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HowtoUseWhatsApp
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WhatsApp,aplayonthecasualgreeting"what'sup?",isanadfreemobile
messagingappthatallowsuserstoexchangetextandmediamessages
throughtheirInternetdataplanorthroughWiFi.Usersdonothavetopayfor
SMS.OnceyoustartusingWhatsApptoconnectwithyourfriends,you'll
wonderhowyoueverlivedwithoutit!

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Steps

DownloadWhatsAppforyourphone.Theappisavailableonitswebsiteandinthe
iTunesAppStoreandAndroidMarketplace.
WhatsAppdoesnotselladvertisingsousershaveacleanmessagingexperience,
butthatmeansthattheychargeasmallfeeforusingtheapp.iPhoneuserspay
$1.99todownloadtheapp,whileotherphonescandownloadtheappandenjoya
oneyeartrialforfree.Afterthat,thereisa$0.99subscriptionfeeforusing
WhatsApp.[1]

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Launchtheappfromyoursmartphone.Followtheonscreenpromptstocreatea
WhatsAppaccountthatwillbelinkedtoyourphonenumber.AllowWhatsApptosync

withyourContactstomessagepeopleyouknowwithease.

ManageyourFavorites.Onceinyouraccount,youwillseeallofyourcontactswho
alreadyhaveaWhatsAppaccountonthe"Favorites"tab.Keepingthislistwillallow

youtoknowwhohasWhatsApp,butitmaybetooclutteredifyouwanttoaccessafew
frequentcontactswithease.
Youcantap"Edit"inthetopleftcornerandthen"DeleteAll"toclearthelistand
startfromscratch,ortogglethereddeleteswitchnexttoeachnametodelete
peopleindividually.
Youcanstillseeyourcontactsinthe"Contacts"tab(middlebuttonofthe
navigationbar).ContactswhohaveWhatsAppwillhavetheirstatusesdisplayed
underneaththeirname.Ifyoutaponacontact,youwillalsoknowiftheyhave
WhatsAppbecauseitwillgiveyoutheoptionto"Message<name>"insteadof
"Invite<name>toWhatsApp."
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Changeyourstatus.Tap"Status"inthebottomhorizontalnavigationbar.Tapthe
"+"inthetoprightcornertoaddanewcustomstatus.
Youcanedityourcurrentstatusbytappingthebuttonunder"Yourcurrentstatus
is:"orselectingadefaultorpreviousstatusfromthelistbelow.
Ifyou'dliketoclearyourstatuses,tap"Edit"inthetopleftcornertodeletethem
individuallyorscrolldownandtap"ClearStatus"todeletethemall.

Invitefriendsyou'dliketomessagetouseWhatsApp.Taponthe"Contacts"tab
inthemiddleofthenavigationbar.Findacontactandtaponittoviewitsdetails.Tap

"Invite<name>togetWhatsApp"tosendthemanSMSinvitationtodownloadtheapp.
Ifyouusethisoptiontoinviteacontactfromanothercountry,bothofyoumaybe
subjecttointernationalSMScharges.Youmaywanttosendthemanemailtojoin
WhatsAppinstead.Todothis,gotoSettings>>TellaFriendandthenselectthe
methodofdelivery.
InordertomessageafriendonWhatsApp,theymusthavebeenaddedintoyour
phone'scontacts.Ensurethattheirphonenumberhasbeenenteredintoyour
addressbookaccuratelyandthattheyhaveinstalledWhatsApp.

Startachat.Tap"Chats"inthenavigationbar.Tapthepenciliconinthetopright
cornerandselectacontacttostartanewWhatsAppmessagewith.Youwillbetaken

toanewchatwindowwhereyoucantypeamessage,orpressthearrowicon(iPhone),
menuicon(Blackberry)orpaperclipicon(Android,Nokia,WindowsPhone)toshareyour
location,contact,photo,orvideo.Youmayalsorecordavideoortakeaphotoinrealtime
forsharing.[2]
Underneaththerecipient'snameinthechatwindow,youcanseetheirlastseen
time,whichisthelasttimetheyclosedWhatsApporlostInternetconnection.You'll
alsoseewhetherthey'reonline,whichmeanstheyhaveWhatsAppopenandare
connectedtotheInternet.[3]
TostartanewGroupmessage,tapthe"NewGroup"buttonunderneaththepencil
icon(iPhone)ortapthemenu/optionsbuttonandfind"NewGroup"(Blackberry,
Android,Nokia,WindowsPhone).Inthesubjectfield,typeanameforthegroup
chatandaddparticipantsrightunderneath.Youwillalsobeabletoselectapicture
foryourgroup.

Waitforyourmessagetobedeliveredtoyourfriend'sphone.Onecheckmark
nexttoyourmessagemeansthatitwasdeliveredtotheserver,andtwocheckmarks

meanthatitwasdeliveredtotherecipient'sdevice.[4]

Manageyourchats.Tap"Chats"inthenavigationbar.You'llseealistofallofyour
WhatsAppconversationswithindividualusersandgroups.Tapononetocontinuea

conversationortoreadanoldone.

Changeyoursettings.Tapthe"Settings"iconinthenavigationbar.

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Toedityournameorprofilepicture,tap"Profile."
Toedityourfontsize,chatwallpaper,messagetimestampsettings,download
settings,tap"ChatSettings."
Toblockusersfromcontactingyou,tap"ChatSettings"andthen"Block."Youwill
seealistofcontactsyouhaveblockedunderneath.Blockedcontactscanseeyour
statuses,thoughnotyour"lastseen"timestampsoronlineavailability,andtheywill
notbeabletosendyoumessages.Toknowwhethersomeonehasblockedyou,
clickhere.
Toturnoffyour"lastseen"timestamp,tap"ChatSettings"andthentogglethe
switchnextto"MessageTimestamp".Thismeansthatotheruserswillnotknow
thelasttimeyousignedoff.

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ReaderQuestionsandAnswers
CanIretrieveadeletedmessage?
Probably,butitdependsonyourdevice.Trythismethodfirst,thencontact
WhatsAppsupportifthatdoesn'twork.

HowcanItakephotosandvideosandsharethemwithmycontacts?
Whileyou'reinachat,tapthe"uparrow"icontoseesharingoptions.Youcantake
anewphotoorvideofromthismenu,orchooseanexistingfileonyourphone.

Canyousendmessagesininvisiblemode?
Yes.Justgotoyouraccountprivacysettingsandhideyour"LastSeen"status.No
onewillbeabletoseethelasttimeyouwereonline,butyouwillstillbeableto
chat.Peoplemaystillbeabletoseeyouronlinestatuswhileyouareloggedin.

HowdoIhideachat?
Holdyourfingeronthechatyouwanttohide,thenselectArchivefromthepopup
menu.Archivedchatswillreappearwhenyougetanewmessagefromthat
contact.

HowcanItellifthere'smorethanonepersonintheconversation?
Ifyouareinagroupchat,youshouldseethenameofeachpersonatthetopof
thescreen.

WouldIbeabletocalloverseasandnotgetchargedextraforit?
WhatsAppCallingusesyourphone'sinternetconnection,notyourphoneplan.
Eveninternationalcallsarefreeaslongasyoustaywithinyourdatalimit.

Don'tseeyourquestion?Askithere:
Whatdoyouneedtoknow?We'lldoourbesttofindtheanswer.
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Tips
WhatsAppissupportedbyiPhone,BlackBerry,Android,WindowsPhoneand
Nokia.Itiscrossplatformsoanyonewiththosephonescanmessageeach
other.
Turningon"SaveIncomingMedia"willautomaticallydownloadallphotosand
videosthatyourfriendssendyouthroughchats.Thismayincuradditional
datacharges,soturnitoffifyouhavealimiteddataplan.Youcanalways
downloadmediaindividuallythatyouwanttosave.
Ifyouhavealimiteddataplan,usingWhatsAppmayincuradditionalcharges
toyourphonebillifyouarenotconnectedtoWiFi.ShutoffWhatsAppwhen
youareconnectedtoa3Gor4Gmobilenetworktoavoidadditionaldata
charges.

SourcesandCitations
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1.http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/23014681
2.http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/23766198
3.http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/20971848
4.http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/20951546

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