- Download and launch the app: Download WhatsApp Messenger for free from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. To open the app, tap the WhatsApp icon on your home screen.
- Review Terms of Service: Read the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, then tap Agree and continue to accept the terms.
- Register: Select your country from the drop-down list to add your country code, then enter your phone number in the international phone number format. Tap Done or Next, then tap OK to receive your 6-digit subscription code via SMS or phone. To complete the registration, enter your 6-digit code. Learn how to register your phone number on Android, iPhone, or KaiOS.
- Set Your Profile: In your new profile, enter your name, and press Next. You can also add a profile picture.
- Allow access to contacts and photos: Contacts can be added to WhatsApp from your phone’s address book. You can also allow access to your phone’s photos, videos, and files.
- Start a conversation: Tap or, and search for a contact to start. Enter a message in the text field. To send photos or videos, tap on or near the text field. Select camera to take new photo or video or gallery or photo and photo library to select existing photo or video in your phone. After that, tap or.
- Create a group: You can create a group with up to 256 participants. Touch or, then New Group. Search for or select contacts to add to the group, then press Next. Enter a group title and press or Create.
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Different ways to communicate
Voice messages: If you do not want to type a message, you can send recorded audio. Tap and hold or record a message. To stop recording, release the microphone. Learn how to send and play voice messages on Android, iPhone, or KaiOS.
Voice calls: Go to the Calls tab, and tap or. Search for the contact you would like to call. Tap or start a voice call. Learn how to make voice calls on Android, or iPhone.
Video Calls: Open the Calls tab, then tap or. Find a contact you would like to call. To start a video call, tap or. Learn how to make video calls on Android, or iPhone.
Safety tips and useful features
Customize privacy and security features
WhatsApp makes it easy to understand and customize your privacy and security. Learn more on our privacy page.
Check the information you receive
Consider whether the messages you receive are true since not everything you hear will be true. If you do not know who sent the message you received, we encourage you to re-examine the details and trustworthy organizations that look for the truth. Learn more about how to prevent the spread of inaccurate information in this article.
Forwarded messages
To help prevent the spread of false information, we limit how you can send messages. You can easily see messages sent because they have a Forwarded label. When a message is transferred from one user to another user several times, it is indicated by a duplicate arrow icon. You can read about transfer restrictions in this article.
With WhatsApp on the web and desktop, you can easily sync all your conversations to your computer so you can chat on any device that’s best for you. Download the desktop app or visit web.whatsapp.com to get started.
With voice calls, you can talk to your friends and family for free *, even if they are in another country. And with free video calls *, you can have face-to-face conversations when voice or text is not enough. WhatsApp voice and video calls use your phone’s Internet connection, instead of your cell phone’s voice minutes, so you don’t have to worry about expensive calling rates.
Some of your time is shared on WhatsApp, which is why we have created the end encryption in the latest versions of our app. When end-to-end is encrypted, your messages and calls are secure so only you and your contact person can read or listen to them, and no one is in, not even WhatsApp.
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