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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 ...
Joselin Jocklingson's user avatar
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Deleted contacts from removed dual-SIM still visible in WhatsApp

Earlier I had 2 SIM cards and contacts from both contacts were visible in my WhatsApp. But after removing one of my SIM cards, the contacts from both 2 SIM contacts are still visible in WhatsApp (...
Yashashree Munne's user avatar
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"This account is not allowed to use WhatsApp due to spam" after registering with a new SIM card

I have recently upgraded my mobile to Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. I kept my old S21 Ultra, with the idea to use that for personal things and my new S24 Ultra for business. I had WhatsApp Business, ...
Martin Regan-Kennard's user avatar
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How do I make WhatsApp access contacts from a specific SIM?

I have two SIM cards, one personal and the other for business. I would like WhatsApp to use contacts in the SIM card that I use for business only rather than bringing all the contacts. Is there a way ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Problems with two-step verification on a new SIM

I recently purchased a new SIM. When I try to install WhatsApp, it asks for a PIN that was apparently created by the previous owner for two-step verification. What should I do?
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Using WhatsApp without current SIM

Next week I will go on holiday to a foreign country and for this, I bought a prepaid SIM card because with my phone's current plan, I have little to no data in Roaming. My problem is that I will be ...
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4 votes
2 answers
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What happens to my WhatsApp account if my carrier sells my number to someone else?

I'm aware that I don't need a SIM card to continue using my WhatsApp account after the initial activation. But say, hypothetically, I went into a pool with my phone inside my pocket and my SIM ...
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3 votes
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WhatsApp: old SIM card but new phone

I have a new phone as my old one was stolen, but I still have the SIM card with the phone number connected to my WhatsApp account. I inserted that SIM card into the new phone, but none of my contacts, ...
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1 vote
2 answers
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WhatsApp data transfer from expired SIM card to new SIM card

My old SIM card number has expired and is no longer active on my mobile network. How do I recover my WhatsApp account chat history from this inactive SIM card number since it can no longer receive the ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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Whatsapp: traveling with a pay-as-you-go SIM card [closed]

If I replace the SIM card in my Verizon Galaxy s4 with a pre-paid pay-as-you-go UK SIM card, then my phone will have a new UK number. If I now want to use Whatsapp, do I have to migrate Whatsapp to ...
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Migrate WhatsApp from phone (old expired number) to another one?

I have a phone that has had WhatsApp installed on for over 2 years now, and the phone number registered for the account is now history (it's been long gone and there is no chance I will get that SIM ...
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Sign in to WhatsApp account on old number without old SIM card [duplicate]

I want to restore my phone to factory settings, which means WhatsApp will be deleted. I use my old number on WhatsApp, and I don't have the SIM card. If I downloaded WhatsApp again and tried to sign ...
Hamodcha's user avatar
12 votes
4 answers
7k views

Are there any problems caused by setting up my phone before the SIM card arrives?

Bought a brand-new Samsung S4 mini and ordered a new SIM card which is due to arrive in a week. So far I've inserted the battery and charged it. Should I turn it on, even without a SIM-card in it, or ...
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Whatsapp, Keeping the number on the new phone but without the old sim card

Whatsapp, Keeping the number on the new phone but without the old sim card. Ok the situation is I love my old number and to be honest don't want to ask everybody to change my number again and again. ...
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