Top 17 WhatsApp (android) tricks

 WhatsApp has become the default way of mobile communication. It has replaced SMS completely and soon might do so for VOIP calls as well. WhatsApp has more than a billion active users worldwide, and it is extremely popular in Asian countries. And while it might look like a simple SMS replacement app on the top, it’s filled with many rich features underneath.

Read on to know all about the little features, the hidden tricks and tips and lot more about WhatsApp.

1. Use WhatsApp on Your PC

WhatsApp users have been asking for this feature for years and finally we have it. It’s not exactly an app, it’s not even a standalone website, it’s a mix. You’ll need your phone around to be able to use WhatsApp from your PC but at least you can do it now.

To get started, open your web browser and go to “web.whatsapp.com”. Now, on your phone, tap the three dotted menu button and select “WhatsApp Web”.

You’ll be asked to scan the QR code you see on the website on your desktop with the phone’s camera. Once it’s scanned, you’ll be connected.

It’s important to note that both the phone and the PC need to be connected to the internet for this feature to work. But it doesn’t have to be the same network. Slightly tedious? Sure, but at least now you can continue your WhatsApp conversations from your PC as well.

2. Easily Share Documents

For people who use WhatsApp for business purposes, it is now easier than ever to share documents like PDFs with  contacts.To share a document, tap the “Attach” menu in the top bar, and select “Document”.

A document picker will now show up. Navigate to where the file is stored and select it. The file will now be shared in the conversation and it will show up as a widget with the document name, its size and the page count.

In the same way, you can also attach your current location in a WhatsApp chat.

3. Send a Mass Message

WhatsApp is great for having group conversations. But what if you want to blast off a message to multiple contacts, without creating a group? There’s the Broadcast feature for you. It works much like Mail Merge, but it’s a thousand times simpler.

Tap the three dotted menu button and select “New Broadcast”. You’ll be asked to add the contacts you want to send the message to. From the chat screen, type out your message, tap “Send” and you’re done.

4. Hide Last Seen and Disable Read Receipts

The two blue check marks have achieved pop culture status. It means your message has been read. But what if you don’t want other people to know when exactly you’ve read their message? Simply disable the feature.

Go to “Settings” -> “Account” -> “Privacy” and turn off the “Read Receipts” option.

If you want to hide your Last Seen status, select “Last Seen” from the same page and change it from “Everyone” to “Nobody”.

5. Block Annoying People

Much like life itself, you’ll need to block some people from WhatsApp from time to time. Here’s how to do it.

From the same “Privacy” section, tap “Blocked Contacts” followed by the “Add” button and select the contact you want to block.

6. Mute Conversations

We all need some peace and quiet, especially from those family groups in WhatsApp where irrelevant messages are forwarded all day. To mute a conversation, tap the three dotted menu button and select “Mute”. You can choose the time from 8 hours to a year, and don’t forget to uncheck the “Show notifications” option.

7. Turn Off Media Auto Download to Save Data

We’re all a part of hilarious groups that send the same viral video every single time. If you’re on 3G or even on a capped Wi-Fi connection, all that data can add up. By default, WhatsApp downloads all media in the background, automatically.

To stop this behavior, go to “Settings” -> “Data Usage” -> “Media Auto-Download”. Now, you’ll see options for when using Wi-Fi or mobile data. Tap on each and you can disable auto download for Images, Audio and Videos individually.

8. Manually Delete WhatsApp Media

If you’re using a file manager like Solid Explorer or something that came with your phone, you can easily navigate to the WhatsApp folder on your phone’s internal memory to see just how much space all the media is taking up.

WhatsApp media is divided into folders like Audio, Images, Video and more. So you can just go into those folders, select all files or the ones you want to delete and just delete them. That’s it.

You can also copy them to your PC by connecting your phone to your PC and then navigating to these folders.

9. View Read Receipts

Viewing read receipts for one on one conversations is quite simple. Just long press on the message in question, select the “i” icon and a popup will tell you what you need to know.

When you’re in a group, the process is similar. Only you’ll see a list of contacts who have read your message. Tapping a contact will give you a detailed view of when the message was delivered and when it was read.

10. Set Custom Notifications for Contacts

If you want some of your loved ones to stand out when it comes to WhatsApp, just give them a custom notification for their messages.

To do this, tap on the person’s profile and select “Custom notifications”.

11. Star Important Messages and Get Back to Them

It’s easy to get lost when you have lots of chats going on at the same time. If you’ve received something important via WhatsApp, like directions to a place, you should star it so you can go back to it easily.

To star a message, long press any message and tap on the “Star” button.

To view a starred message later, tap the three-dotted-menu from the app’s homescreen and select “Starred messages”.

12. Optimize Data for Voice Calls

WhatsApp is one of the best ways to make free calls to your friends over the internet. But WhatsApp has a hidden feature to even make this better for slow internet connection.

Under “Settings” -> “Data Usage”, you’ll find an option called “Low data usage”.

13. Customize Google Drive Backup

Android users can now backup (with encryption) their entire chat history including voice messages, photos and videos to Google Drive. It’s a great way to make sure your conversations are never lost and we totally recommend you turn on this feature.

To enable it, tap the three dotted menu button, select “Settings” -> “Chats” -> “Chat backup” and tap on “Back up”.

From the same page, you can also customize your backup. You can uncheck the “Include videos” option to stop backup up videos and saving cloud space. You can also select how often the backups take place.

14. Crop Videos and Edit Photos Before Sending

If you send a lot of photos using WhatsApp, you might know that WhatsApp now lets you edit them as well. Simple things like cropping.

In fact, you can do this for videos as well now. Tapping the crop icon will bring up a tool that will let you select parts of the video to crop out.

15. Bold, Italics and More

A recent WhatsApp update has added this really fun feature. It might seem straight out of a 90s Office app but the ability to format text is certainly nice. And you can have some fun with it. Everyone’s getting tired of using ALL CAPS as the only option for emphasis. Well now, you can be a gentleman and use bold and italics.

Credit: TechCrunch.

Here’s how it works. Wrap the text you want to format using modifier keys like asterisks to format the text. Here are some examples:

Bold: Wrap the text with asterisks (*).

Italics: Wrap the text with an underscore (_).

Strikethrough: Wrap the text with a tilde (~).

16. Send Messages With Your Voice Using Google Now

There’s nothing cooler than using your voice to make your phone do stuff, without even touching it. If you’re familiar with Google Now, you already know that it lets you do things like set an alarm, and call people using your voice.

You can now do the same for WhatsApp messages.

Say “Ok, Google, send WhatsApp message to (person name)” and Google Now will respond by asking you the message.

You can also just say “Ok Google, send WhatsApp Message to (person name), (message content)”.

17. Add Conversations as Homescreen Shortcuts

If there are 2-3 conversations you end up going to all the time, it’s better to just add a shortcut to them to your launcher’s homescreen. To do this, just long press on the conversation from the “Chats” screen and select “Add chat shortcut”. Also, you can use the WhatsApp widget to quickly jump into conversations.

That’s it from our end. Share your favorite tips and tricks for WhatsApp in the comments below. Also, do you use any third party apps to enhance your WhatsApp experience on Android?

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5 best android fighting games

Fighting games are a popular action game in which two on-screen characters engage in one-on-one combat. They are often feature special moves that are triggered through rapid sequences of button presses and joystick movements. These kind of games are very fun to play and challenging too.

There are many fighting games that are available on the Google Play store. If you are looking for some great action fighting games, here’s a list of 5 best Android fighting games that will get your blood flowing.

1. Shadow Fight 2
   Shadow Fight 2 is a unique fighting games that you can enjoy for free on your Android phone. The unique thing about this game is that it has no actual character graphics, instead, you are provided with a beautiful 2D environment along with a colorful fighting style. You will explore many moves in this game as you play along for instance back flipping off your enemies, running up walls, etc.
   There are a number of game play modes: There is a ‘story’ mode, where you have to fight a series of increasingly difficult opponents on your way to fight the ultimate demon boss. There is also a sudden-death-style mode where you take on wave after wave of enemies, duel mode, and a tournament mode where you have to defeat increasingly tough characters.
   This freemium game is really enjoyable to play and is definitely one of the best fighting games for Android. I would definitely recommend downloading it to your phone.
   
2. Injustice: Gods among Us
   Injustice Gods Among Us is among the best fighting games available on Android. It features an extensive cast of DC comics heroes that you can use to fight against other DC comics heroes. In this game, you will take part in a 3-on-3 three battle where you have to play with default rooster and then collect the whole massive superheroes collection.
   Each character has their own set of moves, stats, and super abilities. You can level up your characters and unlock its unique moves as you progress farther into the game. There is also a multiplayer mode where you can take on real opponents.
   The game play is fairly simple, mainly made up of tapping and swiping on the screen to perform your various attacks. It’s a really good game and it’s free to play.
   
3. Real Steel World Robot Boxing
   Real Steel World Robot Boxing is an interesting fighting game for Android. In this game, you will play as a robot to fight one-on-one against other robots. There are over 24 robots you can play as, including Atom, Zeus, and Twin Cities. Each character has their own special skills and advantages, so choose the robot to suit your style of battle. As you fight and win, you will earn Real Coins and Real Gold, which allow you to purchase, upgrade, and change the color scheme of your robots.
   There are also a range of playing modes such as Championship, Time Attack, and Free Sparring, where you can earn Real Gold to spend on upgrades.
   
4. Punch Hero
   Punch Hero is another boxing game that features a 3D cartoon-style graphics. The interesting thing about this game is that you can use real faces for characters, so if there’s someone you’ve always wanted to punch, you can add their faces and punch them as many times as you like. Furthermore, you can customize your character with things like sun glasses and facial hair. There are three modes to test your different skills. It’s a really fun game for those who like to play free fighting games on Android.
   
5. The King Of Fighters-A 2012
   If you like classic fighting games, The King of Fighters 2012 should be on your list of titles to download. It is the latest installment of the King of Fighters series. This game features a really good old school graphic and 2D fighting style system. There are 32 characters that you can play with and you can play with your friends using Bluetooth multiplayer. It is an awesome game and will keep you entertained for many hours.
   

This was our selection of the 5 best free fighting games for Android. If you have any other favorite fighting game that is not on the list, please share with us in the comments below.

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Use your phone as microphone

Do you know that you can turn your android phone as microphone for your pc. to turn your android device into a microphone, you need to install a tiny app called WO Mic on your Android phone. This app supports all three connectivity options, USB, WiFi, and Bluetooth.here are The steps on how you can use your Android device as a microphone using Wo Mic app:

Requirements:

• Download and install Wo Mic app on your Android device
• Download and install Wo Mic device driver and also for pc client program on your computer. 

USB connection

If you want to connect via USB, follow these steps:

1. Launch WO Mic app on your device
2. Go to Settings -> Transport and choose ‘USB’.
   
3. Enable USB debugging on your device
• For Android devices running Android 3.2 or older, you can find this option in Settings -> Applications ->Development.
• For devices running Android 4.0 and newer, go toSettings -> Developer options.
• For devices running Android 4.2 and newer, go toSettings -> About phone and tap Build number seven times. Return to the previous screen to find Developer options.
4. Go back to the main menu and tap ‘Start’ to start the service
5. Connect your phone to PC via USB cable
6. Launch WO Mic Client program on your computer
7. Select Connection -> Connect then choose ‘USB’ and click OK.
   
Wait a few seconds and the client should be connected. You can now use your android device to make recording or chatting on your PC.

WiFi connection

If you want to connect via wifi, follow these steps:

1. Launch WO Mic app on your Android phone
2. Go to Settings -> Transport and choose ‘Wifi’.
   
3. Turn on Wifi on your phone and PC. (Note: Make sure that both your computer and your Android device are connected to the same WiFi network in order for the app to work.)
4. Now tap ‘Start’ on the main menu and should see an IP address appear on the screen. Note down the IP address provided.
   
5. Launch WO Mic Client program on your computer
6. Select Connection -> Connect. Choose ‘Wifi’ and enter the IP address that you’ve noted down.
   
7. Once you’re done, click OK.

Bluetooth connection

If you want to connect via bluetooth, follow these steps:

1. Launch WO Mic app
2. Go to Settings -> Transport and choose ‘Bluetooth’.
   
3. Turn ‘ON’ Bluetooth on your Android phone and PC
4. Connect both the devices
5. Tap ‘Start’ to start the WO Mic
6. Run WO Mic Client program
7. Select Connection -> Connect. Choose ‘Bluetooth’ and you can see that your device selected automatically. If it does not appear in the list, then check if they are paired correctly.
   
8. Once done, click OK and enjoy the mic.

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Top 5 android apps for hacking

Today i am gonna tell you about the top 5 android app for hacking. As we all know hacking and pen testing is only can be done on computers. But now the world is changes now your mobile is small hacking toolkit using these apps. Must try all these apps.

The Android Network Toolkit

In the last Defcon conference a new tool has been released by a security researcher and the tool is called “The Android network toolkit”. The has been developed for penetration tester and ethical hackers to test any network and vulnerabilities by using their mobile phones. This toolkit contain different apps that will help any hacker to find vulnerabilities and possibly exploit it. The company behind the app is an Israeli security firm called Zimperium.

 

Nmap for Android

Nmap (network mapper) is one the best among different network scanner (port finder) tool, Nmap mainly developed for Unix OS but now it is available on Windows and Android as well. Nmap for android is a Nmap apps for your phone! Once your scan finishes you can e-mail the results. This application is not a official apps but it looks good.

FaceNiff- Session Hijacker for Android

Your Facebook account is at risk, just like a Firesheep (for firefox hacking) there is a FaceNiff for hijacking the session of famous social networking websites includes facebook and twitter. FaceNiff is developed by Bartosz Ponurkiewicz who created Firesheep before but faceniff is for android OS.

AnDOSid- DOS Tool for Android

DOS or denial of service attack is very dangerous attack because it takes down the server 
(computer).AnDOSid allows security professionals to simulate a DOS attack (A http post flood attack to be exact) and of course a dDOS on a web server, from mobile phones.AnDOSid is designed for security professionals only!

SSHDroid- Android Secure Shell

Secure shell or SSH is the best protocol that provides an extra layer of security while you are connecting with your remote machine.SSHDroid is a SSH server implementation for Android.
This application will let you to connect to your device from a PC and execute commands (like "terminal" and "adb shell").

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Hack WiFi on you android no root

Hello guys! in this article I’m going to answer an often and long asked question from a lot of my viewers. How can I hack WiFi passwords on my Android device?? Now this tutorial actually was pulled from everywhere that I posted it so I posted it again but without monitizing it and keeping it unlisted to the public so only my viewers here can see the video. To many people were reporting and complaining about the video so now if you have an issue with this tutorial you honestly shouldn’t even be on my site. I am not posting this so that a bunch of people will start hacking into their neighbors wifi and stuff like that I am posting this with the main intention to show you how easy it is to hack into a wifi network that doesn’t have a very secure password. If you can hack into your own home network or even your business network using this tutorial then you really should consider updating your password to something a bit more secure.

Now before I really get into this tutorial I also would like to add that if you do have malicious intent while using this it is ILLEGAL to hack into any network that is not your own regardless of how it is done UNLESS you have permission from the owner of said network. So if you plan on creating chaos and mischief with this keep in mind it is not very difficult for you to be traced especially since your likely doing this from a mobile device which is likely in your name. Thats like committing a murder and leaving your electric bill on the body. So only use this for your own network or a network that you have the authority to hack into. Also this is not the most reliable way to hack so this is best used to test passwords instead of cracking them. This also takes a considerable amount of time so when you go to try this be sure that you have plenty of free time and your able to leave your Android device sitting around for hours if not days so it might be best if this is done with an old device that you don’t currently use.

So first in order to do this you will need the CJ Brutus hacking tool which sadly is no longer available from the Google Play Store as it once was. So unlike how its done in the video I created a backup of the apk file for the hacking tool and uploaded it to my filedropper account which I’ll link below for you to download if you wish to try this. After you download the apk file below you will also need to enable “unknown sources” in the security options in the settings of your device if that isn’t enabled already. This doesn’t require root permissions but you will need to enable this first because this will allow you to install an app using an apk file instead of downloading the app from the Google Play Store.

CJ Brutus APK File

After you have “unknown sources” enabled and you have the apk file downloaded for the CJ Brutus tool then just open the apk file to install the new hacking tool. You can do this by just pulling down the status bar and pressing the notification stating that the download is complete or you can go into your file manager and locate the download folder and open the apk file there. As soon as you open it though you will see an install button so simply press this to install the app.

Now before you open the app make sure that your not connected to any wifi networks but make sure wifi is enabled. If your checking your own network to see how secure your password is then you will have to go into the wifi settings and long press your wifi connection and press forget so the password will be deleted from the system. After doing this you can go ahead and open the cj brutus app to start the hack. When you open the app you will see all the different wifi networks within range of your device listed. So just press the network your going to be hacking.

Once the network is selected that your going to be working with you will get a little readme box that will state that this hack will take time and to be patient so just press ok. The way that this hack works is it attempts every combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers and some symbols in chronological order until it finds the correct password which is why this takes so long. With just 8 digit passwords there are over 12 trillion combinations if my math is correct. (58^8) Anyways once you press ok on the little readme box then you will see a connection snu button. After a couple seconds it will become active and you can press it to start the hack.

Cj Brutus will start attempting passwords starting with a few commonly used passwords. This will take a while but if your able to hack into your own network this way within a reasonable amount of time then it may be time to change your password. This is just a simple hack that anyone could use and there are lots of similar but more complex and sophisticated ones for laptops so if yours can be easily hacked into using your Android device then its definitely time to adjust your password. The best passwords are random letters numbers and symbols that have no association with your life. The more random and senseless the better.

Well I hope you all enjoyed today’s tutorial and thanks so much for continuing to check out the Hackdroid website. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or drop a comment or visit me on facebook and twitter. I’m here to help in anyway that I can. Thanks so much for visiting and Have a great day!!

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