How to Use Whisper

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Whisper is an app for people to anonymously post their secrets. It's a great way to get something off your chest, read other people's secrets, and even meet people online. This wikiHow guide will help you get started on the app.

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Setting Up Whisper

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If you are using your computer, you can go onto their website and send a download link to your smartphone. Their website displays many whispers or secrets that you can browse, as well as information about their app. Unfortunately, you can't post or comment on the secrets displayed on their website.

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If you tap on "School" for the first time on Whisper's homepage, you'll be prompted to choose a school nearby you. If you don't go to school, tap "I don't go to school" and the option will turn to "Featured" secrets.

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At anytime, you can go into your iPhone's or Android's settings and change Whisper's notification settings.

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Create a PIN to secure your Whisper account.
Change your school or location.
Enable or disable push notifications.
Hide or unhide Not Safe for Work (NSFW) content.
Follow and like Whisper on various social media platforms.
View Whisper's frequently asked questions, terms of use, privacy policy or email their support for help.

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You may be prompted to allow Whisper to access your contacts.

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Browsing Secrets

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Scroll through the homepage. Right when you open the app, Whisper will display the most popular whispers or secrets throughout the Internet. You can scroll infinitely and read other people's whispers.

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School: This category displays secrets posted by people who have gone or go to the same school as you. You can browse Hot or popular whispers and New whispers. If you have chosen not to join a school group, this option will show Featured whispers instead.
Nearby: You can adjust how near or far you want to browse for secrets by tapping the different distances at the top of the page.
Latest: You can browse the newest whispers being posted.

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You can also search keywords and other cities and locations to view their secrets.

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Interacting on Whisper

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View replies to whispers. Select a whisper and swipe up or scroll down to view people's replies. The replies are formatted just like secrets with text on top of an image. You can also like and reply to the replies.

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You can also customize your reply by tapping the body of the text to hide the keyboard. You will be given opens to search of a background image, take a photo, or use your own photo as a background to your reply.

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Viewing a whisper and tapping the "chat" option. This option is located beside the "Reply" option when you open up a whisper to view. It will then take you to a screen where you can chat with the poster.
Tapping on the "Chat" option at the bottom of your screen. This will display any existing chats you have going on. You can sort your chats by tapping the right hand corner, or delete chats by tapping "Edit". When you open the chat, you can also block, favourite, delete or view the whisper they initially posted by tapping the three dots located on the top right hand corner.

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Customize your secret by tapping the body of the secret to hide the keyboard. You can search for a background image, take a photo or use your own photo, change the font, and select to share your whisper to certain groups.

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