WhatsApp is a very popular online messaging app. People all over the world are using it for online texting, voice calling, and video calling, etc. It has become a very important part of our everyday life. The app is owned by Facebook and has been updating features over the years. Millions of people are using it from different parts of the world for their personal, professional and business purposes. It serves as a huge community as almost every person with a smartphone uses WhatsApp now.

Although, everyone knows how to use WhatsApp, yet, there are not many people who know all the tips and tricks of WhatsApp that are handy. It becomes more fun and easy with just a few simple tips and tricks. So, here are 5 important WhatsApp tips and tricks that everyone should know about and use:

Read and send messages without touching the phone

This trick is really easy and simple. You do not have to put much effort. Just use a virtual assistant like Siri or Google Assistant to help you read and send messages without typing or touching your phone. All you have to do is give commands verbally. We all feel a little lazy at some point that we do not even want to type with our hands. So, this is the best option to go for in those lazy moments.

See who is eating up your storage

Do you also sometimes wonder that messages of which friend of yours is making your storage full? Well, you do not need to worry anymore as there is a really simple trick to check that. I’m quite sure not many of you are aware of this trick. Just go to settings and click on the Data and Storage Usage option. Then all you have to do is click on the Storage Usage option and select the contact. You will be able to find out which friend from your contact is making your storage full.

Mark read messages as unread

We all can be a little clumsy sometimes. We read a message and think of replying later. Then we forget to reply to that message. But there is a simple trick that reminds you that you haven’t replied to a specific conversation. All you have to do is mark the chat as unread.There are different ways of marking the chat unread on Android and iOS. On Android, you first have to tap and hold on the chat that you want to be marked as unread and then click on the mark as an unread option. On iOS, you have to swipe right on the chat that you want to be marked as unread and click on the Mark as unread icon. It is very easy and simple.

Broadcast messages to multiple contacts

There are times when you have to send a common message to different people, and you do not want to create a group just for that. Worry not as there is an easier option so that you do not have to face the hassle of creating a new group every single time. You just have to broadcast the messages, and it will be sent to different people easily without any kind of complications. On Android, you just have to click on the menu in the top right corner of your screen and select the contacts that you want to send the messages to. On iOS, all you have to do is tap on the broadcast icon in the top left corner and then add the contacts. This will save both your time and energy.

Find important messages quickly

There are times when we are unable to find an important message and keep looking for it for an hour which takes a lot of time and effort. You do not have to waste your time anymore as there is a very easy and simple way of finding your important messages, called starred messages. Just choose that important message and star it with the help of the star icon on the upper part of your screen. After that, you can find the messages that you have starred easily on the starred messages option in the main menu.

So, above are some important WhatsApp tips and tricks that will make your life more simpler and easier. It is good to be aware of a few tricks to keep things simple and uncomplicated in our day-to-day busy lives. Some people might know these tricks that are mentioned above and those who did not know about, these tips and tricks must try them. It makes your WhatsApp experience a lot better and fun as we all know that WhatsApp has become a very integral part of our lives today.