
Turning on Disappearing Messages will make any new messages in a chat disappear after 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days. Pocket-lint WhatsApp privacy tips and tricks Turn on Disappearing Messages IOS: Specific chat > Wallpaper & Sound > Choose a New Wallpaper > Select from the options. The tip above allows you to apply the same wallpaper to all your chats but if you want specific chats to have specific wallpaper, you can do this too. How to set custom wallpapers on Whatsapp.IOS: Settings > Chats > Chat Wallpaper > Choose Wallpaper Library, Solid Colours or Photos.Īndroid: Settings > Chats > Chat Wallpaper > Choose Wallpaper Library, Solid Colours, Gallery, Default or No Wallpaper. You can change this wallpaper though, with options including solid colours, your own photos as well as a collection of images from WhatsApp itself. WhatsApp has a standard wallpaper, which will appear as a background on all of your chats. Change the wallpaper on your WhatsApp chat screen Read more about how it works in our separate feature. You'll then need to open WhatsApp on your phone > Settings > WhatsApp Web/Desktop > Scan the QR code on the browser or Desktop app > Follow the instructions.īoth the web and desktop app will serve up chats and alerts on your computer, allowing you to reply quickly and easily. Go to or download the desktop app from /download/ There's a web app that syncs everything from your phone and there's a desktop app too. WhatsApp isn't limited to your mobile phone. IOS & Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Network Usage. If you're worried about your data usage, you can find out exactly how much you are using. You'll get a breakdown of total number of sent and received messages, as well as data sent and received.

IOS & Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Media Auto-Download > Switch to Wi-Fi only for each option to save your data. Thankfully, you can customise when media is allowed to download, as well as ensure calls use as little data as possible. If you've got a limited data allowance, you don't want WhatsApp munching it all away. As with the individual chats, you can sort by tapping on the circle in the bottom left corner. Under the Review and Delete Items section you can click on either the larger than 5MB tab or the forwarded multiple times tab and then select the ones you want to delete. IOS & Android: Settings > Storage and Data > Manage Storage.
