WhatsApp is one of the most used social networks worldwide, since it allows us to communicate directly with our friends, family and acquaintances. It has reported that recently it has around 2,000 million users, likewise, approximately 1,000 million calls are made and 100,000 million messages and content are shared.
In general, this App is very famous for the features it offers, among which it stands out to change the phone number that you have linked to your account, without this affecting your usual conversations or contacts. But what happens if it is the other way around, that is, if one of your contacts changed their WhatsApp number, how could you know it and add it again? Don’t worry, below I will explain how to know and do it.
What happens when you change your number on WhatsApp?
If you buy a new SimCard with a phone number that you do not have registered in WhatsApp and you want to make this change, the application brings this function that will be very useful, so you do not have to uninstall the app or lose any chat or contact.
When you make this change, all the information stored in the previous WhatsApp will be available again, this includes contacts, chats, photos, videos, files and more… It will also notify the members of the groups in which you are a participant that you changed of number and you will be able to continue using the platform with total normality.
If I change my WhatsApp number, do my contacts find out?
It depends on how you make the change, that is, if you activate the function of notifying your contacts; otherwise they will not know about the change you make. For this reason, we suggest that you notify the main contacts you want in advance, either through a broadcast message, from the application or directly tell your friends and family.
How to notify my contacts that I changed my WhatsApp number?
When you are going to change your phone number on WhatsApp, you must first notify your contacts that you will do it; since the app does not do it by itself, only to the groups in which you are included. For this we bring you useful options that you could easily apply.
To start, we suggest that you create a broadcast chain so that you can send all your contacts the notice that informs them about your phone change. You must go to the settings of your WhatsApp, then go to the chats and choose ‘new broadcast message’; then you add the people you want to notify and click on create, write the message and send.
Another option that we propose is to go to change the number in the WhatsApp settings. There you must place the previous number that you had and the one that you are going to have now; You click next and the option to ‘notify my contacts’ will appear. At this point you can choose between three alternatives: notify all contacts; notify those with whom I have a conversation or; customize this feature.
Change my number on WhatsApp correctly
The steps that must be carried out to execute the change are the following
- Enter your WhatsApp profile
- Go to the ‘change phone number’ option
- Here it will ask you for two numbers (the old and the new)
- You place both data and click on next 7 continue
- Then you can notify the contacts you want
- Finally click on ‘accept’ and that’s it, the automatic change will be made
How is the notification when you change phones?
After having made the change of phone number in WhatsApp and notifying your contacts, they will be able to see the notification when they enter the chat they have with you or if they are in a common group. This notice states the following: ‘+57 314*****01 changed their phone number. Press here to communicate with the new number’. And your contacts, just by clicking on this message, will be able to write to the new registered number.
How to identify if one of my contacts changed his WhatsApp number?
At first, if what you want to know is how to identify if a contact changed their number on WhatsApp, don’t worry, the truth is that it is a fairly simple procedure. Since every time a user needs to make this change, the App has an option found in settings that allows you to notify the contacts that the number has changed.
However, the most appropriate thing is that before the user makes a change of number, generate a backup of their chats in Google Drive as a security measure.
It should be noted that, although the number change procedure is a safe and reliable step, it does not generate problems; You may have to format the device and reinstall WhatsApp if your phone is Chinese and has a fault at the time of exchange.
Likewise, you will see that you will realize that a contact changed their number, since when you open the chat you will notice that a screen or information appears at the top with the following message “I change your phone number, touch to send a message or to add to your contact list. As shown in the figure below. And so you will have identified that one of your contacts changed their phone number.
Steps to add a contact again if you changed your number on WhatsApp
If you have already verified that a member of your contacts changed their number and you want to add them again, don’t worry, since the procedure is very simple, so pay attention. Go to the contact again and click on the section at the top, where the note appears that tells you that the contact changed their number. Then when selecting the section you will get three options which are:
- Add contact.
- Send message
- Cancel
In that case, you just have to select add contact and that’s it, then you have to update the WhatsApp contacts so that the new phone number appears.
To do this, simply go to the bottom in the green box, this will take you to all the contacts that you have added in WhatsApp, then select the three points that are at the top and you will notice that when you click on it, several options will appear between the which is to update.
When selected, the App will automatically update all the contacts on your list, however, do not forget to verify that the number change is ready. Re-entering the contact you updated.
Finally, you will have noticed that WhatsApp is one of the most complete Apps that are used to communicate that exist, since it has endless tools that make your day easier; since not only will you be able to see when a contact changes their phone number as a security measure, but you can also report and block any contact in case they seem suspicious or send you inappropriate information or content.