Questions tagged [whatsapp]

WhatsApp Messenger is a proprietary, cross-platform instant messaging application for smartphones. In addition to basic messaging and video calling, WhatsApp Messenger users can send each other images, video and audio media messages.

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messenger supporting end-to-end encryption. It replaces SMS and works through the existing internet data plan of a device. Aside from supporting text messages, it also supports sharing (GIF) images, videos and audio messages.

WhatsApp is available for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone devices. It can additionally be accessed via the internet browser of desktops.

For more information, visit WhatsApp.com or read the Wikipedia entry on WhatsApp.

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Share YouTube Link in WhatsApp

I am trying to share a YouTube link in Whats App with : NSURL *whatsappURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"whatsapp://send?text=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs"]; if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL: whatsappURL]) { …
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Sending an URL alongside text using WhatsApp URL scheme

I'm trying to send some text accompanied by an URL using WhatsApp's custom URL scheme. There's apparently only one valid parameter for this purpose: text: NSURL *whatsappURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"whatsapp://send?text=Hello%2C%20World!"]; The…
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Get websocket connection to WhatsApp using Python or JavaScript?

I copy the websocket request from the chrome network tab and try to use it as fetch and clearly is not working because fetch only support HTTP(S). Is there a way I can connect to WhatsApp websocket connection by either Python or JavaScript?
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How can I add an image parameter in the WhatsApp API URL

Basically I want to send an image and some texts to WhatsApp from my website when the user clicks on the chat with WhatsApp icon So I want to redirect users from my website to my WhatsApp chat! I know we can add a text parameter to the WhatsApp API…
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Sharing images from whatsapp to angular app via Share_Target not working

I am trying to share images from WhatsApp to my app. Whenever I share a media Item from WhatsApp to my app it hits the webmanifest file and targets the /nav/emergencyRegister route. I am sure it's going to the target route because when I share an…
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Whatsapp Click to Chat with emojis

Using Whatsapp 'Click To Chat' I'm able to send a message to a number, as expected. But, I want to send some emojis in the prefilled message. It works well when I use a browser, but it doesn't work when I use a WebView inside an app (specifically a…
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start whatsapp with android.content.Intent.ACTION_SENDTO

I'm triying to start whatsapp with an android intent: String uri = "smsto:+123456"; Intent messageIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.parse(uri)); messageIntent.putExtra("sms_body", "My Message"); startActivity(messageIntent); It works…
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Share link preview issue on whatsapp desktop

I'm trying to figure out why desktop client doesn't generate preview for urls from particular website. For example, this url - https://est.ua/ru/press/9259664/ When I send this url from whatsapp on android, I correctly see a preview block. When I…
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Send message and files to whatsapp using laravel

How can I send WhatsApp message using laravel? Please help me to find out with the environment setup. wp::send('work.data', ['user' => $seleteced_pic], function ($m) Should it be this way?
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Fixing Whatsapp Exif wrong creation date after restoring whatsapp backup

After restoring my whatsapp backup I encountered the problem, that the image creation date is set to the current date. This resulted in a mess in the android library.
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Share text with WhatsApp on Android "Can't send empty message"

When I'm trying to share text using intent mechanism and pick WhatsApp, it says: Can't send empty message I've read an official docs about Android integration here: https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000012 My code: public void shareText(String…
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api.whatsapp.com/send: Safari cannot open page because the address is invalid

I'm trying to use Whatsapp's web API to send text to any valid number (even numbers that are not in my contacts list). If the user has the Whatsapp app installed, it will open. Else, the browser will open. In Xcode, simulating an iPhone, the problem…
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WhatsApp could access SMS without having permission to it

I have not granted SMS permission to WhatsApp on my device HonorView10 running on EMUI9. Recently I changed the number registered with WhatsApp and it send the verification code to new number (the sim is on same device as it is dual SIM). WhatsApp…
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Sharing an image and url with WhatsApp HTML link

I would like to have a link on a web page that allows the user to send an image (with preview) and a separate link to a webpage. It would be something like this:
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Whatsapp Click to Chat sending an image instead of text

I want to send an image via the Whatsapp Click to Chat URL. Sending Text is easy. https://wa.me/?text=LoremIpsum When I click this link, it opens WhatsApp, and I can select which contact I want to send the message. Now my question is, if its…
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