WhatsApp Hidden Useful Features | What are the hidden features of whatsapp

WhatsApp is such a platform of social media in which we can share our feelings with a person not only through text chat but also through images, videos, audios, emojis and stickers. There are a lot of settings available in WhatsApp related to all these things. Most of us users use only those settings and features which are easily visible to us in WhatsApp.

In today's article, we are going to tell you some such settings and options of WhatsApp which are not known to all users, all these settings and features will improve the way we use WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Hidden Features And Settings Highlight

• Mark as UnRead for future reading
• Text Formatting While Typing
• Highlight Important Messages
• Contact wise data consumption
• Listen Voice Notes Before Sending

5 WhatsApp Hidden Features And Settings

Mark as UnRead for future reading

In WhatsApp, whenever we open a message after receiving it in our chat box, it means that we have read all the messages that have come in this chat box. If there is an important message in it and we want to read it later, then we can Mark As Unread it.

How to Mark As UnRead in WhatsApp

Step 1 :  As soon as we open WhatsApp then we see three sections on the home page in which first section is chat second section is status and third is calls section, first we have to come to chat section

Step 2 : After that we have to tap and hold on that contact which we want to mark as unread

Step 3 : After that tap on the three dots shown above

Step 4 : Then we have to tap on Mark As Unread

After Mark As Unread that contact, we will see a green dot next to it. After reading the message of this contact, this green dot will go away.

Text Formatting While Typing

Whenever we type any text in WhatsApp, this text is typed in the normal format, there is no formatting of any kind, but we can give bold, italic and strike through effect to this text if needed. 

How to make text bold in whatsapp

Step 1: First of all open a chat box in WhatsApp

Step 2 : After that whatever text we want to apply bold effect, before and after the sign of "*" (Star) have to be added

Example : 

How to apply Italic text effect in WhatsApp

Step 1 : First of all open any chat box in WhatsApp

Step 2 : After that add the sign of "_" (Under Score) before and after whatever text we want to apply the Italic effect.

Example : 

How to make text strikethrough effect in WhatsApp

Step 1 : First of all open any chat box in WhatsApp

Step 2 : After that add the sign of "~" (Tilde Symbol) before and after whatever text we want to apply strikethrough effect.

Example : 

Highlight Important WhatsApp Messages

In WhatsApp, we receive a lot of data in different forms, whenever we feel that a message in WhatsApp is important to us, then we can star it. Whenever we star something in WhatsApp, a separate list is created in WhatsApp. 

How to star message in whatsapp 

Step 1 : First of all we have to tap and hold that message

Step 2 : Tap on the star button above

If you have stared a contact's message, then to see it, you have to tap on the 3 dots above, then tap on View Contact, there we will see the stared messages.

Contact wise data consumption in WhatsApp

There are many groups and contacts in our WhatsApp and we exchange data with them very often, this means that we send something to them or that something to us. If we want to see how much internet data is being spent in which contact or group, then follow the steps given below…

Step 1 : First of all, you have to turn on the main setting of WhatsApp.

Step 2 : After that open the Storage and Data option

Step 3 : Then open Manage Storage

After tapping on Manage Storage, at the bottom we will see how much data we have exchanged with which contacts or groups. We can check it in more detail by opening any group or contact.

Listen Voice Notes Before Sending

In WhatsApp, whenever we want to send a voice note to someone, we first tap and hold on the sign of the mic given in the chat box, after that we type a message by speaking, then release the button of that mic.  Yes, by doing this the voice message typed by voice is sent to that contact.  If we want that we verify that voice message once before it is sent, then for this we have to follow the steps given below…

Step 1 : First of all tap and hold on the mic sign given in the chat box 

Step 2 : After that type the message which you want to send

Step 3 : After that, before releasing the mic button, directly exit from WhatsApp by pressing the home screen button of our mobile.

Step 4 : After that open whatsapp again

By doing this we will not send this voice message, and we can listen to that voice message once before sending it or delete it if needed.