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Worse, you can't even initiate conversations; if you've denied contacts access, the other user has to message you first. At least for me on Android, which is w
by eganist 3y ago
Worse, you can't even initiate conversations; if you've denied contacts access, the other user has to message you first.
At least for me on Android, which is wild.
- gruez 3y agoThe iOS shows a phone number input if you try to initiate a chat and have contacts permissions disabled. I'm not sure whether that's because it's to comply with app store regulations, or the product owners on both sides prioritizing different things. On both platforms you can still initiate chats without contacts access by using the wa.me domain, eg. wa.me/12125551234 for +1 (212) 555 1234.
- davchana 3y agoSometimes I need to contact somebody on Whatsapp one time or such, and I don't want to save their contact. But Whatsapp on Android shows only my own contacts to initiate chat. Like you said, wa.me is a way. I made this quick page for exactly this: http://spa.bydav.in/num2wa.html http://spa.bydav.in/num2wa.html
- j1elo 3y agoAlternatively on Android, the app "Click to chat" is a tiny utility that directly opens up a WhatsApp chat with any given number: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy.openInWhatsapp https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy...
- bryant 3y agoThe fact that this is necessary is wild.
- pydry 3y agohttps://wa.me/+theirnumber https://wa.me/+theirnumber
- LastNevadan 3y agoThat's not true for me on iOS. I denied it access to my contacts, and I can still start a new conversation by entering a recipient's phone number.