WhatsApp is a texting service between mobile phones as a replacement for the regular SMS text messages. Over 900 million users are active worldwide using the Whatsapp service. Whatsapp uses an internet connection between phones. The service is available for iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Nokia Symbian60-phones.
The major difference between regular SMS text messages and Whatsapp text messages is that Whatsapp is free: You use the internet connection on your phone (wifi or part of you mobile data package depending on subscription or pre paid type).
On this website you will find a lot of information on Whatsapp. If you browse to “What is Whatsapp?” you will find information on what kind of program Whatsapp is. If you choose “How does it work” you will find information on all kinds of options and how Whatsapp works on your phone. If you want to know for sure Whatsapp works on your phone please visit “Does it work on my phone?”
Frequently asked questions about Whatsapp
- Delete a message in 7 minutes for everybody
- Share your location in real-time with friends
- How do I use video calling in Whatsapp?
- My Whatsapp video call quality is very low
- Does it work on my phone?
- Am I blocked?
- Automatically download whatsapp images
- Blocking other users
- Can I change my phone number in Whatsapp?
- Can I change my username on Whatsapp?
- Can I install Whatsapp on an iPad or iPod?
- Can I stop a WhatsApp message from being delivered?
- Changing your status message
- Delete a chat
- Delete Whatsapp
- Does Whatsapp save my messages on their servers?
- Does Whatsapp work with wi-fi?
- Groupconversations
- How do I add contacts to Whatsapp?
- How do I change my profile picture?
- How do I change my status “last seen” ?
- How do I send voice messages with Whatsapp?
- How do I use a Broadcast List
- Install Whatsapp on your Android Tablet
- Push notifications on your iPhone
- Send a Whatsapp message by using the enter key
- Share you Whatsapp-chat by email
- Share your location
- Transfer your chat history to another phone
- View your Whatsapp statistics
- What do the checkmarks mean?
- What does Whatsapp cost?
- What does Whatsapp do with my phone information?
is there anyway i can retrieve the pictures from my previous chat on whatsapp .
my phone was lost and now I have a new phone and have been able to retrieve the whatsapp contacts but could not retrive the pictures.
Hi Kuku, you can retrieve the pictures if you have a back-up
we are travelling on a cruise ship to france, spain italy and the UK and I would like to know can I use Whats app on my android phone without a special plan from TelU for texting messages to back home in BC . Do i need a wireless connection to use whats app and what charges would i face to use this service.
Thanks PC
Hey, Pat, you can use WhatsApp with a wireless connection. You may not incur any charges. However, please ensure that your wireless connection is free or with an unlimited plan. Hope this helps.
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If i use whats app abroad and i use it to text or phone i understand this is free if i am using the wifi. However if the person i am texting opens the text and is not in a wifi area does this use their mobile data or will they not be able to see the text until they are in a wireless area. In other words is there any chance of me being charged for sending or receiving a text message or tel call using whats app??
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If they have a internetconnection (wifi/3G/4G) they can read the message, otherwise they wil get it when they have a connection
So, if I understand correctly, the person sending or receiving can only see the message if they are on wifi. What about phone calls? are they always free like skype or is there a charge if the person call happens to be in a nonwifi environment.
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The person needs a internetconnection. WiFi OR 4g etc
Will text messages sent from a different text messaging application be retrievable with Whatsapp? i.e. Can I receive messages from contacts that do not use Whatsapp?
If you’re travelling international and don’t have international data plan does it hold your message until you have internet access?
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Generally how does social medias are working?
Can I use barcode to invite someone to my Group?
No, you have to add them
WhatsApp is great simply because its volume of users. Everyone and his grandma use WhatsApp today. So, you need not to worry about the other person have it or not. Just like Facebook, it is now a world wide phenomena.
Question: I tried to download Whatsapp on my android…Whay am I asked to enter a credit card or paypal account?
Hello Admin. I plan to travel to Morocco and Spain for a month. I have an iPhone 6+ that is now unlocked. I plan to insert a new SIM card once there from some company like Vodafone. This will thus replace my current AT&T SIM card. It will also thus get me a new cell phone number. So if I want to use WhatsApp while traveling to make phone calls, will I need to load up the new number? You had an earlier post on “Changing phone Numbers”. Do I follow these steps? And then when I return to the US, after I reinstall my regular AT&T SIM card, do it do the same process? Thanks for your help on this.
You can keep on using the original number as the phone will have it stored on Whatsapp unless you update Whatsapp while you are there. You will however use the new simcard’s data plan to transmit and receive messages unless you use WiFi in which case it will be using the internet off the WiFi connection
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If online is showing most of the time on a contact,what does that mean
My friend in Nicaragua can record voice messages up to nearly 30 seconds. I have problems going beyond 12 or so. He doesn’t have an iPhone. I do. Does that make any difference? Is there anything I can do to lengthen the recording time for my messages? Thanks
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Will I still have access to my SMS messages and messeger ?
Yes, Whatsapp is additional so SMS will also work
Why would my friend overseas need me to send him a Sims card so he can get a phone number ? I don’t understand how this works. Question, does he really need me to do this so we can talk on whatsapp,?
No, use the country calling code and the mobile number of the person and Whatsapp will work.
why is it that i can send text messages on whats app but not pictures
Do you get an error?
can i take pictures with the whatsapp and send messages to someone that doesnt have the app but i do
No, to send something to another person the person needs Whatsapp
Can you use whatapps without a phone number associated with it? Like just through wifi. My husband will be out of the country and I was going to have his phone turned off, but he will use it for wifi.
You can use Whatsapp with Wi-Fi. But you need a phone with a phone number.
How long can the whatsapp app save chat/call history while on the phone?
How do I delete the messages that show up when someone is added to a chat?
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How do we make calls to and from European countries to the US?
use the code of the country before the number so +1 555 123 456
Can a country block whatsapp messages coming from some country?
Could you explain to me why after placing a call to someone through “what’s app” I got a charge from AT&The (my telephone carrier) for over $34 ? Supposedly your calls are “free”. AT&THE can’t explain it to me, they don’t know. Thanks.
You use data when you use Whatsapp.
if we send message to my friend is everyboby see the same message
I cleared my data yesterday so I entered my number to be verified but no respond I tried requesting a call but they are not calling me pliz help me what can I do
my photos have gone from my fone since getting whatsApp, (there one day not the next day) is there any way i can retrieve them ??? Dave
do you have to make a What’s App call to a cell phone or can you call a land line ? tks.
You call from Whatsapp to Whatsapp
If I make a call from a wi-fi area (free for me) to someone who is not in a wi-fi area, will they (the recipient) use up their phone data? Basically, what I want to know is if the whatsapp call both have to be in a wi-fi area…
Do I have to log out of my WhatsApp on my computer in order to use WhatsApp on my phone?
I turned on whattsup and I see a new contact without me inviting them or adding yet. Is it automatic, or they must have added me?
If you have them in your contacts you see them in your list. You can’t invited people.
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If there is a star next to the time that I received a message what does that signify? Never seen it before…
Confusing due to the breadth of sublect matter discussed. Thanks to everyone for your questions & answers. Good reminder about using up data when texting for “free”. I was in Italy and had to keep bumping or renewing my plan to get more data. Final bill for a month was a lot.
If I use a Travel Sim in my phone can I still use Whats App?
Can someone else set up a WhatsApp account on their phone or iPad using your phone number
No, That should be not possible
If I have duel contract with my phone, how private is wats app. Can the other phone user track my conversation.
How to see the online…..If someone is using Whatsapp?
Would you tell me that Whatsapp uses TCP or UDP?
Why in our group chat when I post something only one grey tick appears? Before there were 2. I am wondering if my messages are getting through as there are approx 100 people on our community wattsapp
Hi is there a need of a WiFi connection whenever you wanted to access in WhatsApp? I have tried to access with it through the use of data connection but it states that” your date and time is in accurate”I did adjust the date and time on my phone but it states again and again
My son is able to download the app and has WiFi access. He has a German number and is trying to figure out how to call and text to people in US. Is this possible?
My husband received a sexually explicit message on WhatsApp. Can he receive a random message from someone that is not on his contact list? He says he does not know her. Please, I need to know. Thank you.
yes, if someone sends it to your number it is possible.
Okay. Thank you. Have a great day
Can I contact with a international number on my what’s app & if yes then how….?
Will others in my group be able to tract my location or view pictures or data on my phone without my permission?
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Do I understand it right: I have WhatsApp bound to my US phone number but I can travel say to Europe and whenever I have WiFi connection can use WhatsApp? I don’t need to do anything about phone locally?
My Whatsapp has begun asking for a password to complete a call,,how do I fix this?
Does sending a photo or a text message to a group chat ( of say,10persons) use the same amount of data as sending to only one person in whatsapp?
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If it says a person was last seen does that mean they were last seen on WhatsApp or is they the last time they looked and saw your message you sent to them.
Will Whatsapp work at sea while on a cruise ship? Around the world?
if there is wifi it will work