you receive on the new number (you will receive a text message or call)Once the verification and initialization is done - You have a new WhatsApp account on the same phone You have all your contacts No groups (:D) without being rude Nobody has been notified about this. You didn't have to uninstall WhatsApp. And you still have your old account with all the groups too. You still get to use your other number for everything else except WhatsAppSo you can now carefully choose whom you want to share this number with and keep your notifications limited. You can also recharge this new SIM and keep it as spare for emergencies. Most importantly - You can now switch between these two WhatsApp accounts on this device anytime you want without verification code (WhatsApp asks for it only once for a new device)This trick is particularly useful if you think you are addicted and want to limit your usage or you have exams or something important coming up. Now you can keep WhatsApp communication open to few people without being rude to others.
How in WhatsApp does "someone is typing" work?
A “who’s typing” feature is usually a subscription to “typing started” and “typing stopped” events that is broadcast to everyone involved in a conversation (group or chat room).The person who is currently typing broadcasts a message when typing has started - that can also contain their username. After some time of not typing - let’s say 3 to 5 seconds, they send another message indicating that the user stopped typing.The clients that receive these events then render it in the apps - however they deem appropriate.A typing indicator like this would be straightforward to implement using the Pusher Chatkit API. We released it to make it quick for developers to add chat features into their apps, and manage all the infrastructure required.Its features include:1-1 and group messagingMessage historyTyping indicatorsTextual and rich media messagesUser roles and permissionsUser presenceRead receiptsSDKs for web, mobile, and a growing number of serverside languagesFull compliance with GDPRTo learn more, feel free to have a look at our documentation, demo applications, or explore Chatkit’s free tier.
What app is it called?
There are lots of Emoji apps on Google Apps Store, quite a few are free. You could try asking your friend what application has she installed, Android does not include that by default but does have some emotions built into it's font. Emojidom is one you can use, but be aware if you add an Emoji to an SMS, this will make it a Data message as you will be sending a picture in the message since Android does not have the fonts for Emojis unless they are rooted and added as a font... Quite often, rooting your phone would void your warranty though
Which one is better: Hike or WhatsApp?
Edit 2 (after 2+ years): They have almost destroyed this app, and only stickers and chat is available. Such a shame.Edit (after ~1.6 years): They have really messed up the app and removed some features and introduced unneeded features. Negative points for that now!P.S. I am not working/related to hike in any way except that I use it.Hike is better, hands down.You ask why?Hike has faster messaging speed than WhatsApp. WhatsApp takes high bandwidth for sending messages whereas hike can run on slow connections without any problem.Hike has more emojis than WhatsApp. Check it out!Hike has stickers for almost everything, which isn't there in WhatsApp.Hike has attachment limit of 100 MB, whereas WhatsApp's limit is only 16 MB.Hike allows you to share any type of file, not something we can do on WhatsApp.Hike has a news corner, which reduces rumour to some extent, and you're also updated as a bonus.Hike has 2-way voice and video calls, both of the features available on WhatsApp.Hike has conference call upto 100 people, a feature missing from WhatsApp.128-bit SSL security, selective hiding, etc. Better on privacy than WhatsApp.Hike allows you to hide chats, not something on WhatsApp.WhatsApp recently updated their privacy policy to hand out raw data like phone numbers, location, etc. to Facebook. Breach!Hike has an AI assistant called Natasha. You can chat with her like she is a human. WhatsApp doesn't have any assistant.You can use the assistant to get some facts, search Wikipedia, get jokes, get weather update, movie timings, search mobile number like Truecaller.Hike also has Truecaller like thing that pops up when unknown number is calling. Not something on WhatsApp.Hike allows you to chat and share files without internet! Whatsapp requires that damn data.Hike has coupons! Get discounts! Not on WhatsApp.Free SMS if someone is offline or not on hike.They make you April fool.GIF suggestions along with stickers.Hike has stories, by which you can share your moments with anyone.Hike has filters for photos. Try them!Hike allows groups to have 1000 members, definitely huge than WhatsApp.Hike has games, jokes (6–9 photos daily), thoughts, cricket scores, which aren't available on WhatsApp.Their support is quick. They chat with you using hike!And much more.Edit (thanks to upvoter)…Polls, split bills, wallet, recharge, UPI, blue packets and many new features have been introduced in newer versions.In short, it is an all-in-one app!