Disable “seen” notifications on Zalo
“Seen” notifications let you know if the other person has read your message. But if you’ve seen it and haven’t had a chance to respond, it can lead to misunderstandings.
You can go to the menu section > select the gear icon in the upper right corner > Privacy > Swipe the option to the left to disable the “seen” status display.
Mention someone or everyone in group chat
While in a group chat, you can mention a specific person by typing @ before their name. If you want to mention all the members in the group, you can type @All.
Block messages from strangers
If you don’t want to receive spam or advertising messages from strangers, you can block them.
Go to settings Zalo > Privacy > Swipe the option to the left to disable receiving messages from strangers.
Send secret messages
With this feature, you can send confidential photos that you don’t want to save or let others know. Once viewed, the photos will be permanently deleted to protect your information.
To activate this feature, swipe up from the chat box, then the camera will automatically open so you can send photos to your friends. Users can also add stickers or notes as desired.
Set Zalo passcode
This feature helps protect your Zalo from unauthorized access and message theft.
To use this feature, go to Settings > Account and Security > Set Zalo passcode > Swipe the option to the right to activate Set Zalo passcode.
Preview Stickers
Previewing Stickers helps you avoid sending the wrong ones to your friends. To preview the content of a sticker, simply long press on the sticker.
Synchronize contacts with Zalo
This action will help you know who among your contacts is also using Zalo and stay in touch with them. The steps are as follows: go to Settings > Contacts > Update Zalo contacts > Update.
Sign out on computer
If you log in to Zalo on a colleague’s or public computer and forget to sign out, you can remotely sign out of your Zalo account.
Go to Menu > Settings > Account Management > List of logged-in computers. Here, you can choose to sign out of devices you don’t recognize.
According to Khoevadep
– You can send self-destructing messages that disappear after a set time. Go to the ‘Secret Chat’ feature for this.
– Use the ‘Money Transfer’ feature to send and receive money easily and securely.
– Customize your profile and make it unique by adding a cover photo and a status message.
– For added privacy, you can hide your ‘Last Seen’ status and also choose to appear offline to selected contacts.
– Use the ‘Message Recall’ feature to unsend messages you regret sending.
– Create group chats with up to 5000 members and utilize the admin tools to manage the group effectively.
– Back up your chat history to ensure you don’t lose important conversations.
– Use the ‘Nearby’ feature to discover and connect with people in your vicinity.
– Stay organized by archiving chats and hiding them from your main chat list.