How to Chat With Unknown Phone Numbers on WhatsApp Without Saving Them

According to reports, WhatsApp, the widely used instant messaging app owned by Meta, has introduced a new feature. This feature enables users to initiate conversations with unfamiliar individuals by searching for their phone numbers, without the need to save them in their contacts. It is accessible to users who have installed the most recent versions of WhatsApp on both iOS and Android platforms.

“WhatsApp launched a much-anticipated feature that allows users to start chatting with people they don’t know simply by searching for their phone number. Users always faced certain limitations when trying to start a chat with someone on WhatsApp without saving their contact information first, and had to rely on third-party apps or official click-to- to chat APIs that may be more complex for some users,” WABetaInfo reported.

With this feature, the Meta-owned app makes it easier to start conversations without saving contact information in your address book. A screenshot shared by WABetaInfo revealed that p in the app.

To find out if the feature is available on your WhatsApp account:

– Search for a phone number by opening your contact list.

– If you are using WhatsApp for iOS, tap the “start new chat” button in the chat list

– Next, enter the unknown phone number in the search bar.

– If the contact is on WhatsApp, you can open a chat with him.

Since this feature is not exclusive to the iOS app, Android users can follow the same steps to quickly find and chat with unknown phone numbers.

According to the report, this feature is very useful. Users often save contacts in their address book when they receive calls from unknown phone numbers so that they can identify them by checking their WhatsApp profile picture, but they may forget to delete these contacts later.

Also, saving an unknown contact means they may see your profile picture. Searching for a phone number without saving it to your contact list can be considered an extra privacy measure and is definitely a significant step forward in improving the messaging user experience, WABetaInfo said.

It is important to note that the ability to quickly open a conversation with unknown contacts by searching for their phone number is not a beta feature, as it is also available to users who install the latest stable updates of the app.