How to Use WhatsApp

Setting Up WhatsApp

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Download and install Whatsapp. It's free to download from your phone's app store.

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Open WhatsApp. It's the green app with a white phone icon. You'll need to set up WhatsApp before you can use it to send a text.

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Tap OK when prompted. This will allow WhatsApp to access your contacts.

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Tap Agree & Continue. It's at the bottom of the screen.

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Type in your phone number. You'll enter this in the text field in the middle of the page.

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Tap Done. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will prompt WhatsApp to send a text message with a verification code.

On Android, tap Next at the bottom of the screen instead.

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Open your phone's messages. It's the green app with a white speech bubble.

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Tap the message from WhatsApp. It will say "Your WhatsApp code is [###-###] but you can simply tap on this link to verify your device" followed by a link.

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Enter your code in the field provided. As long as you don't mistype, this will confirm your phone's identity and redirect you to the account creation page.

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Enter your name and a photo. While the photo is optional, adding one will help confirm your identity to other contacts.

If you've downloaded WhatsApp before, you'll first have an option to restore your chat history.

You can also tap Use Facebook Info to use your Facebook picture and name.

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Tap Next to continue. You are now ready to send a message with WhatsApp.

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