Day two of WeChat tips and tricks. We’re using Version 5 for the iOS (Apple) so our photos might differ from yours but the basics should be the same.
How to block someone on WeChat
1. Go to your contact list and press on the profile of the person you want to block.
2. Look for the three dots up on the top right:
You can block from your contact list or from People Nearby. See the three dots?
2. After you press the dots, this will come up. Choose Block.
Choose block and then confirm it. That contact can’t see you now at all.
3.
See? They can’t send you a message and they won’t see your Moments. Cool huh?
Social is now named ‘Discover’. Look Around is now ‘People Nearby’. We kind of liked Look Around, it sounded cooler.
Social is now Discover, Look Around is now ‘People Nearby’.
Sticker Shop is available from your profile page.
Sticker Shop. Don’t expect too much.Maybe these names lost something when they were translated. We think we could do a better job.Are these worth spending money on? Really?
Sticker pricing isn’t bad but we can’t imagine anyone using these.
Under a buck but underwhelming too.
That’s it for today. We don’t want to make these posts too long. You’re busy, it’s summer, we have a new Galaxy Tab 2 to test so we’re off to do that. Comments, questions, observations are all welcome.
WeChat Moments is great, isn’t it? Everyone can share photos and words at the same time. What if you just want to post your thoughts instead of a photo? Here’s how to do that on an Apple product, iPhone or iPod Touch.
1. First, you have to learn how to do a screen capture. That’s the easy part. This can be done from any screen that happens to be showing, anything at all. Press the shut off button and the home button at the same time. On an iPod Touch, for instance, push the button on the top of the device at the same time as you press the button at the bottom of the screen, the one that takes you Home. The screen will go white for a second then go back to normal. If your screen turns white, then you’ve successfully done the screen capture.
2. It doesn’t matter what app you use but we used Notes. Go the the app and type out your thoughts. Once you’re done, press Off and Home to capture the screen that shows the note you just typed.
Our subliminal message as seen in Notes.
3. Go to Moments and press on the camera up on the top right.
Press the camera icon.
4. Choose the screen capture you just took, it will be in your Camera Roll, and use it. You can add a comment above it or just post the pic, it’s up to you.
Choose Existing is what we need here.Choose Camera Roll.Our note in WeChat where we choose the style.Here it is, ready to post.
OK, so now you know how to do screen caps, at least on Apple products, why not post caps of games, videos, whatever else you can find. It makes WeChat a bit more interesting for your friends, we think. Malls, trees and beaches are good but let’s mix things up a bit, right?
WeChat (or Weixin) is the hottest new chat app out there. We’ve written about it a few times before. Today we want to get Moments straightened out. There seems to be some confusion as to who can see the photos that you show in your Moments’ albums. Here is the pathway to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
1. In any area of WeChat, look for the gear icon on the lower right. Press it:
Settings. Look for the gear icon.
2. Next, scroll down to the word FAQ:
Scroll down a bit, look for FAQ.
3. Press on the word FAQ and then look for Moments:
There are several sections for Moments.
4. We would suggest that you read all about Moments before you start using WeChat. We love the app but we can see that some users are having problems with privacy. Look for the FAQ that reads ‘How private is my photo album?’ :
Look for the FAQ on your photo album.
5. Read over this section and make sure you understand it. If you need help, just ask us. We’ll do our best to explain it:
TIP: If you want to send a photo to someone, then it’s completely private. Use the attachment button (the + icon on the lower right) to attach a photo. That way, only you and the person you send it to can see it. Make sure you choose the right person!
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Even though we don’t recommend doing this, you can link your WeChat account with a Facebook account. If you do, just remember that you can’t do much once the two accounts are linked. This may change but we think that as long as WeChat is based in China, Facebook will prevent it from accessing your friend list. Here’s how you set up the link:
1. From any WeChat page, press Settings on the bottom right. Here is what you see:
Press My Account
2. Go to My Account. This comes up next:
Press Facebook. You can see here that the two are not linked yet.
3. Press on the words ‘ Facebook Not Linked’ :
This tells you that WeChat will share content to your Facebook wall. Hmmmm….
4. If you are already signed in to Facebook, this screen will come up. Remember, if you aren’t signed in to Facebook, you will have to sign in from your WeChat screen, complete with email address and password:
Now WeChat wants to access your profile, friend list, etc. We’re not sure why.
5. If you agree with the menu above, press OK and this screen comes up:
Now WeChat wants to post on your behalf. Really? That’s nice…not.
6. Well, we didn’t want WeChat to post on ‘our behalf’ so we chose to Skip this menu. Here’s what came up next:
There you go! It’s done.
7. Now, about all you can do is share your WeChat QR Code and, remember this, your Moments photos on Facebook.
Do you want to post your Moments photos on Facebook?
At this point, there is no way to add your Facebook friends They can add you if they scan your QR code, same as on QQ but that’s about it. Right now, there is no way that we can see to add your Facebook friends to WeChat. If we find out how to do it, you’ll be the first to know.
Facebook is much more personal than WeChat, in our opinion. WeChat is fun, great for meeting people and tends to be more ‘open’ than Facebook. We think you should question whether you want to link the two social networking apps with one another. Once you do, you’re into a completely different privacy level. Facebook is much more invasive as far as your personal details are concerned. We’d advise you to think twice about linking, OK?
We’ve done a couple of posts on WeChat (Weixin in China) in the past and, surprisingly, this free app is much more popular than we thought it would be. We get questions and comments about WeChat on an almost daily basis. Since our last post, WeChat has added support for the Nokia S40 and Symbian phones as well as for the Blackberry. We don’t have a Blackberry phone but we’re going to try WeChat on a Playbook to see if it works. Stay tuned for that post.
For now, we’re looking at translating our chats. Unfortunately, WeChat doesn’t have a built-in translation yet so we’re suggesting that you download Google Translate. Here’s how it works:
1. Obviously you have to download and install Google Translate on your device. It’s free.
2. When you get a chat message in another language, rest your finger on the words on screen for about a second. A bubble will pop up that says ‘Copy’ on it. Press Copy.
Press the words and Copy pops up. Then press the word Copy.
3. Go back to your main menu, find the Translate app and open it. Once Translate opens you will see a white window at the top, much like a chat window.
Press your finger inside the window at the top.
4. Press that and a keyboard will open at the bottom. Forget the keyboard, press your finger in the white window for about a second. A bubble will pop up that reads ‘Paste’.
Now press the word Paste.
5. Press Paste and the words appear in the box:
The words you want to translate are pasted into the window.
6. Press Go down on the lower right.
Translation is instantaneous.
There you go! The words are translated into whatever language you use. You have to remember that this is Google Translate, right? It isn’t perfect by any means. It will, however, give you a good idea of what the person is saying. It’s fast and free, so give it a shot.
TIP: Translate can be used in Moments, too. If you see a post in another language, run through the same steps to translate them. Translate will work backwards, too. Write your message in the translate window, press Go and then press the translation and choose Copy. Go back to WeChat and press the message window, then press Paste. Cool huh?
