Whatsapp now informs Your Contacts if You Change the Number

20 Feb 2019

Whatsapp is now currently working on one of the most vital features which most of the users will certainly like. They are testing the feature which can have highly supportive if you change your number. The new Whatsapp Android Beta version 2.18.97 permits you to change the number more easily. This new version is capable of informing your contacts. Moreover, chat history can also be transferred with ease. Therefore now you need not have to worry if you decide to change your number.

Here we would like to discuss the point that this feature is currently available in Beta version only. The stable edition may take some time to arrive. You can visit Google Play Store to download the Beta edition if you are interested to test this feature. Whatsapp will bring this feature for iOS and Windows gadgets also. However, it may take a few more days to check this feature on these two platforms. There is no exact date for the availability of the stable edition of this new Whatsapp version for Android. Experts have the view that the platform may take a few more weeks to bring the stable edition. Therefore as soon as the stable edition arrives, you need not have to wait for long to check the new feature.

One of the best things about this new feature is that you can select your contacts to notify the change of your number. You can also notify all your contacts. It is up to you. Your chat groups will also be notified of the change. This is certainly a beneficial feature. You need not have to worry about the chat history.  Visit ‘Settings’ section to change your number. Once you change your number then you will get the option of informing your contacts. The ‘Notify my contacts’ option will permit you to choose how many people you want to inform about the change.

The ‘Contacts I have chats with’ will inform only those users with whom you chat. This is not all. Users will also get the ‘Custom’ option to inform the contacts. This option will permit the users to select the contacts of their choice. Select the contacts manually and inform them with ease about the change. Therefore now changing the Whatsapp number is going to easy very soon. Whatsapp was testing this feature for last few weeks. They brought a different Beta version some time ago but it was not available for all. Now you will soon get this function through a stable edition.

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