tryTry installing Shizuku and appApp-opsOps from play storePlay Store. andAnd activate Shizuku using PC or root and activate appApp-opsOps via Shizuku. thenThen in appApp-opsOps, navigate to WhatsApp, and after pressing it, go to contacts permission and choose to ignore it. thisThis will trick WhatsApp thatwhere you have given it contacts permission but with null data.
OR
youYou can just do it via ADB or a rooted terminal in your phone using adb shell
to access your phone interactive shell and seeing the $
sign.
thenThen write this code
appops set com.whatsapp CONTACTS ignore
to ignore contacts permission in WhatsApp where com.whatsapp
is the WhatsApp package name.
andAnd if you want to chat with someone thatwho is not in your chats, just type the chat link in notes or browser, then open it via whatsappWhatsApp.
it'sIt's something like https://wa.me/+15555550155
where +1
is the contact country code (BECAUSE YOU MUST TYPE THE COUNTRY CODE BEFORE THE NUMBER).
youYou can also type the country code without the +
sign as this:
https://wa.me/15555550155