New WhatsApp Trick

WhatsApp addict must have sent thousands of texts – and there’s a way to find out exactly how many.

A little-known feature lets you check which of your pals you message the most, and even find out the exact number of texts you’ve sent.

Are you a true WhatsApp addict? This trick will help you find out

WhatsApp has a hidden message counter built right into the app.

You can find the number of texts you’ve sent and received in a chat, and how many times you’ve shared locations.

also shows how many photos, GIFs, videos, voice messages, documents and stickers have been sent – and the amount of storage space they’re taking up.

Finally, you can even see exactly how much storage space your chat with a person is clogging up overall. Maybe your pals are a bigger burden than you thought?

You can find the message counter under Storage Usage

WhatsApp messages — You can find the message counter under Storage Usage

In any case, these figures can reveal who your true WhatsApp bestie really is.

But beware: you might find that you’ve sent tens of thousands of texts to someone, and realise you have a major WhatsApp addiction.

How to check WhatsApp message counter

First, open the WhatsApp app and click on the Settings tab.

Next, open the Data and Storage Usage panel, then click Storage Usage at the bottom.

Here you’ll be presented with a big list of your chats, ordered in terms of storage space taken up.

The people are the top of the list will be sucking up the most storage, and can take up significant amounts if you trade lots of pictures or videos.

To see how many texts you’ve sent with a person, click on any of the chats and you’ll get a breakdown of stats.

WhatsApp – a quick history

Here's what you need to know...

WhatsApp was created in 2009 by computer programmers Brian Acton and Jan Koum – former employees of Yahoo
It’s one of the most popular messaging services in the world
Koum came up with the name WhatsApp because it sounded like “what’s up”
After a number of tweaks the app was released with a messaging component in June 2009, with 250,000 active users
It was originally free but switched to a paid service to avoid growing too fast. Then in 2016, it became free again for all users
Facebook bought WhatsApp Inc in February 2014 for $19.3billion (£14.64bn)
The app is particularly popular because all messages are encrypted during transit, shutting out snoopers
As of January 2018, WhatsApp has over 1.5billion users globally

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