They can be downloaded for free from the phone store for a year on most phones. After a year, you will have to pay a small annual fee to continue using the app, which doesn't happens. It renews Free Of Cost after every Year. However, some phones like the iPhone require users to make yearly payments right from the beginning. The cross-platform compatibility allows messaging between any two phones in which this app is installed. Once you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, you will be able to view a list of people from your Contacts who use this feature.
Sending your Conversation History
You can send a copy of your conversation on WhatsApp to yourself or someone else as an email message. To do this using an Android phone, click on Menu at the bottom of the conversation screen. Choose the Email conversation option and type the email address of the receiver. The entire conversation log including messages, videos, and images will be sent. This feature is also available in other smartphones.
Conversation Backup
You need not worry about accidentally deleting your favorite WhatsApp conversation with your friend. Click on Chat history backup and set up the time period indicating how often you want the backup to occur. You can also set the option to Never if you do not want a backup of your conversations.
Broadcasting a message
If you wish to send the same message to a few people at the same time, the Broadcast option can be quite useful. This option allows you to send the same message to multiple people on your WhatsApp list at a time. However, to use this feature, you must set up the Broadcast list that contains the list of people whom you wish to send the same message.
Privacy
This feature is available to both iPhone and Android users. You can hide the last seen option that prevents your WhatsApp buddies from seeing when you last checked your phone. While Android users can toggle between the ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’ statuses any number of times daily, iPhone users can make the change only once in a day. They have to wait for a day before making a change again.
Cloud Send
You can share much more than images and videos with WhatsAppusing the Cloud Send feature. With Cloud Send, you can get across a DOC, APK, ZIP, or PDF file to any person on your contacts list.
Only a few interesting features of WhatsApp messenger have been listed above. The best way to gain maximum insight of this wonderful app is to install it on your smartphone and explore it on your own. Most users find themselves hooked to this wonderful app and use it as the most sought after means of getting their messages across. It has also become increasingly popular over the traditional SMS. While some features vary depending on the smartphone in which the app is installed, most of them remain the same. This is why WhatsApp is still being widely used even after its acquisition by the social media giant Facebook.
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