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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Show website icon when sharing in WhatsApp

The title may sound vague, but I want my website icon to show up in WhatsApp when I share it (like the example below). Thought this would suffice, but apparently it doesn't work that way:
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How to achieve 'media does not exist' like whatsapp?

What is the best way to achieve "media does not exist" with blur effect on original image which is already deleted (like WhatAapp), And if WhatsApp store it in physical path (because you can also able to see it in offline mode), then where it…
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How to fast connect my XMPP based app like WhatsApp?

I am playing with Smack API and Openfire. I found, In XMPP protocol you have to open stream, log in and enable features for every time,which is very time consuming. Then how the famous massager app WhatsApp work, how it can connect in so less time?…
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WhatsApp VoIP Push non-delivery and iOS 11

There's lots of problems with push in general in iOS 11.0n. I have two apps, one uses silent pushes and I can reproduce problems with the pushes not being delivered. Theres nothing I can do to fix it, its an Apple issue, they have changed the…
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How to open Whatsapp from other app with a specific contact?

I've read how to open whatsapp from my app, as explained from the question How to open Whatsapp from other app - but it does not explain there how to open chat with a specific contact. Is there any way to open chat with specific contacts?
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Twilio whatsapp integration

Is it possible to send/receive SMS from whatsapp using twilio number? Anybody tried twilio with whatsapp? I asked customer care, if it is possible, he said, not sure but many people asked about that.
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Get Path from another app (WhatsApp)

I'm not getting Path from image or video from uri that I receive from whatsApp. Uri comes like this: content://com.whatsapp.provider.media/item/16695 Media coming from Gallery, Downloads ands others are fine. Anyone know how to get Path? This is…
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Share data using whatsapp web

I just wanted to know is it possible to add whatsapp share button on desktop site and share data using whatsapp web. For mobile plugins are available but for desktop I can't find anything. Can anyone suggest something. I tried some code in which the…
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How to get iOS font size and set it to all labels of the app?

I want to make an app, where font size increase or decrease according to font size maintained in iOS in Settings. If you change font size of your iOS from settings, whatsapp font size displayed accordingly, I want same functionality.
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Show only whatsapp while sharing image using UIDocumentInteractionController

According to the documentation https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/iphone/23559013, setting file format to .wai and UTI to net.whatsapp.image will only show Whatsapp in application list, But its showing other application like Add to notes,messenger…
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How to share a contact from iOS app to Whatsapp?

Sharing .vcf to WhatsApp using UIActivityViewController fails by showing plugin net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.ShareExtension invalidated error Sharing image or text is working using UIActivityViewController, But sharing .vcf is not working with whatsapp…
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How to keep a Service alive?

How Whatsapp service keep working in background in huawei phones ? I removed whatsapp of protected apps but Whatsapp service not closed in screen off time. I'm writing critical app that need to run every time but my service killed in screen off. I…
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iOS send WhatsApp message to contact ID programmatically no longer works (iOS 9)

I tried the following in a simple app and it no longer works:- [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"whatsapp://send?abid=%d&text=%@", abid, @""]]]; Has WhatsApp dropped this functionality in…
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want to open whatsapp to chat with a unsaved contact number in android app

i want to open whatsapp chat box for some number which is not saved in user mobile. I am using below code : Uri uri = Uri.parse("smsto:" + str_MobileNumber); Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, uri); i.putExtra("sms_body",…
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How to have toolbar icon the way whatsapp has in android

I am trying put image exactly with the back button of toolbar. But i don't know how to achieve it. The closest i got was this : but this is not nearly what i want. I want it exactly with the back button meaning that the back button and the image…
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