Last Updated on November 19, 2017 by Larious

WhatsApp is currently the most used social media app downloaded and installed on every smartphones in the world with incredible growth rate and amazing new features on every updated version of whatsApp on Android and iPhone.

WhatsApp has been adding new features every now and then, making sure that the competition doesn’t get a chance to play catch up. Addition of new features every now and then mean there are plenty of new hidden features and tricks waiting to be unlocked. We have already listed a number of great WhatsApp tricks previously but if you are one of those people who want to be updated on the latest WhatsApp tricks.

Below are 10 new amazing WhatsApp tricks on your Android and iPhone that you didn’t have a clue about.

1. Multiple WhatsApp Accounts

We understand if you want to have different WhatsApp accounts for work and personal use but sadly WhatsApp only lets you use a single WhatsApp account natively. However, you can use a third-party app dubbed Parallel Space on Android that lets you use two WhatsApp accounts  on a single device. After you have installed Parallel Space, you can just use the Clone apps feature to run two instances of WhatsApp. You can check out our detailed look on the app for more details.

2. New Font Text

To change the font of a message, all you need to do is add three “`(grave accent) characters at the start and end of the sentence or word.

iPhone owners can find the grave accent character by press holding on apostrophe, while the Android keyboard features it in thesecond page of symbols. On Windows and macOS, you will find the character just below the Esc key.

3. Quickly Qoute A text In Your Reply

Chances are, you already know about this cool new WhatsApp feature but if you don’t, we are here to help you out. WhatsApp now lets you embed a previous text in a reply. This should be especially handy in group chats, considering it can get a little confusing at times as to who someone is referring to. To use it, you can just press hold on the message you want to quote and hit the “Reply” option. Then, type in your reply and send it, after which you should see the quoted text with a reply

4. Read messages without sending read receipts (iPhone)

The read receipts feature is a boon for some while not so much for others. So, we won’t blame you if you’ve always wanted to read messages without sending read receipts. On Android, you can see the messages by expanding them in the notification center but if you use an iPhone, we have a much better trick for you. When you receive a message on WhatsApp on your iPhone, you can simply use 3D Touch to get a preview of the message and this way you get to read the message while the sender does not get a read receipt. Pretty simple, right?

5. Block notification previews

Notification previews from WhatsApp on the lock screen or notification center can be annoying, considering anyone who is using your phone can easily get a glimpse of your private messages. On an iPhone, you can easily stop notification previews by going to WhatsApp Settings->Notifications and turning off “Show Preview”.

WhatsApp does not include the ability to hide previews on Android but you can use the OS’ built-in notifications manager to hide WhatsApp’s notifications. You can head over to Android Settings->Apps->WhatsApp->Notifications and select “Block All“. Keep in mind though that this will result in no notifications from WhatsApp on your Android smart phone.

6. Customized Text Format

WhatsApp recently started letting you format text to bold, italics or add a strike through. Well, not entirely a trick or a hidden feature, this is something many people still don’t know about.

• Bold: Add a * at the start and end of a word or sentence.
• Italics: Add an _ at the start and end of a word or sentence.
• Strikethrough: Add a ~ at the start and end of a word or sentence you want to strike through.

7. Check Who Has Read Your Message In A Group

If you are part of a group on WhatsApp and you’ve just posted an important message, you’d want to check who has read your message after a period of time. Well, thankfully, WhatsApp lets you do that. On an iPhone, all you need to do is left swipe on the message. On Android, you can press hold on the message and then, tap on the “info” icon. Once done, you will see who has read your message along with details on when exactly they read it.

8. Unblock Yourself From Someone’s WhatsApp Account

This is something we would not recommend doing but if you really need to contact someone who has blocked you, there’s a way to unblock yourself from their account. It’s important to note that the steps to unblock will result in you losing all your account info including chats, backups, photos and anything else. If you are okay with that, here are the steps to unblock yourself:

• First, head over to WhatsApp Settings->Account->Delete My Account and enter your mobile number and tap on “Delete My Account“.
• Then, uninstall WhatsApp from your device. Once done, restart your Android smart phone or iPhone.
• When your device restarts, install WhatsApp afresh from App Store or Google Play Store, enter your details and start using WhatsApp. Your WhatsApp account will then be unblocked from all the accounts that have blocked you.

9. Find who you talk to most (iPhone)

If you have been wondering about who you talk to most on WhatsApp, well, iPhone users in luck. The WhatsApp app on the iPhone packs in a hidden option to let you know who you talk to most. Just head over to WhatsApp Settings->Account->Storage Use and you will see contacts with whom you share the most messages and media. Well, now you know who your best friend is.

10. Share media to multiple contacts

In WhatsApp’s current iteration, when you try to share something to the messenger from an external source, you can only send it to a single contact or group. Well, that’s about to change, as the new WhatsApp beta lets you share media or any other content to multiple groups or contacts. All you need to do is, hit the share button anywhere and select WhatsApp. Then, you will be able to select multiple contacts or groups to share stuff. Since this feature is part of the beta, we can expect it to arrive on the stable WhatsApp version soon.

WhatsApp would be introducing video call support soon, so keep an eye on that. let us know if you know of a cool WhatsApp trick we missed out on, Kindly drop in the comments section below.