Questions tagged [whatsapp-messenger]
WhatsApp Messenger is an alternative to SMS messaging and is very similar to BlackBerry Messenger.
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SPAM BAN from Whatsapp [closed]
I woke up this morning to " THIS ACCOUNT CAN NO LONGER USE WHATSAPP DUE TO SPAM" I don't remember doing anything that violets the rules of WhatsApp so I'm confused on what could have been ...
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can i backup 2 whatsapp with two numbers to same google drive? [duplicate]
I have 2 phones with 2 different numbers linked to same Gmail account
Can I backup the 2 WhatsApp numbers to the same Gmail account?
And what will happen if I tried to restore one of the WhatsApp ...
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Android and WhatsApp support for multi user use on a device in a family with several sim cards but a single shared phone
Suppose a family shares a phone.
Suppose the Android device has a dual sim card slot.
Is it possible for one family member to use one sim card and join that sim card to their WhatsApp account
while ...
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problems linking devices on whatsapp
I have a few phones and a laptop.
I also have whatsapp on my laptop.
One of my phones call it PhoneA- had whatsapp on it and a sim card in there. It happens to be a bit slow. It still has whataspp on ...
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A person deleted his WhatsApp but still appears in my chats [duplicate]
A person said he deleted WhatsApp, but his contact still appears on my contact list and my chats.
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Transferring WhatsApp Chat DB from one device to another when both run Android higher than 9
My previous device Nokia G50 running Android 13.
My new device Galaxy A35 running Android 14.
So, according to WhatsApp's FAQ
You can only restore chats stored in your phone’s WhatsApp database if ...
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How can I completely remove a Whatsapp conversation?
When I remove a conversation from Whatsapp, the session still exists: the name of the contact is still visible.
When I remove the contact from the "Contacts" app, the name of the contact is ...
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Switching WhatsApp from one phone to another
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 inner screen has a problem and I got a replacement. Same phone. I can't transfer my messages from WhatsApp on the old phone. It seems my backup to Google hasn't worked for ...
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Prevent (whats)app from bypassing system silent mode?
If if my (OnePlus 6T) phone is on silent mode, messages on whatsapp trigger a vibrating notification. How can I prevent that?
Is that something I should configure in the (whats) app settings, or the ...
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Restoring WhatsApp DB
I changed devices (phones) and carriers. I kept the number (so it was ported).
The old phone had a regular nano-SIM card in it.
The new one got an eSIM (not a physical card).
I want to transfer the ...
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Changing local Chat backup to Google Drive backup for WhatsApp
Earlier Chat backup of WhatsApp was local. Now I want to change local Chat backup to Google Drive backup. I am not able to change. Whenever I click Chat backup, it starts doing local backup.
I am ...
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"You will be out of Google Account storage once your WhatsApp backup begins counting": Solution to avoid being forced to pay & have a safety backup?
We are writing to let you know that you will be out of Google Account storage once your WhatsApp backup begins counting toward your X GB storage limit in at least 30 days. Learn about WhatsApp backups ...
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Combine WhatsApp messages on new phone and old phone
I just switched my wife's phone from a Pixel 4a to a Pixel 8, and used the USB cable method to copy data. Prior to initiating the transfer I forced a backup of WhatsApp chats to Google Drive.
However, ...
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Lock specific chats in WhatsApp
I've been wondering if there's a way to lock specific chats within the official WhatsApp app. Sometimes, I need to lend my phone to a friend or family member, and I'd like to keep certain ...
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Show sender of WhatsApp conversation converted into SMS
I come from here: Send a SMS for every Android notification (goal: get notifications on Garmin Edge 1000)
I have a Forerunner 30 that I only receive SMS notifications on. I have managed to convert a ...
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