It is has only been a few years since WhatsApp has come on the scene, and since then has become one of the most popular messaging apps on the market for both uses on the PC and on your smartphone.
The apps permits users to receive and send free text messages, as well as send videos, voice messages, and images with other users. This is all possible as long as you have a stable connection to the internet. There are no added costs to you, except for paying for internet services.
There have been many pieces written about the surge in popularity that WhatsApp has created, but for new users that still are not hip to all that WhatsApp has to offer, this article is dedicated to you. Let us highlight a couple of features to enrich your experience.
Install the App
Of course, the first act is to install the application. You can either do this on your PC by downloading BlueStacks Android emulator on your PC or installing on your phone, which we will get to later. For PC users, put WhatsApp in the search box on BlueStacks, tap on the icon for WhatsApp, and install it on your computer. Users that wish to use the app on their smartphone, all you have to do is go to your respective app store and search and download from there. When you down installing on your device, use your phone number to sign up, and it will automatically generate your contact list. You will be sent a confirmation message on the number provided after signing up. It is free for first-time users, after a year on the app you then be charged $.99 a year.
Fooling Around With Your Profile
When are sent a confirmation, and created your account, then you will be able to fix up your profile so that users in your contact list will be able to find you. You have the option to put your picture on your profile, and choose a user name. You can however just skip this process, and import data from your Facebook profile. When you have completed the necessary steps after signing up, your contact list will automatically be your favorites, but you still have the option of picking and choosing which contacts you want or not.
Update Your Status
Just like other mobile apps, WhatsApp offers the choice of letting you update your status. You can write about whatever, and have up to 118 characters to add emojis to satisfy your status. However, the app comes with pre-set text for your status, so you don’t have to manually input certain updates.
Commence Chatting
Now that are you done with all the setup, you can get down to why you really downloaded the app, and that is chatting for free with family and friends. Just choose the person from your contact list and input your text. When you are finished, simply hit the arrow to the right and send. You also have the option to send an audio message, your location, contacts, and photos by tapping on the paper clip of your chat page. And there you go, now go chat!
