WECHAT Tutorial
Part 1:
Signing up for wechat
on your mobile device
Sign up with your mobile
device’s current phone number
Fill in the necessary fields with
the relevant information
!
Input your phone number without
the zero, as the international +64
suffix is already applied as a
replacement for zero
Accept the terms and
conditions and proceed
!
On Android devices, likely a
Chinese pop up will appear, but
do not worry as it is only in
accordance with Android
policies that users are informed
they are giving permissions for
wechat to work
On Android, and likely iPhone
devices, there will be a request
for wechat to access photos,
media and files. This does not
mean wechat will peek into your
files, but that the application will
be able to access in the case
you need to upload or save
photos/media/files
Security verification is to check
the user is not a robot, slide the
slider to the right side and
complete the jigsaw puzzle
Provided you have entered
your phone number without the
zero, you should receive a
code through text, simply input
the code you have received in
the code field
If you are not comfortable with
giving wechat access to your
contacts, please click ‘Learn
more’. You will be put forward to
another page, and simply press
‘Later’ to deny wechat the access
Part 2:
Finding and saving your
personal QR code
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Press ‘Me’ on the bottom right to access your wechat profile
2 - Press into the small box next to your ID
3 - Press into your ‘My QR Code’
4 - Wechat will then generate your personal QR code, press into the 3 dots in the top right corner
5 - Press the save to phone/save image, you can then share this image for others to add you
Part 3:
Downloading wechat
client for desktop/laptop
If you are on the university laptop or
desktop, please download wechat through
either Self Service or Software Centre
If you would like to
download wechat on a
personal device, please
go to the next slide
To download wechat on a personal Once in, please look for the relevant icon that your
device, simply search ‘wechat’ into your operating system is in. First is Windows and
preferred search engine and click into second is MAC. You will be redirected again after
‘WeChat’ below the ‘WeChat for Web’. choosing, then simply press ‘Download’.
When wechat has downloaded, run
the program. Follow the prompts
given and install wechat, then ‘Run’.
You will only see this QR code if you have not got wechat already open
on your phone. If wechat is already open, you will be prompted to allow
login. If you see this QR code then proceed with the next slides
Go to wechat on your
phone and on the home
page, ‘Chats’, click into
the plus sign on the top
right. Then click into
‘Scan’ and scan the QR
code that is on screen
on your laptop/desktop
Once you have scanned the QR
code, the desktop/laptop will
wait for you to confirm your
login through your mobile
device. Make sure to auto-sync
messages, so that your
desktop/laptop will receive
messages through your phone
This is what your desktop/laptop wechat
program should look like if all is successful.
Note in this example, personal information
has been blurred.
Part 4:
Accepting friend requests
and one-on-one calls
When someone adds you,
you must accept their
request first to be allowed
the video call and chat
functionalities
Once you have added
them, to access all of the
communication features,
click into the plus sign on
the bottom right
Part 5:
Creating groups
and group calls
Ensure both parties have
accepted their respective
friend requests before
creating a group chat
Again, press into the plus
sign on the top right and
click into ‘New Chat’
Select the people from your
friend’s list that you would
like to have in the group
chat, then press ‘Done’
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To note, group video calling
and voice calling are only
available on mobile devices
at this stage
Fortunately, one-on-one
video calling and voice
calling are available for
desktop/laptops
Once you have initiated group
call, select the members you
would like to participate in the
call then press ‘Start’
If any group members are not
present, but arrive later, they
can join the call themselves
If necessary, ‘Open Camera’
to share video call, or it will
default to voice call first
