By Rita El Khoury
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So much faster than creating a new contact
Whenever you need to send a WhatsApp message to someone new, you typically need to add that person as a contact first and wait for the app to sync before you can start chatting. In the best-case senario, your app should sync within a few minutes, but some times it can take much longer.
A long wait sort of defeats the very purpose of an instant messenger.
Thanks to a few workarounds, you can easily bypass WhatsApp's restriction and start messaging your acquaintances without saving their details first. Here are a few ways that will come in handy in such situations.
The wa.me short URL allows you to publicly share your custom link, so people can messsage you on WhatsApp with a single click. You'll frequently find these shortened links on websites and online stores, but you can easily customize them for your personal use.
Here's how to do it:
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In case the phone number isn’t registered on WhatsApp, the app will let you know with a pop-up message. Some Android skins like MIUI and OxygenOS allow you to run multiple instances of messaging apps like WhatsApp to let you use two accounts simultaneously. If you have set up a second WhatsApp instance, the browser will ask you to pick one of the two after the third step, as shown above. Everything after that remains unchanged.
Even though WhatsApp’s official solution is pretty straightforward, not everyone is comfortable with tweaking URLs. As an alternative, you can use a third-party app to automate the entire process. You just need to enter the phone number.
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Left: WhatsDirect, Right: Click to chat.
WhatsDirect and Click to chat are the easiest apps we've found to create WhatsApp links. Simply enter the phone number, make sure the country code is correct, and start chatting on WhatsApp.
The best part is that both apps are entirely free and don’t show ads or ask for any device permissions.
WhatsDirect - Chat without saving number Developer: Crazy Developers tk
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Installing these single-purpose apps is justifiable only if you often need to send WhatsApp messages to temporary acquaintances. For more infrequent use, you can instead use websites like whats-app-dialer.com and whapp.contact. These save you from fiddling with the URL in the first two steps above.
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By Aman Rashid | Updated: 8 April 2020 19:02 IST
Yes, you can send a WhatsApp message without saving number
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WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world and while it's really easy to use, there's one annoyance that has frustrated us for a very long time. How to send message without number in WhatsApp, or how to send WhatsApp message without adding contact. As basic as it sounds, there's no official workaround to send WhatsApp messages to unsaved numbers.
This is an important feature because lots of WhatsApp privacy settings are restricted to “My Contacts” and you may not want every random person saved in your phone book to be able to see your profile picture, for example. That's why we are going to tell you how to send WhatsApp messages without adding contact.
There are some third-party apps out there that let you send messages on WhatsApp without adding contact but using these apps is not recommended as it can compromise your security, and may even get your WhatsApp account banned. Thus, it is always better to stay away from such apps and not put your smartphone's security at risk. Here's how to send WhatsApp messages without adding contact.
The first method we are about to suggest works for both Android and iOS. All you need to is follow a few simple steps on any browser and you're good to go. With that said, here's how you can send WhatsApp messages to unsaved numbers without adding contact.
Open your phone's browser. Now you can copy and paste this link http://wa.me/xxxxxxxxxx, or this link — http://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=xxxxxxxxxx in the address bar.
In the place of ‘xxxxxxxxxx', you'll need to enter the phone number along with the country code, so if the number you want to message is +919911111111 then the link becomes http://wa.me/919911111111. Over here, the first two digits (91) is India's country code followed by the mobile number of the person.
Once you have typed the link, tap enter to open the link.
Next, you'll see a WhatsApp webpage with the recipient's phone number and a green Message button.
Tap the green message button and you'll be redirected to WhatsApp.
That's it, you can now WhatsApp people without adding a contact.
If you're an iPhone user, there's an easier method to do the job for you. This uses Siri Shortcuts, which is an app made by Apple that works on devices running iOS 12 or newer versions. Follow the steps to send WhatsApp message to unsaved number without adding contact via Siri Shortcuts.
With its ease of use and the straightforward nature of the app, its no doubt WhatsApp has become immensely popular in India and around the world. However, simple things like sending a message to someone without saving their contacts still requires a workaround, and we really wonder if this will ever be added as a feature of the app.
Until then, this article is there for you.
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Hello everyone! Today we will talk about how you can write an unknown number on WhatsApp without adding it to your phone contacts. There are 4 ways to do this. I tried to describe everything in as much detail as possible. But I still recommend using the official service from WhatsApp, which I described in the first method. It works with all devices: phones, tablets and computers. When using the service, you just need to follow the link, enter the phone number and click on the button. Be sure to write your questions in the comments if something suddenly does not work out for you. Go!
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I want to congratulate many, as WhatsApp has finally released an official service that works with a built-in API.
Now you do not need to use third-party applications or questionable sites. The service works both with computers and laptops, as well as with phones and tablets. And you do not need to download anything to your smartphone (as it was before). To get started:
Link to the service - go
Now select your device (phone, computer, tablet) to read more detailed instructions.
After you have clicked on the link, enter the phone number of the person you want to write to. The phone number is entered without a plus (+) sign, starting with an area or country code. Enter only numbers without extra characters. After that, click on the button below.
Chat will open in the WhatsApp application. By the way, you can write to yourself in the same way. After that, just enter the text of the message and send it to the interlocutor.
Tablets will have slightly different instructions. Tap your finger across the field, enter the phone number - no extra characters, only numbers. Click NOT on the button, but on the link with the inscription: "Use the mobile application." After that, you will immediately be transferred to the application with an open chat.
NOTE! API is no longer supported and does not work - use the first method.
In this method, we will use the official Web API from WhatsApp developers.
Don’t worry if you don’t understand anything yet, everything is done much easier than abstruse technical names. We will need any browser on a personal computer or laptop. To write to WhatsApp without adding a contact, follow the following instructions:
https://wa.me/
NOTE! If you see inscriptions without loaded CSS styles when you go to the page, open the spoiler below.
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So, you have encountered a problem - when you open the page, you see inscriptions without styles.
Don't worry, we need to find a link that leads to the chat - it's called: "Go to the chat" or "Write". It will be located a little lower, so you will need to scroll through the page.
TIP! Or you can use the search - to do this, hold down the Ctrl + F keys and enter the name of the link, but it's easier to find it with your eyes - it will have a blue color with an underline.
ATTENTION! I advise you to use the official service from the first method. Third party sites may collect personal information about you and spread viruses. Be careful.
Let's see how else you can write to WhatsApp on an unknown number. To do this, you can use the online service. In fact, they work in exactly the same way as the previous method - just in this case you need to enter the phone number not in the address bar, but in the field.
NOTE! With the release of the official service from WhatsApp, I do not advise you to download third-party applications to your phone. Don't fill it with any extra junk. The service from the first method works without downloading the program, from a regular browser.
If you need to WhatsApp an unknown number on your mobile phone, the easiest way is to use separate applications. They work very simply, and they do not take up much space on a smartphone.
Direct Message for WhatsApp
Click "SEND".
Let's see how you can write to WhatsApp on iOS without adding a contact. You can use any product: both iPhone and iPad smartphones.
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That's it, dear friends. If you still have any questions, or maybe one of the methods presented in the article does not work, write in the comments right away.
Just enter your phone number and click "WhatsApp". The service does not save the entered data.
WhatsApp is one of the most famous instant messengers. It is widely and actively used by Android and IOS phone users. Yes, and without access to the phone, you can write if you only have a computer with the installed version of WhatsApp for PC at hand. The program interface is intuitive and friendly, it is not difficult for any user to understand it.
The usual way to start communication with a new contact is as follows: a number is dialed, saved as a new contact. In the open WhatsApp application, in the "chats" tab, the magnifying glass icon is pressed.
It is located in the upper right corner. In the search bar that appears, type the name of the contact. If this subscriber uses WhatsApp, his name will appear on the phone screen, and you do not have to add anything. You need to touch this name and start a correspondence.
On phones with IOS, all the same actions are performed.
Quite often it becomes necessary to write to WhatsApp without adding to contacts, that is, send a message to a person whose number is not in the phone book, and there is neither desire nor need to save a record of this number. These one-time contacts may belong to sellers of goods or services on the sites, various consultants and other one-time contacts, which you then delete dozens of from the phone, and the extra addition simply overflows the contact list. The need to write to a person whose number is not saved for some reason in the phone book causes certain difficulties: WhatsApp does not provide such an opportunity. However, there are solutions to the problem, and there are several of them.
Now we will step by step analyze how to write to WhatsApp to an unknown number, and whether it is possible to send a message to WhatsApp without saving the number in the phone book.
Write Message Via Browser
This is a direct link to whatsapp site. After clicking on the link, you will be prompted to install WhatsApp on your computer, or use the web version.
This is a direct link to whatsapp site. After clicking on the link, you will be prompted to install WhatsApp on your computer, or use the web version.
This is a direct link to whatsapp site. After clicking on the link, you will be prompted to install WhatsApp on your computer, or use the web version.
This is a direct link to whatsapp site. After clicking on the link, you will be prompted to install WhatsApp on your computer, or use the web version.
Then you can write to WhatsApp without adding to contacts easily and simply:
After that, you will be redirected to a page where you will be asked to start communicating with the owner of the specified number.
There are a large number of online services that allow you to send messages without installing third-party programs on your computer. The main ones:
Intuitive service - after clicking on the link in the address bar of the browser or upon request in the search engine, a page with a window will open on the monitor, in where you need to enter a phone number without "+", starting with the number 7. Spaces in the number are not printed.
After that, the page goes to the watsap site and offers to start a chat with the contact.
The principle is the same: a page opens with a window for entering a phone number, the number is dialed without "+" and spaces, starting with the country code. After that, there is an automatic transition to the WhatsApp website, which offers to install the program on a computer or use the Internet version.
All other services work on the same principle and lead to the official website.
Usually the WhatsApp program does not allow sending a message to a number not from contacts, and if you have a regular need to write to people whose contacts you do not want to save on your phone (for example, you often buy something on Avito or Yulia, and fill the book with numbers, with whom there will be a one-time correspondence, there is no desire), then a good way out would be to install special programs on the phone.
All of them are quite simple, available for download on Google play and do not take up much memory space.
Click to chat. A simple free app with no ads. Opens quickly, does not require serious phone settings. The country code and subscriber number are entered in the line, a message is written in the window. Fast and simple.
Direct Message for WhatsApp. Everything is the same: download it on Google play, open it. The subscriber's number is written in the top line, the text message is written in the bottom line.
Easy Message. A clone of the first two applications with one exception: the classic typing keyboard appears on the page. There you can manually enter the number or paste the copied one, and by clicking the "start chat in WhatsApp" button, chat with a person without entering his number in the phone book and create an extra contact.
For iPhone on IOS there is an application that would write to WhatsApp without adding the phone to the book:
It is available in the official App Store. Download the application, upload it. We dial the number with the country code, write the desired message in the Message window, send it with the Done button and send the text by touching the Send to button (+ phone number).
Problems with sending messages through sites or installed applications occur in three main cases:
For the attention of people who perceive information better in the form of a video sequence, we offer the following link. The video shows in large and detailed the process of launching the web version of WhatsApp and the process of synchronizing with the phone.
