WhatsApp, since its inception in 2009, has become one of the most used messaging services in the world. Giving people across continents a chance to connect, primarily with individual messages, calls, and group chats, it has most definitely brought some advantages in its wake. However just as a coin has two sides, WhatsApp also has its fair share of disadvantages.
This article aims to enlighten you about both aspects of the advent of WhatsApp (espionner WhatsApp), leaving to your discretion to decide to what degree you use WhatsApp.
Some advantages include:
1 – Extremely low data usage
As against other apps used for messaging (and for knowing what other people are up to), the amount of data actually used by WhatsApp is significantly low. The cases where WhatsApp uses more than 50 MB a day is, in itself, an extremity. Looking into the “Data Usage “heading under” Settings can help you check the amount of data used by individual apps on your phone.
2 – WhatsApp forwards
In today’s world with everyone sticking their heads into one electronic gadget or another, news that one gets through social media actually helps us be alert to different kinds of dangers that prevail. However, it also very imperative not to take everything you read at face value, for there is always a chance that the news might be fake.
3 – Sharing live location
This feature comes very much in handy while you are on the move, as it relays your live location to whoever you shared your location with, thus ensuring your safety.
Some disadvantages that WhatsApp beings in its wake include:
1 – Increased addiction to phones
Though it is good to keep in touch with your friends, family, and acquaintances, it is necessary to know where to draw the line. It will not us (or our eyes) any good if we look at the screens of electronic gadgets continuously, and the action will cost us dearly.
2 – Online security threats
Giving our kids gadgets at a very young age is a one-way ticket to them being extremely unaware of the dangers that the internet poses. This might lead to them being taken advantage of, considering how gullible kids are. However, it is also important to note that adults too are gullible enough to fall into traps (albeit on a much smaller scale than kids) and hence, it is important for all of us to be aware of how to protect ourselves from (unethical) hackers and their like.