Questions tagged [whatsapp-messenger]
WhatsApp Messenger is an alternative to SMS messaging and is very similar to BlackBerry Messenger.
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How to emulate camera input in Android? (To activate Whatsapp Web)
I have an Android device without a camera and I run Whatsapp on that device.
I want to activate Whatsapp Web from this device. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is to scan a QR-code, and I can't ...
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Allow WhatsApp calls in Silent / Do Not Disturb mode - Android 10
Has anyone come across a way to allow WhatsApp calls to ring & vibrate when a phone is set in Silent / DND mode on Android 10 (Device = Pixel 3A)?
The starred contacts route seems to work for ...
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Can not receive WhatsApp messages unless I open the app
I have a Huawei P20 Lite with Android 9, EMUI 9.1.0 and WhatsApp 2.19.253, which is the latest version.
As I wrote in the title, I can't receive WhatsApp messages, after many hours of researching I ...
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Using WhatsApp on Web, but camera not working?
I'd like to use WhatsApp on my web browser but I can't scan the QR code. Opening the scanner on the QR code brings the error "Cannot start camera" Is there any workaround to scanning the WhatsApp web ...
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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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Contact with 2 phone numbers - how to distinguish between them on WhatsApp?
I have what I would think must be quite a common situation - a friend has 2 phones, one for work and one for personal, and I've created a single android (google) contact with the both phone numbers in,...
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Manually (Re-)Encrypting a Whatsapp Backup File
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So, after rooting using a custom ROM and rooting my phone somehow WhatsApp wont let me back up my chat history anymore, see below. The problem now is that I want to transfer my chat history ...
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Create sdcard0 symlink on 6.0.1 for WhatsApp compatibility
I recently switched from a Galaxy S2 running CM 10.2 (Android 4.3.1) to a Nexus 5 running 6.0.1 (stock rooted).
My goal was to migrate all my WhatsApp data (history, media, etc.) over to the new ...
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Back up all what app chats as text file and not as what app backup
I want to backup whats app chat messages as text file.
I tried to open whatapp backup but it wont open as text.
I tried to export whatsapp message to mail, the problem is that it work only for one ...
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Received Contact via WhatsApp is stored in Phone - How to move it to Google without losing the image
For some time now I'm experiencing the following issue: When someone sends me a contact via WhatsApp it is stored in my phone and not my Google address book.
How can I move this thing to Google or ...
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Messaging apps don't receive messages when on WiFi with screen locked
I have a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone running on Android 5.0. At home and in the office, when I'm connected to a WiFi network and the screen is locked (sleep), WhatsApp doesn't receive any messages until I ...
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Cannot delete a WhatsApp contact
Firstly, I tried to delete the contact in WhatsApp. It lagged a bit and it didn't ask me a prompt to delete the contact. (It's only for that specific contact, the rest works fine.) Then, I went to my ...
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Is there any way to prevent an app from restarting after force stopping it in the settings
I've tried to force stop Whatsapp but after some time it restarted. This is so disgusting and apparently out of control. What can be done to prevent it from restarting.
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Can I recover someone's WhatsApp chat history after I've mistakenly changed phone numbers?
I've got all someone's chat history on my WhatsApp number after trying to help her when her phone broke. I want to get it back onto her WhatsApp number - can anyone help?
When her phone broke, I ...
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WhatsApp QR scanner seems blurry
My WhatsApp QR scanner is not working when needed for WhatsApp Web. It seems blurry, while my phone's camera is actually perfectly clear.
Secondly, I have restarted the phone none worked, same issue ...
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