One of the recent app news WhatsApp messaging is creating surveys. The procedure to use your chat conversations to make your acquaintances choose between different alternatives and to show it graphically is simple and very fun. In addition to being useful for making important decisions related to a wide variety of topics, from the destination of a group vacation to what we are going to have for dinner tonight.
In this post we tell you how WhatsApp surveys work, how to create them and what options are there to take advantage of them. The new function adds an even greater social component to the many proposals that WhatsApp has. And it adds to a simple and interactive interface bet to share information with friends.
How to create WhatsApp surveys from the application
To create WhatsApp surveys we can use its own messaging app or third party platforms. We first explore how they are officially activated, using the tools that WhatsApp makes available.
- We enter the WhatsApp group that we want to survey.
- Press the "+" button in the lower left area to add content.
- In the menu that opens we choose the Survey option.
- Prepare your survey according to what you want to ask.
The questions that we have to include must have at least two possible answers. That way, your contacts in the group can already start participating and you will receive percentage updates as they respond. By default, the WhatsApp surveys they are built with only two answers, but you can add more options manually. Once the survey is complete, press the Submit button.
Once the survey is sent, the contacts respond and when the participation ends, you will see the result in percentages. A very democratic and technological way to make decisions with your group of friends or family. But in case the WhatsApp update hasn't arrived yet, there are external apps to create polls and share them in the messaging app.
Applications to create surveys on WhatsApp
The survey tool is very useful and is widespread among messaging apps. That is why external applications are used to create surveys when the update is not available on our mobile. The following apps are the most effective and are relatively easy to use.
Polls for Android
With Polls for Android you can create surveys and take them directly to your WhatsApp groups. The process is relatively simple and resembles the official function, so it serves to familiarize yourself with the process on WhatsApp itself.
- Enter the Polls for Android application.
- Ask the question and elaborate the possible answers.
- Enter your email address.
- Once the survey is finished, the platform provides a link that you can share in your groups.
Your contacts in the WhatsApp group can access the link and answer the survey. The results will only be shown to the creator of the survey. Then, as an administrator, you can choose whether or not to share the final information.
PFA
PFA is another android mobile application used to build surveys. It does not require any type of registration, in a few minutes you can create surveys and share them in groups. It allows you to add the number of responses you want, and there are no restrictions on the topics that can be covered. From labor issues to personal conceptions.
PFA provides a link that you can share in your WhatsApp groups and invite your friends and contacts to respond. PFA surveys can also incorporate images or links, generating more fun or complete experiences in relation to what you ask.
Forms, apps to create surveys on WhatsApp
Forms is an application exclusively dedicated to creating surveys. It is before WhatsApp, but it works perfectly if we want to share the surveys for democratic participation in our groups. unlike others survey apps, works on analytical issues and requires answers with a slightly greater level of depth.
It is widely used in academia to trace a survey path with linked responses and then analyze the overall results. The surveys created in Forms can be shared both on WhatsApp and on social networks, inviting your friends and contacts from different spaces to participate and give their opinions on multiple topics.
Conclusions
Surveys are an excellent tool to obtain information about different tastes, ideas and alternatives in our groups of friends. WhatsApp has added the proposal to include them, but the update is not available on all devices. For this reason, we also give you the possibilities of external apps that create and share surveys externally.
Once the question and the possible answers are finished, it is enough to invite our contacts from the groups and then analyze which answers are the most popular. An interesting and interactive way to learn more about our loved ones, their likes and interests.
