All people who have the popular messaging app on their phone see the green WhatsApp icon on their mobiles. But many do not suspect its “secret” function: have you tried to hold it down?

Technology never ceases to amaze us. New things come out every month that we have to try to keep up with. Among the many applications, most people cannot do without the famous messaging app. It is one of the most downloaded and used chats in the world, able to keep us in constant contact with videos, photos, messages. But what not everyone knows is the secret behind the icon.

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Whatsapp is a simple to use app and is much loved by millions of people from North to South of the planet. We send all kinds of messages: we write to our friends to inform them that we are waiting for them outside the home. Or we write to our family to inform them of an event, as well as to the person we are dating. All of our messages are encrypted or simply protected and for this we feel safe.

It is an application that always reserves great surprises and updates for us, like the unknown modality that would upset everything. There are several negatives, but just as many positives that pertain to users’ experience with the app. One of these concerns one secret functionality that hides thegreen icon.

Green WhatsApp icon: here’s what the hidden functionality is

Whenever we receive a message and use the app, we always find ourselves touching the green icon to open it. It is a gesture that we do hundreds of times a day. But many users who have the messaging tool on their phone don’t know there is one hidden functionality it is a small one ‘secret’ which is very useful.

This is a very easy option to use. All that needs to be done is press and hold the green icon a little longer that is on the smartphone home, the one we always press to open the app. It is generally a move we make to uninstall an app we no longer use. For WhastApp it serves not only to delete the app, but also to do many other things.

By holding down the green icon there is a mini list where you can perform operations faster. It is an intuitive and simple to use drop-down menu. You can access the cameras or contacts we interact with most frequently. A useful trick, exactly like the one for recover deleted chats. You just have to try and use it.

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Philip Owell

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