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You can protect your privacy and not let people know when
you last checked your WhatsApp messages by turning off
that option.
Go to settings, select account and tap on privacy to
choose a suitable option for yourself under last seen.

ii. Read messages without letting the sender know:
You can avoid the blue tick from appearing on the messages
you have read. Put your phone on flight mode and open
WhatsApp to read the messages. Close the app after reading
and remove it from your multi window. Disable the airplane
mode and the chat will appear unread to the sender.

iii. Stop media from being automatically
downloaded: Whatsapp automatically saves forwarded
media to your gallery. When this happens it lessens space
in your phone and may reduce processing speeds.
You can stop forwarded pictures and videos from being
saved to your gallery automatically. Tap on settings, then
chats and turn off the 'Save to camera roll' option in iOS or
'Show media in gallery' in Android.
You can also change preferences in media download for
individual chats. Open a specific chat and tap on the name
of the contact or group at the top. Open 'Save to Camera roll'
option (iOS) or 'Media Visibility' (Android) and choose from
settings suitable to you

iv. Mark chats as unread: When you read a message
and do not have time to immediately you can mark the chat
with a dot. This will serve as a reminder for later. To mark a

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