About this app

WhatsApp from Meta is a FREE messaging and video calling app. It’s used by over 2B people in more than 180 countries. It’s simple, reliable, and private, so you can easily keep in touch with your friends and family. WhatsApp works across mobile and desktop even on slow connections, with no subscription fees*.

Private messaging across the world

Your personal messages and calls to friends and family are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of your chats, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them.

Simple and secure connections, right away

All you need is your phone number, no user names or logins. You can quickly view your contacts who are on WhatsApp and start messaging.

High quality voice and video calls

Make secure video and voice calls with up to 8 people for free*. Your calls work across mobile devices using your phone’s Internet service, even on slow connections.

Group chats to keep you in contact

Stay in touch with your friends and family. End-to-end encrypted group chats let you share messages, photos, videos and documents across mobile and desktop.

Stay connected in real time

Share your location with only those in your individual or group chat, and stop sharing at any time. Or record a voice message to connect quickly.

Share daily moments through Status

Status allows you to share text, photos, video and GIF updates that disappear after 24 hours. You can choose to share status posts with all your contacts or just selected ones.

Use WhatsApp on your Wear OS watch to continue conversations, reply to messages, and take calls - all from your wrist. And, leverage tiles and complications to easily access your chats and send voice messages.


*Data charges may apply. Contact your provider for details.

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If you have any feedback or questions, please go to WhatsApp > Settings > Help > Contact Us

Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service

Learn more about messaging privately: https://www.whatsapp.com/privacy

Learn more about WhatsApp safety: https://www.whatsapp.com/security

New features

• You can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending. Long press a message and choose ‘Edit’ to get started.
• Group chats show the profile photos of their participants.
These features will roll out over the coming weeks. Thanks for using WhatsApp!

App Permissions

Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows read access to the device's phone number(s].
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.
Allows a calling application which manages it own calls through the self-managed ConnectionService APIs.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to read the sync stats.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Allows an application to request installing packages.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.