[Official] Whatsapp Status/Discussion Thread

[leinad]

I'm on whatsapp but can't send a new msg to my frds.they can't rec'd. can only reply if they send me.

Jailbroken phone?

Remove, reboot, and reinstall. See if that fixes it for you.

/Dan

 

[teckcheong]

Whatsapp runs on wifi or data plan? Leaving it in the background does it incur charges on dataplan if wifi is not on?

 

[rogertan]

I'm on whatsapp but can't send a new msg to my frds.they can't rec'd. can only reply if they send me.

Ask them try turn on flight mode for awhile and off it. It should solve the problem.

 

[sharshar]

If it's from the App Store, once purchased to your account, upgrades are free.

/Dan

odd.. they keep telling me to purchase it instead.. got it when it was still free.. shall buy it then.. thanks dan!

 

[leinad]

Whatsapp runs on wifi or data plan? Leaving it in the background does it incur charges on dataplan if wifi is not on?

WhatsApp uses whatever data connectivity you have currently. Of course, outside of wifi hotspots, it uses the cellular data network.

As for running it in the background - it does not. It uses Push Notifications.

/Dan

 

[leinad]

odd.. they keep telling me to purchase it instead.. got it when it was still free.. shall buy it then.. thanks dan!

Quick trick to test if you "own" an app - just offer to write a review. You cannot review apps you have not bought before.

/Dan

 

[teckcheong]

WhatsApp uses whatever data connectivity you have currently. Of course, outside of wifi hotspots, it uses the cellular data network.

As for running it in the background - it does not. It uses Push Notifications.

/Dan

Means when i open the what'sapp then it taps on whatever internet connection i have.. when i go home screen, it will not use any of the internet connection or data plan. Am i right to say that? So basically pressing the home buttion is like closing it. Until a new notification comes along.

 

[black_star]

hi all, another silly question... if i send a msg wif watsapp to a frd in another country i wont be charge extra rite? say i send message to a frd who has a malaysia no.

thanks

 

[teckcheong]

hi all, another silly question... if i send a msg wif watsapp to a frd in another country i wont be charge extra rite? say i send message to a frd who has a malaysia no.

thanks

i think if your friend and you have whatsapp, then u can communicate for free if u have wifi.

 

[leinad]

Means when i open the what'sapp then it taps on whatever internet connection i have.. when i go home screen, it will not use any of the internet connection or data plan. Am i right to say that? So basically pressing the home buttion is like closing it. Until a new notification comes along.

Yes. That's how the Push Notifications System works. No apps run in the background, except for a select few (and all of them are Apple stock apps, like Messaging, Phone System, iPod, Push Notifications). The iPhone will receive the notification from Apple's PN server. It's quite elegant, the entire system.

You might want to actually understand the system to appreciate how it works and why properly designed apps will never have to run in the background and eat up precious CPU cycles, RAM and battery life for nothing.

hi all, another silly question... if i send a msg wif watsapp to a frd in another country i wont be charge extra rite? say i send message to a frd who has a malaysia no.

thanks

WhatsApp sends over the internet. If you have a data plan or are tying yourself down to Wifi networks, you're not charged anything.

/Dan

 

[Simplelifes]

Guys there's a. Call feature in watsapp app . Just to ask if I m overseas I use it to make a call will it uses the data or just a normal oversea call ?

 

[leinad]

Guys there's a. Call feature in watsapp app . Just to ask if I m overseas I use it to make a call will it uses the data or just a normal oversea call ?

Normal cellular call.

Only "Chat" uses the cellular data.

/Dan

 

[sharshar]

whatsapps doesnt show all my contacts after i purchased is it cos they did a reintall and its the server lag?

 

[Slkrz83]

Check your settings in whatsapp. See if your favourites automation is on. It has to be on for whatsapp to show the contacts on whatsapp.

 

[mambofever]

i just checked with whatsapp people, u can't save audio files sent to u by your friends to your iphone. sian.

 

[undeniable]

whatsapp server getting suckier and suckier. sometimes i get the push notifications from my friend after only 4-5 hours. sometimes i get the push immediately but go into whatsapp didnt load the message, very unreliable atm.

 

[oyama85]

whatsapp server getting suckier and suckier. sometimes i get the push notifications from my friend after only 4-5 hours. sometimes i get the push immediately but go into whatsapp didnt load the message, very unreliable atm.

Happened to me too, thats y important stuff still leave to sms.
But seriously I dont think theres any others, thats better then whatsapp now.

 

[mambofever]

Happened to me too, thats y important stuff still leave to sms.
But seriously I dont think theres any others, thats better then whatsapp now.

yeah impt things just leave to sms.

 

[siron]

Darn imagine the amount of money this guy is making! Woooo

But server not upgraded as the volume goes up! Very very unstable man

 

[aloysius_xavier]

Esp during this festive period, the problem becomes more apparent... I get push notifications, but when I open Whatsapp, the message proper did not load.