Questions tagged [whatsapp-messenger]
WhatsApp Messenger is an alternative to SMS messaging and is very similar to BlackBerry Messenger.
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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, ...
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How to recover WhatsApp chat history?
My phone has been running low on space lately. WhatsApp gave me the low storage error and then crashed. After freeing a couple of gigabyte on my phone, I went back to WhatsApp, only to discover that ...
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WhatsApp : Stop auto download of voice messages
I need to stop auto downloading of voice messages in WhatsApp since it's wasting a lot of my mobile data.
When I go to Settings > Chat Settings > Media Auto Download, it shows a note Voice ...
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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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Backing up WhatsApp to two different Google Drive accounts
I have had my WhatsApp account backed up to my personal Google Drive account, taking up a total space of 841 MB. I now have access to a Drive account with more space, and I'd like to switch the backup ...
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How to know which phone number Whatsapp is using on my phone?
On my phone I used my T-mobile number as well as my Google voice number. I registered to Whatsapp using my Google voice number. How can I check in Whatsapp which number it uses?
I use a Samsung ...
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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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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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How do I back up the WhatsApp backup that is on Google Drive?
How do I back up the WhatsApp backup that is on Google Drive?
If I go to WhatsApp - Settings - Chats - Chat backup, it tells me the Google account that my backup is at and the size.
And if I go to ...
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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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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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Alternative "File Open" (not stack "DocumentsUi") for WhatsApp?
DocumentsUI, the AOSP standard "file manager" is quite buggy here (I use Lineage 15.1), especially in the context of multi-user and work profile (meaning it does not show files for other users then ...
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Unable to delete a contact from Contact List in Android phone
Phone: Nexus 5x
Operating System: Android 7.0
When I try to delete a contact in contact list of phone it displays the error message:
Contacts from your read-only accounts cannot be deleted, but they ...
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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 to change someone's profile picture in WhatsApp?
I don't like one of my WhatsApp friend's picture (we chat regularly, though the photo disgusts me), so I want to change his profile picture.
I did change its source image, but it didn't work on the ...
