WhatsApp for Android now makes it easier to change your registered phone number
WhatsApp via its Android beta program on Google Play Store has rolled out a new feature which will allow its users more conveniently change their registered mobile numbers on the platform. The Android beta version 2.18.97 of the app makes available this revamped change number feature that allows users to migrate their account information, notify its contacts and preserve the chat history of the user.
The feature is similar to the previous Change number feature, with the addition of the ability to selectively notify contacts about the number change.
One can select to notify all of their contacts, only the contacts they have chatted with or custom contacts, about the change in their mobile number.
Regardless of selection amongst these three options, all the groups the user is a part of will be notified automatically and the membership will be retained with the new number. After the migration is done, all chats from the old number will be transferred to the new one and a new bubble will appear indicating that the user now has a new number.
Now if you are looking to change your registered phone number:
Go to the WhatsApp Settings then select the Accounts option and now Change Number. To proceed, tap on the Next button at the top right corner of your screen. Now enter your current phone number and the new one to which you are looking to migrate your WhatsApp account and tap the Next button. Now, this brings you the Notify My Contacts options where you choose from namely All Contacts, Contacts I have chats with or Custom options and complete the migration process.
Please note the feature is only available to the WhatsApp beta testers as of now. So if you are not enrolled in the WhatsApp beta program you can do so by clicking #-Link-Snipped-#. Also, you can sideload by grabbing the apk file from <a href="https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc/whatsapp/whatsapp-2-18-97-release/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.97 beta APK Download by WhatsApp LLC - APKMirror</a>.
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The feature is similar to the previous Change number feature, with the addition of the ability to selectively notify contacts about the number change.
One can select to notify all of their contacts, only the contacts they have chatted with or custom contacts, about the change in their mobile number.
Regardless of selection amongst these three options, all the groups the user is a part of will be notified automatically and the membership will be retained with the new number. After the migration is done, all chats from the old number will be transferred to the new one and a new bubble will appear indicating that the user now has a new number.
Now if you are looking to change your registered phone number:
Go to the WhatsApp Settings then select the Accounts option and now Change Number. To proceed, tap on the Next button at the top right corner of your screen. Now enter your current phone number and the new one to which you are looking to migrate your WhatsApp account and tap the Next button. Now, this brings you the Notify My Contacts options where you choose from namely All Contacts, Contacts I have chats with or Custom options and complete the migration process.
Please note the feature is only available to the WhatsApp beta testers as of now. So if you are not enrolled in the WhatsApp beta program you can do so by clicking #-Link-Snipped-#. Also, you can sideload by grabbing the apk file from <a href="https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc/whatsapp/whatsapp-2-18-97-release/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.97 beta APK Download by WhatsApp LLC - APKMirror</a>.
Source: <a href="https://wabetainfo.com/whatsapp-is-rolling-out-the-new-change-number-feature/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WhatsApp is rolling out the new change number feature! | WABetaInfo</a>
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