The Discord desktop app automatically checks for updates when you open it, but you'll have to use your phone's app store to update the mobile app.

You can connect Discord to your PlayStation account by heading to Discord's Connections menu and logging into PSN.

You can archive a conversation on Facebook Messenger using the website or mobile app, and then see those archived chats later in another inbox.

You can't directly tell if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp, but there are a few steps you can take to arrive at a best guess.

If you see "This person is unavailable on Messenger" when trying to chat with someone, they might have blocked you or lost their Messenger account.

You can add roles to your Discord server by heading to the server's settings menu and selecting the Roles option.

The only way to deactivate Messenger is to deactivate your Facebook account, but you can also disable Messenger by turning off your Active Status.

Vanish Mode is a feature in the Messenger app that lets you send temporary, disappearing messages to your friends.

You can set your Slack status to show that you're out of the office, away at lunch, in a meeting, and more.

Screenshots circulated on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, showing how WeChat accounts run by university LGBTQ groups went dark on July 7.

To improve your WhatsApp account's data security, you can enable two-step verification, disable cloud backups, and turn on security notifications.

You can turn on dark mode in Discord by going to the desktop or mobile app's "Appearance" menu and selecting the Dark theme.

You can change your WhatsApp privacy settings to determine which groups can see your information, and adjust several other privacy-related features.

You can make a Discord server by selecting the plus sign in the sidebar on the app’s dashboard. Once you make your Discord server, you can invite any number of people, create new channels, designate roles, and more. Visit Business Insider’s Tech Reference library for more stories. Discord is a […]

You can reply to messages on Discord directly by hovering your mouse over the message, or by holding your finger on it. When you reply to a comment on Discord, you’ll have the option to tag and notify the person you’re replying to. The Reply feature is available in both […]

You can search a conversation on Skype to find particular words or phrases in text chats with contacts. Skype’s search or “find” feature will only review text from the last six months. The search function is available on both the desktop and mobile versions of Skype. Visit Business Insider’s Tech […]

You can chat in Google Meet using the platform’s messaging feature, which allows you to send text messages and links to other video chat participants during a call. Any chat message sent before you join the Google Meet session will not be visible to you and all messages disappear after […]