Whatsapp is one of the top 5 most used apps in the world and it is normal, given its popularity even among those who are less experienced in computers and applications, to have doubts about it. As with Facebook, most of the questions on Whatsapp are related to privacy, who can see what, how one can find out who is online or who reads a message or, conversely, how to hide and how to read the chat without others know that I have entered.
The questions then increase and the answers change after each update of the application, where the settings can change, where new functions are added also depending on the phone used, whether Android, iPhone or Windows Phone.
To make a clear summary of all the most important doubts regarding Whatsapp we see here the 10 most requested, most frequent questions, those that anyone should ask themselves also to discover things of Whatsapp that one would never think was possible .
1) Whatsapp is free or you can get it for free "> how to pay and renew Whatsapp are in another article.
2) Can Whatsapp be used on two different phones with the same account?
No, this cannot be done because Whatsapp is linked to the phone number used.
So if you can not use the same number on two different phones, so it is for Whatsapp.
The situation is different with regard to dual sim phones, on which it is possible to have two Whatsapp accounts simultaneously, each linked to one of the two numbers.
We explained how to use two Whatsapp accounts on dual sim phone in another article.
3) Can I hide my online status on Whatsapp?
Yes, it is possible to hide from others when we last used Whatsapp while online.
To find the option to hide the last access you have to go to Settings> Accounts> Privacy on Android and Settings> Chat Settings> Advanced on iPhone.
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4) Can messages received be read without showing the writer that we have read them?
Yes, it is possible to make sure that the sender does not display the famous blue tick when we read his messages, but there is a price to pay.
If you disable the option, you give up seeing the blue ticks of the messages we send and we will no longer know if friends read what we write.
To find out how, refer to the guide to deactivate the reading confirmation (blue ticks) on Whatsapp.
5) How do you delete a contact from the list?
As Whatsapp is designed, we are all connected and we can all write to everyone, as long as we have their number.
The only way to delete a contact is to delete its number from the phone's address book.
However, this does not prevent this contact from writing to each other, so let's move on to the next question.
6) Can a contact be blocked and prevented from writing to us?
Absolutely yes and it can be done in two different ways.
You can simply silence a number, so that if it writes to us we will receive its messages, but the phone will not send any sound notification or even on sight.
To do this, just tap the options button at the top right of the contact card.
To block a number completely and no longer receive messages from this person instead you have to go to settings> Privacy, scroll down and tap on blocked contacts and then add them by pressing the +.
Those who are blocked cannot know, even if they will no longer see any signal of our presence, that is, they will not see when we have been online and if the messages sent are received (the double blue and non-blue tick will never appear)
7) Are Whatsapp calls free?
Yes, voice calls with Whatsapp are free and without limitations.
There is only one trick to take into account: phone calls consume bandwidth, therefore, if you do not want to end the internet traffic of your data subscription, you can reduce bandwidth consumption by going to Settings> Chat and calls to activate the reduced consumption .
8) What is the difference between broadcast and group?
A little-known feature of Whatsapp is broadcast, which works differently than the group.
If you start a broadcast, we communicate with all the added people, but they will not communicate with each other as in groups.
The broadcast is used to send a single message to several people without them knowing who the recipients are.
For more details, I refer to the guide on notifications and group and broadcast options.
NOTE: If you add a new person to a group, they will only read subsequent messages and not those exchanged before their invitation.
9) Can Whatsapp be used from a PC?
Yes, using Whatsapp via the web, but not if the phone is not connected to the internet.
Whatsapp Web works only as an interface connected to the mobile phone and does not work if the phone is turned off or not connected to the internet to receive messages.
If desired, you can also download the official Whatsapp program for PC and Mac.
10) Can I withdraw a sent message and delete it before the recipient reads it?
No, if you send a message, you will be able to withdraw it only before the first check appears which means sent, therefore only while the clock icon is next to it.
If I then delete the messages exchanged with a person, they will still remain on this person's phone.
BONUS: Can deleted messages be recovered?
Yes, as explained it is possible to recover deleted Whatsapp messages and history
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