This Valentine’s Day use Whatsapp to wish your Love: Create your own GIF & 4 other creative ways to say “I love you!”

WhatsApp has been one of the most used messaging apps that have brought people together. With the development of technology, this app has evolved to be much more than a normal messaging application.

Valentine’s Day is an extremely important event in the lives of people who have found their love. As husbands and wives, girlfriends and boyfriends and all the love birds make plans to meet and enjoy their time with the special someone; there will be those who cannot enjoy the privilege of being together on the day that celebrates love and togetherness. Many loving souls are in a long distance relationship or away on special occasions like Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, etc. due to their work. However, in the new age of the internet, long distance relationships have become more easily manageable. WhatsApp has been one of the most used messaging apps that have brought people together. With the development of technology, this app has evolved to be much more than a normal messaging application. As we are celebrating Valentine’s Day 2017, here are five ways to use WhatsApp to convey the message to your loved one, “I Love You”.

Wish them a Happy Valentine’s Day face-to-face

Make your Valentine’s Day greeting more personal with a WhatsApp video chat to start their day off right.
How: Tap on the video preview screen to switch between seeing yourself and your loved one. You can also move the preview screen anywhere you want, multi-task during a video call to read your chats, and even try a video call in full-screen landscape mode.

Create your own GIFs

Express your love by creating a unique, personalised GIF for your Valentine right within WhatsApp.
How: Click on the new GIF icon which appears at the bottom when you tap on the emoji button in WhatsApp (in Android) or add (+) icon (in iOS), by selecting Photo & Video library and clicking the GIF button at the left-side bottom of your library. You can search for related GIFs on WhatsApp using keywords, choose the one you like, and send to users without leaving the app even once. You can also press and select the pictures as GIF format (in iOS) from your Photo & Video library and share ahead

Record a voice message

Record and send a message to your Valentine this year! Because WhatsApp messages are encrypted, the message will remain between you and your beau.
How: Hold to record your voice message by pressing on the ‘mic’ button present on top of your WhatsApp chat window’s keypad and release to send the message

Add creative fonts and drawings to your photos

Whether it’s drawing a big red heart or adding an emoji smiley face, you can spruce up your pics with this fun feature.
How: When you click a picture or shoot a video you can write or draw on them, or add emoticons to express yourself

Give it a star

Did your Valentine send you a love letter that you want to save? Star it so you can access it again in the future. These memories can be nice to hold on to.
How: Click on the message and save the message by starring it.

As background, WhatsApp, the messaging app with 1.2 billion users, is a simple, fast and reliable way to communicate with family and friends around the world. In India, WhatsApp has over 160 million active users.

These five methods in addition to your old school messages can help add a much-required spark in the relationship. This Valentine’s Day, these simple steps will help you feel closer to your loved ones in spite of the distance between you. Happy Valentine’s Day!