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Sending a WhatsApp message to yourself can be helpful in some cases. Many people used to send SMS to their own number if they wanted to take a note of something. Some people also send an email to themselves to take a note of something. But sending a WhatsApp message to yourself is not straight forward. In this post, I am going to tell you how you can send a message to yourself in WhatsApp. Quick Method to Send Message to Yourself Download the " Click to Chat " application from Google Play Store. Open the app and enter your number. Click the open button and send the message. Different ways of sending a message to yourself Method 1: From Contacts This is the easiest method. It might not work on all devices. But the trick is to save your number in the contacts and then click the WhatsApp message button to send a message to yourself. Method 2: Using an app Download the " Click to Chat "  app from Play Store.  Open the app and enter y...

Create Direct Download Link to Google Drive Files in Android

 If you need to share a big file on your phone with someone, you can not send it directly using WhatsApp or other common messaging apps. Many people take the help of Google Drive's free cloud storage. They upload the file to google drive and send its link to the receiver. When the receiver opens that sharing link, he waits for the preview page to load and then clicks the download button to download. But you can easily create a direct download link before sending. The receiver can click that link to directly download the file. In this post, I am going to show you how to create a direct download link to a file in google drive in Android.

Procedure

Follow these three steps to get the Direct Download Link:

Step 1: Get Sharing Link of the file

1. Open the Google Drive android app and navigate to the file you want to create a link of.
2. Click on the three dots against the file and turn on Link Sharing
3. Again click on three dots and select the Copy Link option to get the sharing link.
Getting the Sharing Link of the file

Step 2: Install the Drive Link Manager app from Play Store

Click the following button to download the app from Google Play Store:
You can also scan the following QR Code from your phone to download the app:

Step 3: Enter the sharing link in the app to get the Direct Download Link

1. Open the Drive Link Manager app. It should automatically get the sharing link from the clipboard. If it doesn't, click the paste button to enter it in the input field.
2. Click on Convert to convert it into the direct download link. 
3. The app will generate the Direct Download Link. You can use the Share button to share it or the Copy button to copy it to clipboard.

Converting Sharing link to Direct Download link using the app


You can also use the following online script to convert the sharing link to direct download link.

Enter Sharing Link


Direct Download Link


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