Tutorial: learn to read your messages without opening Whatsapp

Did you know that Whatsapp for Android has several features to speed up the reading of messages? Well, due to its flexibility, the system allows warnings to be used that jump on the screen or even widgets, all so you can read your messages without actually having to open Whatsapp.

No tutorial today, we will teach you these two ways to read your incoming messages without leaving the home screen – or rather, nonstop whatever you're doing. Come with us:

Home screen widget

One of the oldest features of Whatsapp for Android is the home screen widget. Widgets, for those who don't know, are a kind of shortcut that, in addition to being able to be placed on the main screen of your smartphone, gives access to some functions of the application in question.

In the case of Whatsapp, the widget shows a message preview unread – doing this without you having to open the app. To enable the Whatsapp widget on your smartphone, follow the steps below:

• Na home screen, press and hold your finger on some empty space until the smartphone reacts;
• Although it varies from device to device, the widgets is usually displayed as soon as this gesture is made, in this case, look for the 'widgets' option and look for the Whatsapp widget. The shortcut we want is the last available, of size 4 x 2;
• Press and hold the widget, dragging it to the screen;
• Ready!

From there, you can move its widget of place, screen or even delete it, just hold your finger on it and drag it. If you want increase ou decrease its size is also possible, just select the 'Resize' option.

pop-up messages

Another unique feature of Whatsapp for Android are the popup messages, which instead of displaying simple notifications, show previews of messages in the center of the screen, interrupting everything you're doing and allowing you to respond to them right there.

Although it seems invasive, the feature can be useful in emergency situations. To enable pop-up messages, follow the steps described below:

• Open Whatsapp and find the settings of the app. They are usually in the corner top right from the screen, just below the clock;
• Go to Notifications;
• In option 'pop-up notifications', select whether you prefer pop-ups only when the smartphone is working, or only when it is off;
• The process is the same for deactivate the resource.

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