Astuces WhatsApp pour les utilisateurs d'iPhone - Démarrer des discussions de groupe, enregistrer des photos de profil, créer des sauvegardes iCloud, etc.

While FaceTime is an amazing video call solution that only Apple users have the privilege of using, the popularity of WhatsApp can’t be denied and even iPhone users rely on this app to stay in touch with friends and family. If you use WhatsApp in your iPhone and would like to take more advantage of its functionality, there are some tips that are worth keeping in mind. For instance, many people wonder how yo save profile photos, start a new Group Chat or create a backup of all their conversations on WhatsApp. Here we will go through some practical things that you can do to get the most of this app on your device.

Comment démarrer un nouveau groupe de discussion

Creating a new group chat is simple, but it is worth going through the steps in case you don’t know how to do it.

1. Faites défiler WhatsApp vers le haut et vous verrez un champ de recherche et deux boutons en dessous. L'un d'eux est Nouveau groupe.
2. Tapez dessus et saisissez un nom pour le groupe.
3. Ajouter des participants à partir de votre liste de contacts
4. Click “Done” and you will be able to send messages to the group

Comment empêcher WhatsApp de prendre le contrôle du rouleau d'appareils photo

If you are in a group chat with friends and family, it is likely that they share a large number of photos and videos. While some may be worth keeping, others are irrelevant and even annoying. The issue is that by default, all media is downloaded by WhatsApp and saved to your Camera Roll, which would fill your Photos app with pointless images. Thanks to a WhatsApp update, it is possible to stop this. You can disable auto media download on a per conversation and group basis. Just go to each of the groups that spam you with photos and tap the name on the top, the select “Save Incoming Media” and then “Never”.

Comment créer des sauvegardes iCloud des conversations WhatsApp ?

Vous pouvez configurer et gérer les sauvegardes en suivant les étapes ci-dessous :

1. Ouvrez l'application et appuyez sur Paramètres
2. Appuyez sur Paramètres de chat et allez à Sauvegarde
3. Vous pouvez maintenant configurer des sauvegardes automatiques. Il est également possible de cliquer sur Sauvegarder maintenant pour sauvegarder directement les chats.

Comment répondre rapidement aux messages via les notifications

iOS’s native notification gives you the possibility of replying to messages received in WhatsApp without even having to open the app. Once you get a notification on the Lock screen, you can swipe left and tap the “Reply” button. This is a useful option when you are using other apps and get a WhatsApp message notification. You can swipe down on the notification to see a text input area and the option to Send. There you can type in the reply.

Comment partager des PDF

WhatsApp gives you the possibility of sharing PDFs stored in iCloud, DropBox or other apps. In the conversation view, tap the Attach icon, then select “Share Document” and select the source of the document you want to share. This will bring the iOS built-in Document Picker, which would show iCloud Drive by default. However, you can tap “More” and add other services such as Dropbox.

Comment marquer d'un astérisque les messages importants pour les consulter plus tard

You may have received and read an important message but if you were busy at the time and couldn’t reply, you may want to make sure that you get back to the sender. To make sure that you don’t forget to send a response, you can mark or “star” the message. All you need to do is to long press on the message and select the “Star” icon. You can see the messages marked by going to Settings and selecting “Starred Messages”.

Comment utiliser 3D Touch pour les actions rapides

Les propriétaires d'iPhone 6s et d'iPhone 6s Plus peuvent compter sur les fonctions 3D Touch prises en charge, notamment Quick Actions et Peek. Il est possible de toucher une conversation pour en voir rapidement le contenu et cela fonctionne également pour les médias. Des raccourcis pratiques vous permettront de gagner du temps, notamment l'option permettant d'accéder directement aux messages marqués d'une étoile ou de prendre rapidement une photo.

Comment diffuser des messages

You can send the same message to multiple contacts without having to create a group, using the Broadcast option. Simple tap “Broadcast Lists” at the top-left from the “Chats” screen and then tap “New List”. Once this is done, you can select the contacts, create a list and write the message that you want to send.

Comment savoir combien vous utilisez WhatsApp ?

You can check if you are addicted to WhatsApp, or at least see how many messages you have exchanged across your conversations or how much storage all the photos and videos received is taking. Just go to Settings, select Account and tap “Storage Usage”.