How to pay for a WhatsApp account different from ours

Recently the instant messaging application WhatsApp received a new update that introduced a series of important new features. One of these novelties is the new option “Pay for a friend“, which, as its own name indicates, allows us to pay for the subscription of another telephone number from our own mobile. It is a really useful option to pay the bills of friends or relatives who do not handle new technologies very well or who do not have the means of payment available for this purpose.

And that is precisely what we are going to explain in this article: how to pay for a WhatsApp account different from ours It is It's a very simple process, but it doesn't hurt to have this guide at hand that indicates step by step everything you have to do to pay a WhatsApp account our friends or family. Of course, we must know that to carry out this tutorial we have to update our WhatsApp application to the latest version. For now we can only update it by downloading the corresponding file from the application's official website (http://www.whatsapp.com/?l=es), although in the next few days we will also have the option to update the application directly from the store Google Play

How to pay another WhatsApp account

Once we have our WhatsApp updated to the latest version and having added to our agenda the number of the person who is going to receive the renewal of the account (our friend or relative), we must follow the steps indicated below:

1. Enter the application of WhatsApp.
2. We press the additional menu button of our phone. Generally, it is a button with the drawing of a rectangle with parallel lines inside. Pressing this button will open a floating tab in which we must click on the option «Settings«.
3. A settings screen will open in which we must click on the option “Account Info«. This option is accompanied by a key icon.
4. Within the new screen, click on "Payment information" (it is the first option that will appear out of the four that we should be able to see).
5. If we look at the top right of the screen, we will see an icon with three little dots one on top of the other If we click on This icon will open an option with the name «Pay for a friend«. Click on this option.
6. Now we simply have to select from our phone book the contact to whom we want to pay the bill. From here on, the steps are exactly the same as those to be followed when paying a WhatsApp account for our phone number. Don't forget to select the subscription period you want to pay for (one year, three years or five years) and the payment method (Google Wallet, PayPal or through a payment link sent by mail).