There are many new features that WhatsApp has released in the last two years. Since the last big scandal involving the platform, updates with privacy features have been more frequent; even so, there are still many tricks that allow us to expand even more the possibilities of this apps from Goal and one of them will allow you to avoid the cumbersome process of asking for the phone number yet Contact before starting a conversation.
Surely you have seen yourself in this situation many times. Maybe you had a work meeting and you needed some information or photos to be shared quickly, or you simply made an online purchase and they asked for your WhatsApp number to coordinate the delivery.
YOU CAN SEE: WhatsApp: discover how to send audios with the voice of Chavo del 8 without installing apps
Not everyone, including us, will always be willing to give out our phone number just to start a WhatsApp conversation that we know will be a one-time conversation. Fortunately, there is a trick that is made for just such occasions.
This trick does not require the installation of any third-party or unknown app. This is a native function that has already been on the platform for a few years: the QR code.
YOU CAN SEE: How to put hundreds of Japanese emojis on WhatsApp?
How to chat with someone on WhatsApp without adding them to my contacts?
The QR code works wonders in many applications, but in WhatsApp it serves precisely to replace the contact list, since it allows us to share our profile in just seconds.
If you need to talk to someone on WhatsApp, but without exchanging numbersthen follow these steps:
- In WhatsApp, press the three dots icon in the upper right corner and enter the Application Settings
- Next to your name, you will see a strange icon in the shape of a QR code. press it.
- A new window with two tabs will open. The first shows your WhatsApp QR code and the other allows you to scan another user’s code
- Coordinate with the other person and decide who will show your QR code and who will scan it on their phone
- Once this is done, a chat window will open for both of you and you will be able to chat without any limitations.