Hi Sandy, Not that I know of. I think WhatsApp is mostly a messaging app.
Chip -----Original Message----- From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 4:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: how to use WhatsApp for a particular purpose hi, Thanks for this info. Can I also use the group functionality for multiway telephone conversations? thanks, Sandy sent from the dark side of the moon > On 22 Oct 2017, at 20:29, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I use the group feature of WhatsApp quite a bit ... in concept it's very much > like this mailing list, except each of us in the group leaves voice messages > instead of email messages to the group. > > This might be a good way to offer lessons of any kind, as each less would go > out to the entire group, who could also hear any questions. > > When recording long voice messages you may want to know that there is an > alternative to holding your finger down on the voice message button (which is > the usual way to record a message). The alternative is to start the message > by holding your finger down, then use your other hand to turn off voice over > and then turn it back on. As soon as you turn voice over off you can release > your finger from the voice message button and it will continue recording. > You can verify this by looking for a timer which is at the bottom of the > screen near the voice message button. > > To stop the recording you give the voice message button a double tap. > > Good luck, > > Chip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 6:16 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: how to use WhatsApp for a particular purpose > > hello, > Somewhat impetuously, I have offered to teach English to various people > around the world using WhatsApp. I have used this app for a while now, but, > Millie to receive messages and reply to them. I have a list of, say, eight > people, with their phone numbers, who wish to avail of my services. Wilde we > would be a group, as such, I am thinking that the calls would be on an > individual basis. am I right in assuming one can use WhatsApp in the same way > that one can use Skype? so, we can chat away as with a normal phone call? > would there be any point in me setting up a group? it might be easier to keep > tabs of the various calls and people, but not sure about that… in fact, I > almost wish I hadn’t volunteered, I don’t really know how to go about this. > can anyone give me some tips as to how to organise this via the app? > > thanks in advance, fingers crossed, Sandy > > sent from the dark side of the moon > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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