Questions tagged [whatsapp.app]
An application that provides instant messaging client for smartphones that operates under a subscription business model.
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Is this a bug in Whatsapp for ios?
Joining Whatsapp from my new work phone - Downloaded the Whatsapp app version 24.11.85 for ios 17.5.1 iPhone SE Model MHGQ3B/A
When I attempt to register my phone number I am unable to click NEXT at ...
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Is there a way to manually move Whatsapp videos between iPhones?
A week ago I moved to a new iPhone, moving all my Whatsapp chats and media to the new one using iCloud backup. Now, I forgot to backup videos, too, thinking they would move along with the phone's ...
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Does WhatsApp use data from an inactive SIM card?
I associated my WhatsApp account with a Canadian mobile/cell number. I am now in UK without any local SIM card installed.
If I use WhatsApp outside of Wi-Fi, will it try to use/charge the Canadian ...
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How can I insert a video from the Photos app into a WhatsApp chat on MacOS?
I want to insert a video from the Photos app into a WhatsApp chat on my MacBook. I tried copy and paste, but that pastes only a still frame from the video. In contrast to the iPhone, the Photos share ...
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How to restore only WhatsApp contents from a iTunes backup?
I have an iPhone 14 Pro, of which I regularly perform full backups (with encryption) using iTunes running on Windows.
I uninstalled WhatsApp by mistake on the iPhone; I reinstalled it, but now all my ...
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WhatsApp not opening on Macbook (OSX 12.7.2)
I have WhatsApp on my iPhone and Macbook. WhatsApp has suddenly stopped opening on my MacBook. I've restarted OSX but it doesn't help. WhatsApp starts to load but stalls on the page where it usually ...
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The WhatsApp macOS app created a "WhatsApp" folder on my desktop
I installed WhatsApp's new native macOS desktop app today, and it created a folder on my desktop called WhatsApp with two files desktop.WhatsApp.bom.log and net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.bom.log
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What ...
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Accessing Time Machine Backup of WhatsApp Mac iCloud backup folder
I previously found this thread looking at accessing WhatsApp's iCloud backup on the Mac and managed to access those files using Terminal.
I was trying to find my Time Machine backup of these ...
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WhatsApp Backup from low storage iPhone: How can I keep my old media and back up new chats at the same time?
I lost my iPhone 13 Pro Max (512GB) and I had everything backed up on iCloud including WhatsApp chats.
I got a new iPhone 14 Pro Max (256GB) and all of my WhatsApp chats recovered, but not the media, ...
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Transfer WhatsApp ICloud Backup to Android? (or PC)
I'm swapping back to Android, and I am curious if I can somehow access my WhatsApp Backup in the iCloud or on the Phone itself.
I know there is a Function for that now in Android, but for that, you ...
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Finding chat history for Whatsapp for Mac
I am trying to recover chats from WhatsApp on Mac, due to a problem with my iCloud backup. I have Time Machine backups and I am trying to find where WhatsApp stores my chats in my Library. I have ...
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Does WhatsApp start to upload every chat from the beginning, every time it starts a backup?
WhatsApp completed a backup today, it showed total size as 3.54 GB. Then, I pressed start backup again; it started showing "Uploading X MB of 3.54 GB". Does this mean it is uploading 3.54 GB ...
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WhatsApp chat backup
I am confused about how to backup WhatsApp chat message history on iPhone.
I have followed the instructions over at https://faq.whatsapp.com/902477924463699/?helpref=hc_fnav&cms_platform=iphone. ...
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iPhone XS Max 16.2 - Sometimes I receive WhatsApp calls/messages while mobile data is disabled
I keep getting WhatsApp and Facebook messenger calls and messages despite disabling the mobile data on my iPhone for the apps.
I have no WiFi connection.
What could be the reason? These permissions ...
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Accessing whatsapp backup on macbook
I am trying to access my whatsapp backup from icloud on macbook. I read and did all the steps mentioned in this post: Accessing WhatsApp iCloud backup? but it didn't work me. I can see my whatsapp ...
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