Five lesser known WhatsApp features

WhatsApp has emerged as one of the most widely used instant messaging apps and has played a significant part in connecting people across the globe.

Over time, the app has been updated with various features to make communication as easy and quick as possible. There are certain features of the app, that may not be well-known to users, that can make your life easier.

1. Find out who you interact the most with

If you want to know who you talk to the most over WhatsApp or which Chat takes most and least storage, click on the three dots at the top right corner. Now choose Settings and then Storage and Data from that category. Now select Manage Storage and you will see a list of all the contacts with the most and least storage used.

You can choose any contact and then delete any specific data from that Chat.

2. Add variation to the text

If you want to make your text more appealing and engaging, then bold, italicise and cross-out the words.

To make your text bold, put the asterisk (*) before and after the word. For example, type *text* and press enter.

To italicise, add the underscore sign before and after the word. For example, type _text_ and press enter.

To cross out/strike through the words, add this “~” symbol before and after the text. For example, type ~text~ and press enter.

3. Built-in text formatting shortcuts

If you need help remembering the symbols for bold, italic and strikethrough, you can always use the built-in shortcuts. Access the shortcuts by tapping and holding the text typed on WhatsApp to get a selector tool. You will see a string of options showing undo, delete, cut, and copy. There will be three more dots on the end of the string. The additional list will have the option of bold, italic, monospace and strikethrough.

4. Show profile picture to selected people

If you are worried about the privacy of your profile picture and do not want anyone random to see it, then head to Settings and choose Privacy. Click on the Profile Photo option. Now select from Nobody, Everyone or My contacts.

5. Change the text size

If you find it hard to read the standard WhatsApp text size or feel it's too big, you can always change the font size. Click on Settings and choose Chat from the list. Now select Font Size from the Chat settings menu. Now you can choose small, medium or large text size.