Add a Contact on WhatsApp

This article teaches you how to add contacts while using WhatsApp. While you won't be able to speak to contacts who don't have WhatsApp installed on their devices, you can invite any non-WhatsApp contacts to download the app.

Steps

Adding a Contact on an iPhone

  1. Open the WhatsApp app. It's the white phone on a green speech bubble icon.
    • If this is your first time opening WhatsApp on your phone, you'll need to set up WhatsApp first.
  2. Tap the Chats tab. It's at the bottom of the screen.
    • If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, just tap the back button in the top left corner of the screen.
  3. Tap the box with a pencil. It's in the top right corner of the screen.
  4. Tap New Contact. You'll see this option near the top of the page below the Search bar. Doing so will open a new contact page.
  5. Type in the person's first name. You'll do this in the "First" field at the top of the screen.
    • You can also add a last name in the field below this one.
  6. Tap add phone. It's below the "Company" field. Doing so will bring up a text field with "Phone" written in it.
  7. Type in your contact's phone number. If the number is from a different area, you may need to add an area code (e.g., "1" for the U.S. or "44" for the U.K.) in addition to the standard 10 digits.
  8. Tap Done. It's in the top right corner of the screen. Doing this saves the person's number to your iPhone's Contacts app; if the contact you added uses WhatsApp, it also saves the contact to your WhatsApp contact list.

Adding a Contact on an Android

  1. Open the WhatsApp app. It's the white phone on a green speech bubble icon.
    • If this is your first time opening WhatsApp on your phone, you'll need to set up WhatsApp first.
  2. Tap the speech bubble icon. You'll find this in the top right corner of the screen, to the left of the ⋮ button.
    • If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, tap ← in the top left corner of the screen first.
  3. Tap the person icon with a plus sign. It's in the top right corner of the screen. Doing so will take you to the new contact creation page.
  4. Type in the person's name. You'll do this in the "Name" field near the top of the screen.
  5. Tap the "Phone" field. It's beneath the "Organization" field.
  6. Type in your contact's phone number. If the number is from a different area, you may need to add an area code (e.g., "1" for the U.S. or "44" for the U.K.) in addition to the standard 10 digits.
  7. Tap Done. It's in the top left corner of the screen. Doing so will save your contact's information to your Android's Contacts app; additionally, if the person you added uses WhatsApp, you'll now be able to contact them from within WhatsApp.

Inviting a Contact to WhatsApp on an iPhone

  1. Open the WhatsApp app. It's the white phone on a green speech bubble icon.
    • If this is your first time opening WhatsApp on your phone, you'll need to set up WhatsApp first.
  2. Tap Settings. It's in the bottom right corner of the screen.
    • If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, tap the back button in the top left corner of the screen first.
  3. Scroll down and tap Tell a Friend. You'll find this option at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Tap Message. It's in the middle of the pop-up window here.
  5. Tap your friend's name. You may have to scroll down to find it.
    • Any names that appear here are non-WhatsApp users from your iPhone's Contacts app.
    • You can use the search bar at the top of the screen to search for a specific contact.
  6. Tap Send 1 Invite. It's in the bottom right corner of the screen. Doing so will open a New Message window with a link to WhatsApp.
    • If you tapped more than one name, you'll see Send [Number] Invites instead.
  7. Tap the send arrow. It's the green or blue icon in the right side of the text window near the bottom of the screen. Doing so will send an invite to your selected person (or people); if they download and join WhatsApp, you'll be able to contact them through the app.

Inviting a Contact to WhatsApp on an Android

  1. Open the WhatsApp app. It's the white phone on a green speech bubble icon.
    • If this is your first time opening WhatsApp on your phone, you'll need to set up WhatsApp first.
  2. Tap ⋮. You'll see this option in the top right corner of the screen.
    • If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, tap ← in the top left corner of the screen first.
  3. Tap Settings. It's at the bottom of the drop down menu here.
  4. Tap Contacts. You'll see this option near the bottom of the page.
  5. Tap Invite a Friend. It's at the top of the page.
  6. Tap Messages. It's in the middle of the pop-up window here.
  7. Tap your friend's name. You may have to scroll down to find it.
    • Any names that appear here are non-WhatsApp users from your Android's Contacts app.
    • You can use the search bar at the top of the screen to search for a specific contact.
  8. Tap Send 1 Invite. It's in the bottom right corner of the screen. Doing so will open a Messages window with a link to WhatsApp.
    • If you tapped more than one name, you'll see Send [Number] Invites instead.
  9. Tap the send button. Doing so will send your invite to your selected people. If they download WhatsApp, they'll be added to your WhatsApp contacts list automatically.

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