If you do not want to share your new phone number with everyone, you can create a custom list of your favorite contacts.
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We recommend that you notify your contacts on WhatsApp about your new phone number before using the change number. Before you begin the process, make sure your new phone number can receive SMS and / or calls. You should check your old phone number in WhatsApp on your phone.
Changing your phone number and setting is an exciting task, but the experience can be a bit stressful when dealing with WhatsApp. Check your entire chat history when you change your phone number.
To avoid this, WhatsApp added in 2017 a new feature that makes it easy to change your phone number. Change number lets you change your phone number associated with WhatsApp on your phone. The WhatsApp application makes it easy to notify all your contacts about your new number so you do not have to pass through the hassle of sending all of your messages individually.
If you do not want to share your new phone number with everyone, you can create a custom list of your favorite contacts.
Using the WhatsApp change feature will migrate your profile information, groups, and settings from your old phone number to your new phone number. It will also delete the account associated with your old phone number, so your contacts will not be able to see your old phone number in their Contacts list on WhatsApp. We recommend that you notify your contacts on WhatsApp about your new phone number before using the number change feature. Before you begin the process, make sure that your new phone number can receive SMS and / or calls and has an active connection to the data. You should also check your old phone number in WhatsApp on your phone.
To see the verified number in WhatsApp, go to the menu button> Settings> click your profile photo.
Now follow these steps to change your WhatsApp number without losing your data on the same phone:
– Open the WhatsApp app.
– Go to the menu.
– Press Settings.
– Click Next on the account.
– Select Change number
– Enter your old phone number in the top box.
– Enter your new phone number in the bottom box.
– Click Done at the top of the screen.
– You will be asked to verify your new phone number.
Chat history will remain available on your phone using the new phone number, but only if you continue to use the same phone.
