【 WHATSAPP MESSENGER 】All about the “Wasat” APP ▷ 2022

WhatsApp is a mobile instant messaging application that uses the Internet to send and receive content, be it messages, audio, voice notes, photos and images, videos, etc..

In its beginnings, its function was limited to that, but today we can find a very complete communication software that is no longer limited to one-person chat but has advanced in all directions.

We can say, without fear of being wrong, that WhatsApp Messenger is the best-known and most used mobile phone app in historybeing, year after year, in the top of downloads in both iOS and Android.

What is the WhatsApp app and how does it work? Origin and history

It is a simple software that allows you to chat, make voice calls and video calls to the contacts in your phonebook at no cost and without limits, in addition to being able to send them files of all kinds such as videos, voice messages and even your location.

Currently, in addition to start a written conversation with a contact, we can attach files from our gallery, documents, audio files already stored on our smartphone, a contact or our location. If we want, we can also create content instantly to send it to you (photos, videos, audio). we season our chat with emoticons of all kinds and we also have the option of making a call or a video call.

In addition, in the chat settings we have access to the person’s profile, to the files sent and we can make particular changes such as background or notifications, create a report, block the person, create a shortcut to this chat to have it on our desktop, export the conversation…

On the other hand, the development of the app now allows us to make group chats in which we can write to several people at the same time and that all of them see everyone’s messages, whether or not they are in our contact list. There are the same options for sending information and settings as in conventional chat windows.

the app, WhatsApp Inc, comes from the hand of Jan Koumpersonality of the internet and new technologies sector who had already taken his first steps in Yahoo!.

The main functionality of the software was, initially, that of smart diary that would allow us to know what each one was doing to find out if he was available or if we had to wait to contact him. For this, as you can guess, the main element was the “state”which is maintained but has little or nothing to do with the use we give to WhatsApp and which, of course, is completely unimportant.

The events of WhatsApp Messenger that are worth noting are:

2009, the app is released to the market. As we say, its that is very different from the current one. Still, it’s a huge success, and he gets a $10 million capital injection from Sequoia.
2013, WhatsApp Messenger would be paid. It is reported that the version for the Android OS would be paid, paying a small amount on its first use and with a duration of one year, renewable or not. The commotion caused was important.
2014, Facebook buys WhatsApp Messenger. For this, a disbursement of 7,000 million dollars is made and shares of the social network are given for another 12,000. Later, it is known that the purchase finally had a higher value, of 21,800 million. The goal was to increase the number of users using Facebook.
2014, the most spectacular WhatsApp bug. Three days after Zuckerberg made the future purchase public, the overload due to an excessive creation of users causes the service to remain inactive, with falls and failures for up to 72 hours later.
2015the application is quickly reaching all mobile platforms, gaining popularity as it is already available to all users, who have wanted to use it for a long time.
2015, voice calls are included. This new functionality revolutionized the mobile supplies market, as bills for telephone calls are reduced throughout the world. Unlimited call rates, free minutes and others began to become famous, creating some competition with the application.
2015, WhatsApp Web is launched. The software embraces the rest of technology lovers, with a version available for use on a computer by synchronizing with your smartphone.
2016, the video calls arrive. WhatsApp Messenger says goodbye to the year by launching another functionality, video calls, which never worked on conventional phones before the internet era due to its high cost.
2016, the most used application in history. The software reaches 1 billion active users.
2017If there was someone left to attract, Zuckerberg got it with WhatsApp Business, designed to provide customer support for small and medium-sized businesses.
And the story continues…

How to download and install the application also known as Wassap?

Downloading and installing this messaging app are very simple. Although it is currently available for systems Android, iOS, BlackBerryOS, Windows Phone, +Symbien and Asha, in this section we will see how the process is in the first two S.Os, since in the rest the use is minimal. Even so, we must indicate that the steps to follow are very similar in all of them.

Download and install WhatsApp Messenger on Android

If you have an Android smartphone:

Make sure that this software is not pre-installed, which is very common.
If not, Go to the Google Play Store. If you have never used it before you will have to log in with a Gmail account (you can create it at the moment).
Inside the store, use the search engine (rectangle at the top) and type “whatsapp messenger”.
From among the recommendations, press the one with the official icon of the app.
You will appear in a window that offers you information about the software. You can read their news, opinions and others. However, what interests you is the upper area. In it, under the name and category, you will find a green rectangular button, “Install”. press it.
At that moment the download of the executable will begin, being stored on your phone. This may not happen if you are already downloading and installing another app; don’t worry, WhatsApp Messenger will be queued and you will have it a few seconds later.
You may be asked to set up your payment method. You can choose the payment option you want or skip this step by clicking on the rectangle in the lower left area.
automatically, according the executable is downloaded and will begin to install.
Once the installation is complete, the app window in the Play Store will have changed. Instead of the buttonInstall” you will find two buttons, “uninstall” Y “Open”.
You can press the latter to access the app and start configuring it or exit the store and check that the corresponding icon has appeared on your home panel, with a blue dot to the left indicating that it is new content.

Download and install WhatsApp Messenger on iOS

The steps in case you have an iOS device are:

Enter the app store clicking on its icon.
Use the magnifying glass to search for the software, typing “whatsapp messenger”.
Click on the official app, the one with its icon.
You will now access the details panel of this application. In it, you will distinguish, among useful information, the button “Install”.
The system will ask you to enter your password to prevent unauthorized downloading of content.
At this moment the executable is downloaded, which is installed automatically.
you can start to use WhatsApp on your iPhone or iPad device clicking on the icon that will have been created on your desktop.

As we have pointed out, the steps are very similar for the rest of the systemsso that downloading the content and installing it on your device is something very simple and intuitive.

How to use Whatsapp Messenger? Practical guide for beginners

Let’s see what are the steps to follow to start using WhatsApp from scratch and get the most out of this famous app:

set up your account

The most important aspects when configuring WhatsApp are:

first connection

The first time you enter the app, you are asked a phone number to which the profile will be associated. You must type yours in order for a code to be sent to you.
As usual, the phone is synchronized and the software detects it as the SMS arrivesbut if this is not the case, you just have to open the message and type in the indicated box the code that you have received.
When confirm that the number and code are correct, you are taken to a screen where you can include your name or nick and you are invited to insert an image. After doing so, you can start.

Settings

Before starting to have fun with your friends, we advise you to go to the settings menu and take a look at all its options to completely configure your profile and the app.
On the main screen, click on the three-point icon at the top right.
From among the options, choose “Settings”. You will enter a submenu with seven options. In essence, what you can do is:
- Photo and nick: Click on them and you can change them at any time. Click on the camera to load an image; do it on the pencil icon to modify your name; click on the default status (Im here…) to write yours.
- Bill: Another submenu is displayed with various options. We highlight, in privacy, the option to choose that nobody sees our connection time or who can see our information.
- chat: In relation to the chats, here you can configure everything related to them, including the background you choose, what size you want for the letters, activate the enter button to send messages, access the history or make backup copies.
- notifications: Decide if you want the incoming message to have sound, if you want to vibrate, what color the light will be for each type of notification, or if you should see a preview of received messages when the notification arrives.
- data and storage: Here you have information about data consumption and it is where you must access to indicate the automatic file download options as well as other data usage settings.
  Invite a friend: Not important. You use a contact method to tell a friend to use WhatsApp.
- Aid: Here you find access to the software support, with frequently asked questions that you can read, contact forms, conditions and privacy and, finally, other information about the application. It is convenient that, before starting to use it, you read everything.

One-on-one chat options

Once well configured, it’s time to get down to business. Let’s see what we can do in an individual chat (with a single contact).

Send information

As we say, one of the benefits of the service is the sending of all kinds of information. To do it:

Look for the chat window of the contact you want to send something to. Open it.
Click on the clip icon on the right of the text rectangle.
You will see that several options are displayed (document, camera, gallery, audio, location, contact). Click on the one you want.
Depending on the choice…