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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 8. Stay selectively notified Not all group chats are created equal, as some are filled with nothing but white noise. And it’s exactly those group chats you want to ignore until you get some downtime to sieve through everything that’s been said. On the flipside, there are the group chats you want to stay on top of, such as the ones deciding dinner plans for the night and so on. Here’s how you can stay selectively notified. (adsbygoogle...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); If you’ve got a generic announcement to make - an invite to a weekend BBQ or an intervention (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); about your friend's unhealthy obsession with KFC - and you don’t want to do it on the loudmouth platform that is Facebook, this feature works in pretty much the same way as BCC-ing people in an email. Your recipients will get the message as if it was a privately composed one, oblivious...

6. Find out the truth about where your friend is (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); We've all been a victim of that “on the way” lie when the person in question is still in bed. To prevent yourself from ever getting duped again, insist that the contact shares their current location with you by tapping on the arrow icon next (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); to the text box and then Share Location. There's also a way of preventing them from manually...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. Get shortcuts to conversations If there are certain people you chat to more often, it might be a good idea to create a shortcut for them directly on your homescreen, so you don’t have to keep opening and closing WhatsApp. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How: Tap and hold on the chat (group or individual) of your choice and a tab will pop up. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 4. Mute group chats We’re all in at least a few group chats at any one time, created because someone (likely the group admin) was bored. People tend to get overzealous in chats, especially since WhatsApp allows group conversations of up to 50 participants. Who hasn’t woken up to the horror of 100+ unread messages fuelled by a night of boredom? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How: To...

3. Keep group chats on the down low (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As WhatsApp becomes the go-to chat app for more and more people, the likelihood of making group decisions gets carried over (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); as well. So if you’re always getting added to new group chats filled with strangers (you social butterfly, you), you might want to keep certain details private until those...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Think the double-blue ticks (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); are the worst thing to happen to relationships since Tinder? Think again. Here's another way you could annoy your loved ones. In addition to finding out the exact time your messages are delivered, you can also choose to see the exact time your message was read (assuming you choose to stick with the ticks). How: Go to any of...