Questions tagged [whatsapp-messenger]
WhatsApp Messenger is an alternative to SMS messaging and is very similar to BlackBerry Messenger.
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Phone stolen, got new phone & phone number, need old whatsapp CONTACTS back
so I have NO way to get my old sim card, my phone was stolen and I can't get my old contacts either. How can I change my new sim card number to my old one, within whatsapp? all I want is for my old ...
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Is it possible to decrypt msgstore.db.crypt8 file
I am having a file msgstore.db.crypt8 that is actually backup file of whatsApp. I don't have a rooted phone so is it still possible to read this file ??
If yes then how can i do that ?
I tried to ...
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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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Telegram replaced WhatsApp connection for contacts in address book
I just subscribed to Telegram, and I discovered that for all my contacts that have both Telegram and WhatsApp, their WhatsApp entry/connection in my address book got replaced by the Telegram one, ...
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Blocking numbers from my phone and WhatsApp
If I block a contact on my phone can they still message me on WhatsApp? Will I have to block them on WhatsApp separately?
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How to send mp3 through whatsapp?
I see that you can send a media file on BlackBerry. Can I do the same thing on Android?
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How to post more than one Whatsapp message separated by a line in a group chat
I have always seen people chatting in whatsapp groups and posting more than one message at different times separated by a horizontal line. This usually occurs when no one posts a message in between. I ...
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How to delete a message from WhatsApp Group Chat
I'm a member of one group of our college friends in WhatsApp. There is one specific message that I want to remove. I know if I try to delete it, it will only be deleted from my phone, but I want to ...
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Am I still visible to old contacts I have deleted long ago, when they intall whatsapp if they still have my number in their contacts?
I've had my mobile number 15+ years and have used it for work purposes as well as private over this time, even though its my personal number.
Could someone clarify - if anyone from the distant past ...
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Can't scan QR code for WhatsApp web due to camera inverted or tilted on Galaxy Y Duos
First of all, I already read the other posts about problems reading the QR Code, and my problem is different.
I have a Galaxy Y Duos, so my screen is bigger than 4 inches.
I do get the "Ok, got it" ...
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Schedule SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook messages?
I would like to know if there is a way to schedule SMS, WhatsApp, and Facebook messages to be sent sometime in the future after composing them. Ideally, if some messages would have had to be sent ...
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Whatsapp & factory reset
I have recently factory/hard reset my Samsung Galaxy Advance. Apparently the Whatsapp application doesn't exist in my phone anymore. Does this mean, my account is deleted or I still need to delete it ...
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How to delete Group Contact that is greyed out without an access to menu or drop down box?
I deleted my What's App Group Contact in error before deleting members first, however, several Admin members were automatically assigned by What's App to my created Group (now deleted by me). Two of ...
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"Select All" from Contacts in WhatsApp [duplicate]
In WhasApp, is there any button for "Select All" from Contacts; in order that one single message goes to all?
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Where are WhatsApp messages stored? [duplicate]
Where are WhatsApp messages stored when they arrive? They are stored in backup at 4 AM but before that, where are our latest messages stored? How can we access this location?
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Compression of files on whatsapp
when i try send a vid whatever the size it reduces to 16mb, does the application compress files and to what extent.
Also how large a file can i send on the application?
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How to use two whatsapp accounts on one phone
I have a Samsung galaxy Duos and want to use my two whatsapp accounts at the same device. Is it for example possible to run dual two whatsapp client apps on one phone?
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Xperia Sola- Whatsapp Web not being able to scan the Bar Code
I have successfully managed to chat on whatsapp web two times, but since yesterday it just won't read the bar code. I have tried it horizontally and vertically, placed it for minutes and also tried ...
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Temporarily disable notifications
I need a way to temporarily disable all notifications with ONE CLICK ONLY, for example via widget or EQS.
I don't care if it is for all apps or just whatsapp, as long as it prevents vibration and ...
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QR code is not loading
I tried to connect Whatsapp on chrome. But when I go to https://web.whatsapp.com, QR code doesn't load. Rather it shows a continuously moving circle.
What might be the reason for this?
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Why I can't scan QR code inside Whatsapp? [duplicate]
I have Whatsapp latest version & have the Whatsapp Web Option
I put it to scan but it just doesn't scan it.
I Installed a QR Scanner app and it works perfectly.
I uninstalled the QR Scanner app to ...
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cannot scan QR code for login whatsapp web version [duplicate]
using 3 inch display phone, cannot scan QR code for login. any idea to solve this?
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Why I can't scan the WhatsApp QR?
Why I can't scan the Whatsapp QR?
I reinstalled WhatsApp
I already have the WhatsApp Web Option
I put it to scan but it just doesn't scan it.
I Installed a QR Scanner app and it works perfectly.
I ...
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How to scan QR code for WhatsApp Web?
I'm hoping this question is suited to this forum.
WhatsApp have just announced WhatsApp for the desktop browser (https://web.whatsapp.com).
One of the steps is to scan a QR code using WhatsApp. I can'...
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Unable to upgrade and install WhatsApp [duplicate]
I didn't check WhatsApp in a few days, so I tried clicking into it, I got a message like "This version of WhatsApp became obsolete on <specific date>. Please go to the Play Store to ...
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How to make a contact "group admin" of WhatsApp Group?
I guess with new version of WhatsApp Application, for a WhatsApp group, it is possible to have more than 1 "Group Admin".
My question is, if I am currently the Admin of one of the group and I wants ...
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Please help for whatsapp plus
I tried to install whatsapp plus on my Gionee M2 but it shows some error as it says something like; files existing with the same name, I rooted my mobile and tried to unistall the app with titanium ...
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How to restore expired WhatsApp chat history?
My phone's internal memory is full so I'm planning to reset my entire phone in order to update my whatsapp, however I want to keep my old conversations.
How do I retrieve my WhatsApp conversations ...
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Where are the captions stored for images that are sent or recieved in WhatsApp?
When sending images in WhatsApp, there is an option to add caption to it. This caption is visible on image, at the receiving end, but when this image is copied or forwarded, only image is sent? (...
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How do I access settings in WhatsApp on Samsung Galaxy Note 3?
I don't see the ellipses icon ("...") in the top-right corner of the screen on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Without it, how can I get to the Settings screen in WhatsApp?
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Can't backup anymore Facebook & WhatsApp with adb
I've always backed up my Facebook & WhatsApp data on Android with the following command:
adb backup -noapk com.facebook.katana
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adb backup -noapk com.whatsapp
Now, it seem it can't backup ...
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How to get missed/undelivered messages on whatsapp?
For some reason I uninstalled WhatsApp. If I reinstall it after a day or two , will I receive those messages which might have been sent to me during this period? If not ,Is it possible to get those ...
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recover whatsapp messages (database folder deleted)
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I accedently formatted my memory card which had the database folder of whatsapp which had the last backup of my messages .... Now how can I get all my messages back ?? is there an online ...
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Only vibrate when there are no active notifications
Is there a way to tell android only to vibrate if there are no active notifications?
Example: I use telegram messenger, and when receiving a message the phone vibrates. Even so I do not use the phone ...
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Cannot install Whatsapp - it says insufficient storage available
I just got a new android phone running 4.4.2 as an interim before I buy another phone. After factory reset, I tried to install Whatsapp. This was the first app that I tried to install and it failed ...
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How to take whatsapp backup (from Phone Memory to Sd Card) on Android
I am using Whatsapp on my android phone. Since the phone as Jellybean installed, it doesn't have "Move to SD Card" feature and hence all my whatsapp files such as Backup, Media etc were stored in ...
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Last 10 days missing after I transferred WhatsApp messages to new phone
I've tried to transfer all my Whatsapp messages from an old Android phone to a new Android phone. I followed all the instructions at Whatsapp's website and previously on Stackoverflow, but am missing ...
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WhatsApp is stuck at initialzing
Restored phone to original factory settings on 22nd November 14.Today I downloaded WhatsApp from the Play Store(and it installed correctly).
After entering the phone number, WhatsApp has been stuck ...
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WhatsApp restored my older backup, not the latest backup
Today, 19th December, I was trying to reset my phone, but I had backed up WhatsApp first.
After that I reboot my phone (Xperia Miro) and installed WhatsApp.
Problem came while WhatsApp was restoring ...
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How can I send WhatsApp's image captions to email with images?
I am using Whatsapp 'Email Conversation' option that allow me to share pictures through email, but it doesn't send the caption of images.
Is there any solution so that I can send both Image + its ...
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Merging a Crypt7 and a Crypt8 whatsapp backup
I have been searching a lot in the past couple of weeks on how to merge two whatsapp backup. Last month I got a new phone, installed whatsapp along with my old backup. During installation, whatsapp ...
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Are my phone contacts notified when I install WhatsApp?
When I install WhatsApp, I read that it tries to add all other WhatsApp-registered numbers in my phone Contacts list to my WhatsApp contacts.
Are all of these contacts then notified about this, or is ...
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Create whatsapp database from emailed conversation?
I recently switched phones and lost most of my whatsapp conversations. However, some of them I emailed to myself previously. Is there anyway to turn the text file sent by email into a database so I ...
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Retrieve back ONLY ONE deleted WhatsApp message
I have accidentally deleted ONE message from a chat conversation and I want to retrieve it back. I have read posts and articles on how to retrieve WhatsApp messages, but it talks about whole chat or ...
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How untangle two Whatsapp accounts created with the same numer?
First, I installed Whatsapp on my Alcatel phone, with my whatsapp account ("son").
For my old mother, I bought her a big screen, cheap second hand Samsung Galaxy, (poor eyesight). That Samsung is ...
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Contacts app: What does the small colored green or orange circle above the account icons mean?
On my Samsung Galaxy SIII when I view my contacts list in the Contacts application each contact entry has a list of small icons on the lower-right hand side corresponding to accounts where that ...
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How can I get heads-up notifications for WhatsApp?
I really love the new heads-up notifications in Lollipop because they look much cleaner now, but it's really weird some apps use them or not.
I would really want them to work with WhatsApp, but I ...
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How can I stop WhatsApp using Internet (Mobile Data and WiFi)?
I am using Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 without rooting. In a nutshell, I want to disable the Internet specifically for WhatsApp so no new message/notification/media will arrive on my phone despite mobile ...
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Why Whatsapp images and videos are not showing in my gallery?
I have bought Moto G 2nd generation. I have Whatsapp installed in my mobile and it working very well. As you all know all Whatsapp images and videos will get displayed in gallery.
I decided to hide ...
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Where do Hike and WhatsApp store their messages?
Does anyone here knows where Hike/WhatsApp store their messages? I know WhatsApp's Database can be found on the SD card, but it is created every day at 4 AM, and deleted if the file is more than 7 ...
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