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 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. REUTERS 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? THE SUN 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’...

T he co-ordinators of the ongoing reality show Big Brother Naija Pepper Dem edition have surprisingly made a twist in the eviction process for housemates once again on Monday. No nominations for eviction was seen by this new twist meanwhile the host of BBNaija, Ebuka Obi- Uchedu passed the information on Monday night that housemates are to split into two different groups with the name “The Icon” and “Cruisetopia” respectively. Every housemate was made to select and wear an armband from two drums containing red and green armbands then move the box with corresponding armband colour. Ebuka, however, added that housemates will from now on be involved in every BBNaija game in their respective groups. Members of team Cruisetopia are Diane, Esther, Gedoni, Jackye, Joe, Mercy, Mike, Seyi, Venita while group members of The Icons are Cindy, Elozonam, Enkay, Frodd, Ike, Khafi, Omashola, Sir Dee and Tacha. Big Brother Naija co-ordinators informed the Housemates that they do not have any w...

If you use WhatsApp on Android then there’s finally some good news about security. The Facebook-owned app has now begun testing a fingerprint lock feature which means your messages stay blocked even if your phone’s home screen has been left open. Once this feature is activated, users will have to scan their finger before the app launches and reveals your private conversations. This setting has been available on the iPhone for some time with users able to block access to WhatsApp until their identity has been verified by the Face ID scanner. Switching this option on means your messages are kept more secure especially as there’s the ability to have this setting on at all times. iPhone users can currently set WhatsApp to need verification immediately or after a set time such as 1 minute, 15 minutes or 1 hour. It seems on Android, users will have three option which includes the ability to ‘automatically lock immediately, after 1 minute and after 30 minutes. Although thi...