WhatsApp now allows you to easily change numbers on Android
Users of smartphones with operating system Android already count with a new version of the application WhatsApp ready to download. And it is that this messaging tool continues to improve little by little to adapt to the needs of the user. This time to introduce a function that, although it was already present, will now help to avoid confusion and problems when change phone number without losing the account of WhatsAppWe explain it below.
To date, WhatsApp users who wanted to change their number but keep their contacts and settings in the application had to perform a series of of steps to mMove your account to a new phone number Basically it was necessary to change the status phrase for the new number, uninstall the application, change the card, download again WhatsApp and enter the phone number to have all the information (which not of the conversations, since these are stored in the terminal). An issue that is becoming more and more important since it is necessary to pay for WhatsApp, so many users will still want to keep their time of trial or your paid months on your new number. A process that could lead to confusion and that is now guided thanks to this update.
In this way, once the version 2.11.105 of WhatsApp is downloaded it is possible to access the menu Settings and enter the section Account Info Here a new menu appears called Change number, from which you can be guided to carry out this process satisfactorily and easily. The first thing to do is make sure that the new number is active and allows receive calls and SMS messages After that, just follow the steps.
Pressing the next button displays the key screen of this process. At this point the user must enter the old telephone number in the upper space and the new , to whom you want to port the information, at the bottom. After pressing the Done button, the application automatically takes care of creating the link between the user account and the new telephone number and, in a few moments, the process ends.
With this the user has his account and payment information associated with the new telephone number This process also allows keep the groups in which you are present, avoiding having to be invited again and delete the old account. In addition, along with these features, the application settings are also ported, avoiding having to reconfigure it when using the new phone number.
In short, an update that, although it does not add anything really new, is welcome because it offers a guided process for all those users who need to change their phone number phone and don't want to lose the paid renewal or pester you with the need to be added back to the group conversations you were in present.The new version 2.11.105 of WhatsApp is now available through Google Play StoreIt's completely free, as long as you are in a trial period or have paid to renew your subscription.
Update:
Along with the new system for associating the account with a new telephone number, this version of WhatsApp also brings with it other less flashy innovations . One of them is the notice Recording audio… under the name of the interlocutor in a chat or conversation. Just as if you were typing a message. A useful notice to avoid interrupting said recording with notifications or messages. Also, preview images or photos sent in conversations have been enlargedWhereas before they had a panoramic format that forced you to click on them to expand to full screen and see the top and bottom, now it respects the format a bit more , coming to fully display the images square in the style of Instagram
Thanks to @MikeThumser for the tip.
