Find out how to send messages and keep important information safe and accessible.
WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging apps in the world, known for its features like voice and video calling and text messaging. However, there is one little-explored feature that can be extremely useful: messaging yourself. This option allows you to transform your personal chat into a storage spaceideal for organizing information, storing important documents or saving links and notes that you don’t want to lose.
Although it may seem unnecessary, this trick offers an efficient way to centralize relevant data. By doing so, you have a space accessible from any device, be it a mobile phone, a tablet or the web version of WhatsApp on a computer.
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How to send important information to yourself via WhatsApp
In the most recent versions of WhatsApp, it is possible to search for your own number in the contact list within the application and start a direct conversation with it. To do this, simply follow these steps:
Open WhatsApp on your device: Make sure you have the app updated.
- Find your own number: On the chats screen tap the icon “New chat” (chat bubble or “+”) and search for your number in the search bar.
- Start a chat with yourself: Select your number and open the chat You can now send messages, documents, photos, videos and links.
- Send the information you need to save: Open the chat with yourself (or the group) and send whatever you want to store.
Another alternative is to create a group with yourself:
- Tap “New Chat” and select “New Group.”
- Add another person and create the group.
- Then remove the other person from the group. You will now be the only member.
Source: Ambito
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