WhatsApp keeps adding new features every year, but many users still don’t know how to use its most powerful tools. These hidden tricks can boost your privacy, speed up chats, and help you use WhatsApp more efficiently in 2025.
1. Use Secret Chat Lock for Individual Conversations
WhatsApp now allows you to lock specific chats with a PIN or fingerprint.
Locked chats move to a hidden folder and don’t appear in notifications.
How to enable:
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Open chat
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Tap contact name
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Choose Chat Lock
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Set your PIN or fingerprint
2. Hide Online and Typing Status
You can choose who sees your online activity.
Steps:
Settings → Privacy → Last Seen & Online → Choose Nobody or Contacts
You can also hide typing and recording indicators.
3. Send Photos in HD Without Compression
WhatsApp adds automatic compression, but HD mode avoids quality loss.
To send HD:
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Select photo
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Tap HD icon
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Send in high quality
4. Use WhatsApp on Multiple Phones
The “Linked Devices” feature now supports multiple smartphones.
Your chats sync without needing your primary phone to stay online.
5. Create Channels for Broadcasting
WhatsApp Channels allow one-way communication to followers, ideal for creators, brands, and influencers.
You can share updates, polls, and media that reach your audience instantly.
6. Edit Sent Messages
You can edit any message within 15 minutes after sending it.
How to use:
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Long press message
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Tap Edit
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Update your text
7. Use Message Reactions for Quick Replies
Instead of typing “ok” or ”, you can react to any message by holding it and choosing a reaction.
It saves time in busy chats.
8. Share Screen During Video Calls
WhatsApp now supports screen sharing.
Useful for helping someone fix their phone, showing documents, or explaining steps.
9. Use WhatsApp as a Personal Note App
You can message yourself for storing:
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Documents
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Links
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Password hints
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Photos
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Audio notes
Open your contact list → Tap your profile → Start chatting with yourself.
10. Create Disappearing Messages for Private Chats
You can set messages to auto-delete after:
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24 hours
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7 days
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90 days
Great for sensitive or temporary conversations.
11. Use Chat Filters to Find Messages Faster
Filters like Unread, Contacts, Groups, Channels help you quickly organize chats.
12. Pin Up to 5 Chats
Pinned messages stay at the top of your chat list.
In 2025, WhatsApp increased the limit from 3 to 5.
13. Use Advanced Search Features
You can now search:
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Photos
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Links
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Videos
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Documents
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GIFs
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Voice notes
Directly from the search bar.
14. Customize Chat Themes
WhatsApp allows per-chat wallpapers, theme colors, and redesigned backgrounds.
Personalize each chat individually.
15. Share High-Quality Videos
WhatsApp now supports sending HD videos up to 720p or selected in original quality for small clips.
16. Create Polls in Chats and Groups
Polls make group decisions easier.
Great for planning events, gaming sessions, or voting.
17. Use Proxy Servers for Better Privacy
If WhatsApp is blocked in your region, you can use a built-in proxy server for access.
18. View Message Details Even After Deletion
You can see if your message was read before being deleted.
Go to Message Info inside the chat.
19. Use Advanced Voice Message Features
WhatsApp now supports:
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Pause/Resume recording
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Waveform preview
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Listen before sending
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Fast playback of received voice notes
20. Schedule Messages via Business App
WhatsApp Business allows scheduled messages and quick replies.
Normal WhatsApp users can use it too for reminders or auto-messaging.
