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You were tired of spending money on SMS and were looking for a different way to send text messages without being obliged to change your telephone operator. So your friends suggested to install WhatsApp. Despite your relationship with smartphones is not really idyllic, you followed their advice and now you are very happy to use this famous app.

It was not very difficult to learn to use the basic functions of WhatsApp, and now you would like to expand your knowledge learning, for example, how to customize the app on your phone. For example, you would like to change the size of the font, or the background of chat conversations as well as some other details, but you do not know how to do it. Don’t worry, it’s quite simple. Following this guide you will discover that customizing WhatsApp is much easier than you think. Just use the settings of the app and you’re done.

First of all, let’s start seeing how to customize WhatsApp changing the background image of the conversations. If you want to change the background theme of WhatsApp with a personal photo, or with an image downloaded from the Internet or with one of the wallpaper included in the application, you just have to open the settings. If you are an iPhone user, you simply have to press Settings (located on the bottom right). If  you use Android, you have to press the menu button (the icon with the three dots at the top right) and then touch Settings from the box that appears.

Now, go to Chat Settings and click on the menu relating to the background. At this point you can choose if you prefer to change the default background with a picture from your phone (option photos on iPhone, Documents option on Android). If you want  you can also choose something from the Library backgrounds of WhatsApp. In the latter case, the iPhone will have a package ready to use as wallpaper. On Android you’ll be asked to download a package of images from the Internet.

Whatever your decision, select the image that you like the most and the changes will be immediately displayed. If you are not convinced of your choice, you can always reconsider it and restore the default background provided by WhatsApp simply selecting the Restore background button on the iPhone, or clicking on the Default button in the Android version of the app (still in the selection screen of the wallpaper).

WhatsApp is the instant messaging application most used in the world, and it is now more important and more used than sms. WhatsApp provides, besides others, a useful function that indicates if one of your contacts is currently online or not. Furthermore, it can show you when was the list time that  someone was online. This option is called “Last seen”.

However, this feature (called also Timestamp) has also been widely criticized. In fact, people usually do not like that everyone can see when they were “last seen”. Maybe you can not reply immediately to any message, while others expect you to do it because they know that you have read it, based on the “last seen”. In fact, WhatsApp Last Seen, through the timestamp, shows exactly when was the last time that someone closed the App.

You do not like that other people can see when you’ve been online for the last time? Don’t worry, there is a solution. It is very easy to enable or disable the “last seen” feature of WhatsApp. In addition, you can decide if anyone, only your contacts, or everyone can see your “last seen”. Android users have the option “Disable Last Seen”. So, if you are one of them, you can follow these simple steps to hide/disable your “last seen” on WhatsApp. But first of all make sure that you are using the latest version of WhatsApp. Older versions of the Android app are not able to change these settings.

Step 1: open WhatsApp and go to Settings. Step 2: Open the Settings menu by tapping the Menu button in the upper-right corner and then tap Settings. Step 3: now open the Account menu (tap “Account” in the Settings menu to open it). Step 4: from the Account menu, click the Privacy options to open the Privacy menu. Now you can change your Last Seen settings. Step 5: from the Privacy menu, tap “Last Seen” to set who can see your Last Seen timestamp.

You can choose three kind of settings: “Everyone”, “My contacts”, or “Nobody”. If you want to completely block your timestamp, obviously choose Nobody. If you decide to set it to “My contacts“, only people on your contacts list will be able to see when you were last online.

Remember: a blocked user is not able to see the date and time of your last access to the application. Furthermore, you can not disable the timestamp that is automatically inserted into messages that you send.

As each application for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone, also WhatsApp Messenger needs to be constantly updated to ensure you have on your phone a safe and functioning version of the app. If you are not sure that you are using the latest version of the application, today I’d like to show you how to update WhatsApp on the more used smartphone operating systems. But don’t worry, even if you’re just starting out with Android, iPhone or Windows Phone, you will quickly succeed.

How to update WhatsApp on iPhone
If you use an iPhone, first af all you have to open the App Store by pressing the appropriate icon on the home screen of the phone and select Updates (at the bottom right). Once you have found the WhatsApp icon, press Update. If you do not see the button to update next to the name of WhatsApp, it means your iPhone has already installed the latest version of the app, but if the icon of WhatsApp is missing probably the application has already been updated, and there are not recent updates to be done. If you had to manually start the download of the latest version of WhatsApp, the iOS system of automatic updates could not be activated. Then go in iOS Settings (by pressing on the specific icon on the home screen), select iTunes Store and App Store from the menu and set the Updates option on ON.

How to update WhatsApp on Android
If you’re using an Android smartphone, you can upgrade directly from WhatsApp Play Store: you can find the icon on the home screen of your phone or in the list of the apps installed on your device. After you have launched it, you have to press the Menu button located in the upper left (the icon with the three horizontal lines), select My app from the bar that appears laterally and look for the icon of WhatsApp in the Updates section. If next to the name of the app there is an Update mark, it means that there is an update available. Press the WhatsApp icon, then Update and Accept and the upgrade will be automatically completed. If otherwise next to the app name you can read Installed, it means that there are not updates available and you are already using the last version of the software. Also Android has an automatic update system for applications, which should be on by default. In the event that the one on your smartphone is not automatic, you can open the Play Store, press the Menu button and select Settings from the menu that appears. Now you have to select Automatic App Update. From this screen, select Automatic Update App and put the check mark next to Auto-update apps only via Wi-Fi.

How to update WhatsApp on Windows Phone
If you have a Windows Phone, to update WhatsApp you have to select the Windows Store tile from the Start Screen. After that, press Other and select Download. From this new screen choose the WhatsApp icon, and complete the procedure by clicking Update. To adjust the settings for updating the app, go to the list of applications installed on your Windows Phone, select the Settings icon, Applications and  Store. Finally, go to Updates and sets on ON the option Update app automatically.

When you talk about apps for instant messaging, WhatsApp is probably the first one that comes on your mind. With its 700 million active users each month, it has become one of the most widely used network in the world. With its record of users, the app is now more popular than Twitter and Instagram (which is also owned by Facebook).

WhatsApp, through your phone number, allows you to chat easily with your friends and family anywhere in the world. With WhatsApp you do not need to remember usernames, you do not also have to accept any friend requests. Consequently, the verification process that has been created is quite simple. In any case, if you incur in some problems verifying your number, stay calm and try to follow the following steps.

First of all, you better verify that you have installed the latest version of WhatsApp, which is available on the App Store. Enter your international phone number, including the country code (or select your country from the country list). You must omit any zeros or exit codes from your number. Now, check that your phone has Internet access with a good signal. To be sure, try opening a webpage. Check that your phone is not roaming. Another important step: check that your phone can receive international SMS messages. Check also that your device is not an unsupported one, such as iPod Touch or iPad. Be sure that your device is not jailbroken.

At this point, after you enter your phone number, wait, an SMS should be delivered to your phone. The message will contain a 6-digit verification code that you can enter in the verification screen in WhatsApp. The verification code is unique and changes every time you test a new number or device. It is important that you do not try to guess the verification code, otherwise too many failed attempts may delay the verification process.

If you do not receive your code via SMS, the automated system will tell you the code via a phone call. Wait exactly five minutes, and do not change or edit your number during this time. If after following all these steps you still have not received your code, you can try these other three steps: 1) Delete the WhatsApp application from your iPhone; 2) Reboot your device: first turn it off, then turn it back on; 3) Download the latest version of WhatsApp from the App Store.

Someone you just met tells you “Send me a WhatsApp”, and gives you his/her number. But on WhatsApp it does not appear. So, how can you send the message? You have to contact someone that is not in your contact list on WhatsApp. Even if you ask the number the problem remains: how can you contact this person?

WhatsApp does not have the ability to add a new contact. The user name is the phone number. The list of contacts you have on WhatsApp are taken from the phone book, they are the numbers that you have stored on your phone. To add a new contact on WhatsApp, you have to add it in your address book. So, follow these steps.

Add a Contact on iPhone: 1. Check if the person you want to add to your contacts has installed WhatsApp on his phone. 2. Add the telephone number of your new contact in the phone book of your iPhone. Pay attention: All numbers will have to meet the international standard and should be preceded by the symbol “+” followed by the country code of the country of origin. 3. Launch WhatsApp. 4. Select “Favorites“. 5. Scroll down the initial part of your “Favorites” list to have the update, the list is based on phone contacts. In this way your list of “Favorites” will be updated and re-organized in alphabetical order, by placing all new contacts.

Add a contact on Android: 1. Check if the person you want to add to your contacts has installed WhatsApp on his phone. 2. Add the telephone number of your new contact in the phone book of your Android. Pay attention: All numbers will have to meet the international standard and should be preceded by the symbol “+” followed by the country code of the country of origin. 3. To the left of the name of your new contact you should see the logo of the mobile phone. If, instead, you see the logo of the SIM card, it means that the contact is stored on the SIM card of the device.

To move it on the internal memory of the device, select the “Menu” button, choose “Import/Export”, “Import from SIM card”, then select the contact you want to import. 4. Now, ask the person that you have just added in your address book to add your phone number in his phone book. 5. Launch WhatsApp. 6. Select the “Chat” icon and check that the name of your new contact appears in the list of WhatsApp contacts. If this new contact is not in the list, press “Menu” and choose “Update”. Now, the name of the new contact will be displayed in the contact list of WhatsApp.

Add a contact on Blacberry 10: 1. Check if the person you want to add to your contacts has installed WhatsApp on his phone. 2. Add the telephone number of your new contact in the phone book of your Blackberry 10. Pay attention: All numbers will have to meet the international standard and should be preceded by the symbol “+” followed by the country code of the country of origin. 3. Launch WhatsApp. 4.  Select “Contacts” (on the right of your screen). If the new contact has installed WhatsApp on his device, you’ll be able to see it in the contact list of WhatsApp.

Add a contact on a Windows phone: 1. Check if the person you want to add to your contacts has installed WhatsApp on his phone. 2. Add the telephone number of your new contact in the phone book of your Windows phone. Pay attention: All numbers will have to meet the international standard and should be preceded by the symbol “+” followed by the country code of the country of origin. 3. Launch WhatsApp. 4. Swipe your finger across the screen to the right, until you find “Favorites”. 5. Select the icon characterized by three dots, on the bottom right of the screen. 6. Select “Update”. The list of Favorites will be updated with the name of your new contact.

Let me guess, you want to avoid writing a long text and you are looking for a simple way  to record a voice message using Whatsapp? If so, I would say that you have found the right article. Today in fact, with this article, we will see together the rapid procedure to record a Voice Message on Whatsapp, being able to express what you think quickly and without the need to write.

The application, in addition to being useful to exchange text messages, pictures or videos with your contacts, also offers a system for recording and sending voice messages, which sometimes can be more useful and simple for a dynamic communication. Since this function is used most often with contacts of some significance, as friends, relatives or your girlfriend/boyfriend, it may happen that you want to store them, and be able to listen again these particular shared moments later, with fun or maybe nostalgia. In addition, voice messages allow you to communicate instantly also with a group chat. Voice messages improve and enrich your chat experience, and constitute a reliable method to send important messages to be delivered on time. But how can you save these precious files on your mobile device? Let’s see it together.

First of all, remember that all voice messages are downloaded automatically. To send a voice message, touch and hold the button with the microphone symbol. On the iPhone, the microphone replaces the enter key in the input bar text. If you change idea while recording a message, you can swipe to the left to delete it instantly. Now the new voice messaging function allows you to see when the message has been heard because the microphone icon will turn blue. How can you listen a voice message?

After you receive a voice message, you have to touch the Play button to listen to it. Keep your phone close to your ear to hear the message on the phone or, to hear it through the speakerphone, keep your phone away from your head. If you leave the headset plugged in, the voice message will always be played through the headset. It is very easy to identify which messages you have already heard and which one not. The microphone icon of the message that you have not heard will be green. The microphone icon next to the voice messages you’ve heard will be blue. How do I use voice messages on Android? The procedure is quite similar.

To send a voice message. To send a voice message, touch and hold the button with the microphone symbol. This icon replaces the enter key. While recording a message, you can swipe to the left to delete it instantly. When the message has been heard on the recipient’s phone, the microphone icon will turn blue. Note: On some phones, you may have to wait a second before speaking.

To receive a voice message. After receiving a voice message, touch Play to listen. Again, if you keep your phone close to your ear you will hear the message on the phone. To hear it through the speakerphone, keep your phone away from your head. If you leave the headset plugged in, the voice message will always be played through the headset.The microphone icon of the message that you have not heard will be green. The microphone icon next to the voice messages you’ve heard will be blue.

Worried parents? Jealous husbands? You repeatedly see your boyfriend or your daughter chatting on WhatsApp with a huge smile on their face and dreamy eyes but you do not know with who they are chatting? In spite of the privacy, now there is a method to spy on the conversation that interests you.

This technique of espionage is called MAC Spoofing and, although it may seem intimidating, it is the safest and the most applied. You just have to make your modem believe that it is the device of the victim, once followed these steps you will have all the conversations that interest you before your eyes.  Unfortunately, our conversations on WhatsApp are not safe, and thanks to the Mac spoofing technique you can spy on conversations, photos, videos and much more from another contact.

The procedure is quite simple and we can run it without any problem.  But before you start the procedure remember, spying another contact is a crime, so follow this procedure only for testing purposes and to ensure the safety of your Android smartphone. Furthermore, you can perform it on both iPhone and Android smartphones in a completely free and safe way.

How to spy on WhatsApp messages (MAC spoofing).   The procedure that we’re going to run may look really hard to follow, but it is sufficient that you exploit a very safe and simple method called MAC spoofing, in other words, using the Media Access Control, which is nothing more than a series of numbers and letters assigned to each modem to connect to the Internet. The technique described misleads the MAC, letting the Modem think to be another device (the one that we are going to spy).

Spy WhatsApp in 5 steps
The first step is to have a smartphone where we previously installed Whatsapp and have, for about 3 minutes, the phone of the person we want to spy on.  At this point, we need to take a notepad and take note of the MAC address of both our phone and the one we want to spy on. The code consists of a series of numbers and letters such as, for example, 01: B7: 34: F4: 56: AB and, to recover it on Android, you need to go to settings > about phone > status > Wi-Fi MAC address.

Now let’s uninstall WhatsApp from our phone and change the MAC address with the one of the person we want to spy with Busy Box. Let’s reinstall WhatsApp on our device, and upon activation we enter the phone number of the person we want to spy on. Now a confirmation message will arrive addressed to the person we want to spy on, so let’s get again his/her smartphone and lead it into the guided procedure.

Finally you’re done and you can read all the messages of the phone spied, including photos, messages and videos.