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300 Million People Use WeChat To Text With Strangers, But Most Americans Probably Haven't Heard Of It

Jul 26, 2021, 12:44 IST

Here's the welcome screen when you first start the app.

WeChat will ask you to put your cell phone number into the system.

The program will text you a security code to type in. Your phone number will be posted at the top.

Upload a picture and create a WeChat ID to finish the setup process.

Make sure you fill out the essential information for your personal profile.

Profiles need specific location data. You can chat with people all over the world.

This is what your profile will look like after you finish it.

Here are the general settings you can change for your profile.

Users can make posts on their profile as well, sort of like you would do on Facebook.

Post moments to fill up your profile. You can add photo or text updates, just like you would on Facebook.

Here's the central hub of WeChat. Try sending a message through People Nearby.

The app will search your list of phone numbers to quickly find friends who have WeChat.

WeChat has to use your current location to find people.

Once the search is completed, it will send you the best results.

The app can recommend people to chat with in your network.

After the search finishes, friends with the app are displayed on the Contacts menu.

The Chats section of the app is where you can message friends and view conversations.

In order to start a conversation, compose a message.

This is what the full layout of the messages section looks like.

WeChat comes with a sticker shop. Users can buy various emoji to send to friends.

After finding someone to talk to, try one of the social features called Shake. You'll need to give the app approval to use your location first.

Shake finds other people to talk to that are shaking their phones as well.

Here's the result. All you need to is send a greeting.

Users can scan a QR code to start chatting with another WeChat user. Everyone gets a unique QR code. This is one of the more popular ways WeChat users connect with each other.

If someone is bothering you too much, block them here.

You can adjust your privacy so strangers can't find you.

Now try out another popular app.

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