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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Android Read WhatsApp Data

So far I googled a lot about decrypting whatsapp db file with extension as, .db.crypt5 but no approach worked for me. I tried a Crypto.class which can be seen a lot in stackoverflow links to read WhatsApp database file, but that file also did…
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whatsapp api request code not executing and not returning a request code

I am trying to implement the whatsAPI but I always get this error "There was a problem trying to request the code". Here is the full error that is showing in my console: ####start of error notice##### [12-Mar-2013 22:44:59] PHP Notice: Undefined…
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How to create pop-up notifications like the notification used in whatsapp for android?

I want to create notification like the pop-up notification used in WhatsApp application for android devices. How can i do it? Since i am a new user I cannot upload the screen shot please refer this link :…
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Whatsapp Click-to-Chat "Couldn't open link" Error Chrome Android/iPhone

I'm using Whatsapp Click-to-chat functionality, without a phone number. It previously worked but with the new Chrome version 76.0.3809.132, both on iOS and Android is not working anymore. On Android, it's showing a Toast with Couldn't open link.…
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Queue used in whatsapp or FB Messenger

While thinking through a system design for real-time chat, I am curious what kind queue whatsapp or FB messenger is using on Server side to deliver the message to recipient. What I was thinking was there is a per-person queue/kafka-topic, so when a…
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Eliminate entering QR - Whatsapp web automated by selenium - Java

I'm trying to eliminate the process of the QR code after the first I'm doing it. My code to run Whatsapp trough a web driver: public class DriverTester { public static void main(String[] args) { DesiredCapabilities capabilities =…
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whatsapp://send?text= Doesn't work

I'm developing a hybrid app for android. I've added the following code: Send message to WhatsApp Hello, world! However, when I click on those links…
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Link to chat whatsapp desktop

Is it possible to create link to chat for whatsapp on desktop and specify number which doesn't exist in contact list? whatsapp This implementation works fine for mobile(doesn't matter number…
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How can WhatsApp be end-to-end encrypted when WhatsApp Web still works

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask but I am pretty sure I am asking a very stupid question. I am a developer but don't know anything about the latest encryption technologies. I've read on many websites that it took WhatsApp many years…
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Is there anyway to send WhatsApp message using node js?

Is anyone aware about api that can be used to send WhatsApp message using node. Api like whatsmate have stopped their premium services and only provide trial account.
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Android share deep link url using whatsapp and open my app when click deep link

I am sharing some data using whatsapp, and I want to open a specific activity in my app when user press deep link from whatsapp I have the following schema myapp://openapp?type=banner&id=10 whatsapp share the link as a normal text not as url and…
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WhatsApp with UIActivityViewController for sharing image not using UIDocumentInteractionController

How to set up WhatsApp with UIActivityViewController for sharing image, not using UIDocumentInteractionController. Please let me know if there is another way. Thanks in advance.
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Create a web service that can answer to WhatsApp messages

I'm trying to understand if it's possible to create a web service that can send and answer to WhatsApp messages. I searched on the web and I found the WhatsAPI, I guess this solution work fine, but with the actual version of WhatsApp it's not…
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Sending image via WhatsApp to specific recipient (Android)

I'm sharing my images via WhatsApp - but I have to choose the recipient. Here is my code: public static void shareImage(Context context,String path, String text, String otherAppPackage){ Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); …
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API / Code to know the number of participants in a WhatsApp group

Is there a way to programmatically determine the number of participants in a WhatsApp group ? (like API's, web scraping or something ?) I want to make few WhatsApp groups(eg: group 1, group 2), and store invite links to a backend. On visiting the…
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