WhatsApp is a free messaging app that allows students to use wifi to bypass their SMS/text messaging feature and directly communicate with other users on the app. The app offers free texting, voice calls, and video chats. WhatsApp can be accessed on a smartphone or a desktop.  WhatsApp is now one of the largest messaging apps in the world, with two billion users, according to Facebook.

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