WhatsAppthe application most downloaded instant messenger today, was not always owned by Mark Zuckerberg. Five years had to pass since its launch so that, in 2014, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) bought it for $19.3 billion. Today, one of the former bosses of the company regrets the sale. What did he say? We tell you.
Neeraj Arora, who was once the chief business officer (CBO) for WhatsAppused his official Twitter account to publish a statement, where he says he regrets having sold the instant messaging platform that is currently the most used in the world with more than 2 billion users.
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According to the former head of WhatsAppMark Zuckerberg had promised them that, after the purchase, he would maintain the original vision of the creators, which was: not to track users, nor collect their data, much less include in the application, something that Meta has not fully complied with .
“Originally, WhatsApp made money by charging users $1 to download the app. We didn’t want cross-platform ads and tracking, and Facebook said they agreed and believed in our mission,” Neeraj Arora wrote on her Twitter account.
Although he did not want to provide other names, the former executive of WhatsApp He assured that he is not the only one who regrets having sold his application to Meta, since they feel that the instant messaging platform is far from being what he wanted it to be.
How WhatsApp made money was by charging users $1 to download the app.
And Facebook (said they) supported our mission & vision.
Brian even wrote this famous note: pic.twitter.com/A6ufhkMIuX
— neeraj arora (@neerajarora) May 4, 2022
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WhatsApp tricks
Recover an accidentally deleted conversation
If for some reason you deleted a conversation from WhatsApp con Photos y videos very important, then you have to know that there is a very simple trick that will allow you to recover them. Next, we are going to show you how.
The trick secret, which few people know, only works if the user of WhatsApp made a backup from application instant messaging. If you meet this requirement, do not hesitate to review this video for more details.
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How to hide the ‘online’?
Believe it or not, there is a trick secret of WhatsAppwhich few users know about, which allows you to hide the ‘online‘ and the ‘writing‘ to your friends who have you as a contact in the instant messaging application.
If you want to know this fantastic trick secret of WhatsAppwhich will allow you to be ‘invisible‘, then feel free to check the following videowhich soon became a trend in social networks, especially in YouTube.
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Bold, italics and underline
few users of WhatsApp they know that the application It allows you to put certain texts in bold, italics and underlined, this in order to highlight these messages and in this way the other person knows that they are important.
It is worth noting that this function is available to all users of WhatsAppnot only for those of Androidbut also for those of iPhone. If you want to know how to make bold, italic or underline, then see the following video.
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How to put music in your states?
WhatsApp is a app instant messaging used to share Photos, videos carry it out video calls. But that’s not all, it also has a ‘status’ section that allows users to post messages for 24 hours.
Thanks to a ‘trick’ shared by a user of YouTubewe will be able to place in the states of WhatsApp our songs favourites. If you want to know how to do it, then do not hesitate to review the following video that is causing a furor on the networks.
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So you can have two different WhatsApp accounts on the same phone
WhatsApp has become a app essential for anyone both in the work environment and in the personal environment, which forces many to have two phones, one for each environment. However, if you want to avoid carrying two mobiles with you, WhatsApp has a trick to use two accounts on the same device.
Although the market for mobile telephony is currently covered by phones Dual SIM. This does not imply that with this feature we can necessarily use WhatsApp with two different phone numbers. To solve this problem we can use a trick which is quite simple.
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WhatsApp Web: how to use two accounts at the same time on the same laptop or PC?
Many users use WhatsApp day to day to communicate with friends and co-workers. That’s why many of them have two accounts; however, they do not know how to have both sessions open simultaneously and on the same PC. If you have this inconvenience, we will show you how this simple trick works.
Unlike what happens on a mobile phone —where we are limited to opening a single account—, on a computer it is possible to access two accounts simultaneously if we use a trick, although applying it requires a series of steps.
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WhatsApp: so you can send giant emojis in your conversations
Unlike the stickers, the emojis from WhatsApp they are smaller and come pre-installed with the instant messaging app. You may not know it, but there is a method that allows you to enlarge them and use them in your chats. Do you want to know?
It is secret trick is available to all users, no matter if they have a phone Android o iPhone. If you want to try it to surprise your friends, all you have to do is follow these simple steps:
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How to create a chat with yourself
The trick is to use the groups from WhatsApp. To do this, enter the application and click on the three dots icon to open the options menu. Here select “New Group” to create one, add a trusted contact and finally choose a name for the chat.
When the created group from WhatsApp, it will only be enough to delete the contact you previously added. Ready, now there will be a chat where the only participant will be you and which you can use to send messages to yourself.
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See the statuses without your contacts knowing
Do you want to see any story of WhatsApp without being discovered? In the application there is a simple trick that will allow us to spy on the states of your friends or partner without them knowing and it works both for Android as for iPhone.
Very few users know it, but to get it, it will not be necessary to install any additional application, you just have to enter WhatsApp and then to Settings < Account < Privacy. There disable the read receipt.
