Install Whatsapp on Samsung Galaxy S8
Edited by Jay, Maria Quinney
WhatsApp is one the most popular free Instant Messaging apps available on the market today. Used by millions of people around the world daily, WhatsApp Messenger has gained an enormous userbase because of its; ease of use, various options, and end-to-end encryption. It will function with either mobile data or WiFi, which is excellent for both versatility and data usage efficiency. Because most native SMS apps require a data plan of some kind, WhatsApp makes an excellent alternative for those who are limited in their texting. In addition to the variety of user-friendly options, you can also use two-step verification, which allows you to set a pin, in the event you need to register your number again in the future.
In the following article, we performed a fresh install of WhatsApp Messenger on a Samsung Galaxy S8 running Android Nougat. We'll cover; the installation process, chats, status updates, calls, and also some key settings.
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Installing WhatsApp
- 1On the home screen, swipe up to access your app drawer.
Advertisement - 2From inside your app drawer, tap the "Play Store" icon.
Advertisement - 3When the results populate, tap the first link.Once inside the Google Play Store, type "WhatsApp" into the search field.
- 4On WhatsApp's info screen, tap "INSTALL".
- 5Once WhatsApp has installed, tap "OPEN".
- 6When you're ready to proceed, tap "AGREE AND CONTINUE".Here on the welcome screen you can review the terms of service and privacy policy.
- 7Next, WhatsApp will need to verify your phone number, but before you do, a pop-up dialogue will ask for access to your contacts.For this how-to, we selected "CONTINUE".
- 8Allowing access to your files and contacts is optional, but doing so will save some time having to invite friends later on.The next couple screens will ask for access to your photos, media, files, and contacts.If you grant WhatsApp access to your photos, media, and files, you'll be able to send items via chats and messages later on.
- 9Select your country code by tapping the drop-down triangle, enter your phone number and tap "NEXT".Now we can verify our phone number.
- 10If the number is correct, tap "OK", if it's incorrect, tap "EDIT" and fix it.The next screen will ask you to make sure the phone number you entered is correct.You'll also be asked to allow WhatsApp to view your SMS messages for quicker verification. For this demonstration, we selected "NOT NOW" and entered the verification manually in the next step.
- 11When you receive an SMS message with a 6-digit code, enter it in the allotted field and continue to the next step.
- 12Enter your name and if you want, add a photo by tapping the camera icon. If you didn't allow access to your photos in the previous step, you're going to be prompted again.Next is the Profile info screen.Once your name is entered, and you've selected a photo, tap "NEXT".
Chats, Invite Friends, Status, and Calls
- 1To start a new chat, tap the green message icon in the lower right corner.Because we allowed WhatsApp access to our contacts in the previous section, we already have several people to whom we can begin chatting.If you did not grant access to your contacts, you could invite friends, which we will cover in this section.
Advertisement - 2On the "Select a contact" screen, scroll through and tap on someone to begin a chat.
- 3To send a message, tap the green circle with the white arrow.Once you're on the chat screen you'll see several icons, as well as the standard text input and keyboard.The video camera and telephone icons allow for quick video or phone chats. You can also add attachments and of course emoticons to your messages.
- 4For additional options for this particular chat, tap the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner.
- 5Inside the drop-down menu you can; view contact, access media, search, mute notifications, change the wallpaper, block, clear chat, email chat, and add a shortcut.These options are the same for every chat session you have running.
- 6To pin, delete, mute notifications, and download the chat history, tap and hold on a chat, then select the option you wish.If you head back out to the "CHATS" tab you will see all the current chats you have open.
- 7From this menu you can; add a chat shortcut, view contact, and mark as unread.For additional options, tap the three-dot menu in the upper right corner to expand the drop-down menu.
- 8Now on the Select a contact screen, tap the three-dot menu in the top right corner, followed by "Invite a friend".To invite someone to WhatsApp, first tap the Chats tab.
- 9Now you're given several ways to invite a friend via the selection a the bottom of the screen.This will vary from user to user, depending on what communication apps they have installed on their phone.
- 10To type a message, tap the pencil icon in the lower left corner, then type it out on the following screen.To leave a status message, tap the "Status" tab from the main WhatsApp screen.When you're satisfied with your status, tap the green circle with the white arrow to set it.
- 11You'll need to grant the app access to your microphone to place calls.To place a call through WhatsApp, tap the "CALLS" tab from the main screen, followed by the green telephone icon in the bottom right corner..On the following screen, you'll be asked to select a contact to call
WhatsApp Settings
- 1To access the app's settings, tap the three-dot menu in the upper right corner from the main screen, then tap "Settings".
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The first set of settings is about your account
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The second set of settings is for your chat options
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The third batch of settings handles your notifications
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Next we come to Data usage
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Next we have your Contact settings
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The final section inside settings is for help
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If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.
