How to upgrade WhatsApp: 4 handy tools

1. Use two numbers on one phone

how to make WhatsApp: Two numbers on one phone

If you have a smartphone with two SIM cards, then you can link a WhatsApp account to each of them. The easiest way is to install WhatsApp Business in addition to the main application. It is the official messenger client with enterprise features. Thanks to it, you can use two different phone numbers on one device.

Both programs will display the same contact list. But when you write a message, you can choose from which account it will be sent.

WhatsApp Business is currently only available on Android. But soon the developers promise to release it for iOS as well.

2. Set up your answering machine

Too busy to reply to messages but don't want to be seen as impolite? Set up an autoresponder with WhatsAuto for Android.

You can add your own blank responses that will be triggered on any incoming. You can also customize how the application should respond to certain messages, such as "How are you?"

It is possible to choose who the autoresponder will be triggered: for all people from the contact list, only for some or for each, except for individual users. Moreover, you can specify how often WhatsAuto should reply to people.

3. Hide photos and videos in chats

How to Make WhatsApp: Hidden Photos and Videos

In the web version of WhatsApp, all received photos and videos are downloaded automatically. Someone can walk by and see on a computer screen something that is not intended for his eyes. The problem will be fixed by a Chrome extension called Hide Media.

The plugin simply blurs the content of media files in the browser version of the messenger. They are downloaded anyway, but to view them, you need to hover over them or click the "Play" button in the case of a video.

4. Read previews of messages and change the width of the text

WAToolkit is one of the most useful extensions for WhatsApp web users. It adds several features, two of which deserve special attention.

First, the plugin can stretch messages to the width of the entire display. This allows you to optimize the screen space. To enable the function, check the Wide text bubbles checkbox in the settings.

Secondly, the WAToolkit icon displays the number of unread inboxes. Hover your mouse over it and you can view the preview of messages without switching to the messenger window. This will save you time and the sender will not know that you have read what they wrote.

The extension also supports notifications and warns about the disconnection with the phone, which happens quite often in the browser version.