Invite Friends to WhatsApp

This article teaches you how to invite someone from your phone's contacts list to download and join WhatsApp.

Steps

Using an iPhone

  1. Open WhatsApp. It's the green app with a white phone and chat 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, first tap the back button in the top-left corner of the screen.
  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.
    • You can also choose other invite options like Facebook or Twitter, but these methods won't send a message directly to a friend or group of friends.
  5. Tap friends' names. You may tap as many names as you like.
    • Any names that appear here are non-WhatsApp users from your iPhone's Contacts app.
    • To search for a specific contact, use the search bar at the top of the screen.
  6. Tap Send [Number] Invites. 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 only tapped one name, you'll see Send 1 Invite instead.
  7. Tap the send arrow. It's the green (text) or blue (iMessage) icon in the right side of the text window near the bottom of the screen. Doing so will send a WhatsApp invite to your selected person (or people); if they download and join WhatsApp, you'll be able to contact them through the app.

Using Android

  1. Open WhatsApp. It's the green app with a white phone and chat 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, first tap ← in the top-left corner of the screen.
  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.
    • You can also choose other invite options like Facebook or Twitter, though none of these methods send a message directly to a friend or group of friends.
  7. Tap contacts' name. You can select as many names as you like.
    • Any names that appear here are non-WhatsApp users from your phone's contacts app.
    • You can use the search bar at the top of the screen to search for a specific contact.
  8. Tap Send [Number] Invites. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Doing so will open a Messages window with a link to WhatsApp.
    • If you only tapped one name, you'll see Send 1 Invite 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.

Tips

  • If you don't have the contact you wish to invite in your phone, you can Add-a-Contact-on-WhatsApp through WhatsApp.

Warnings

  • Refrain from spamming friends or social media with invite requests.
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