WhatsApp is used by millions of users around the world. This instant messaging app from Meta has a secret feature through which you can chat without opening the app.
WhatsApp is the most used instant messaging app not only in India but all over the world. This app has more than 55 crore daily active users in India. At the same time, the number of its daily active users worldwide is more than 221 crore. In such a situation, crores of users get the benefit of any new feature coming in this app. Through Meta’s instant messaging app, not only can you chat, but you can also avail free audio and video calls through it.
Meta constantly brings new features for its instant messaging app. These features are added to the app based on the demand of the users. One such secret feature has been added to WhatsApp in recent times. Through this feature, you can chat with your special friends and loved ones without opening the app.
This feature of WhatsApp has currently been brought only for the Android platform. Through this feature, you will not need to open the app to chat with the contact with whom you interact the most. You can create a shortcut to that contact’s chat and start chatting directly from your phone’s home screen.
How to use it
- To use this secret feature of WhatsApp, you first have to open the app.
- After this, you have to go to the chat of the contact whose shortcut you want to create.
- After going to the contact, you have to long press.
- After this, tap on the three dots given on the top right and tap on Add Chat Shortcut.
- Here you have to confirm by tapping on Ok to add the chat shortcut.
- After this, the shortcut of that contact will appear on your home screen.
- Whenever you need to chat, you can start the conversation by tapping on the shortcut without opening the app.