How to activate WhatsApp: methods and conditions to do it
We are going to explain the different methods with which you can activate WhatsApp , so that if you already have an account created you can activate it on the device you want. Activating WhatsApp, taking it to the conventional jargon of the technological world, would be like logging in with the account that you already have created on a new device.
We will start the article by clearly explaining all the limits and conditions that exist when activating WhatsApp on a new device. Then, we will explain to you step by step how you can do it, and we will end by reminding you how to activate your account if you have been hacked.
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Limits when activating WhatsApp
We are going to start by talking to you about the limits that you will find when activating WhatsApp. For starters, you can currently only have WhatsApp activated on a single device at a time. Work is underway on ways to make it a multi-device application, but has not yet started to roll out.
This means that, for now, if you activate WhatsApp on one device , the session will be closed on the other where you had it activated before . In addition, if you change devices very quickly in the same day, the anti-hacking protection will skip, and WhatsApp will ask you to wait a couple of hours before being able to reactivate it on a device, even if it was where you had it before you changed.
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This protection can also bypass you if you try to activate WhatsApp while you have the app active on another mobile. In fact, if you keep trying, you may be blocked from reactivating it, and you have to do it as if your account had been hacked . We will explain the process a little later, also in this article.
WhatsApp can be used on other devices without activating the app on them through WhatsAppWeb . It is a page where you can link WhatsApp with your mobile, so that WhatsApp conversations on your mobile are seen on the web as if you had the app activated on your computer or tablet.
However, what you should know is that WhatsApp web is totally dependent on the mobile , since you do not have WhatsApp activated in the browser, but you have it linked to the device. This means that if you turn off your mobile, it is no longer on the same network as the computer, or you move too far away, it will stop working.
The same happens with WhatsAppDesktop , which is a WhatsApp application for PC that works through WhatsApp Web , which comes to be a web application. It is the web, but designed in such a way that it works as a standalone app. You must also link it to the mobile, so WhatsApp will not be activated on the PC, but you will have a direct connection between your computer and the mobile, viewing the WhatsApp conversations on the mobile on the PC.
Another thing you should know is that you can activate WhatsApp on a mobile that does not have a SIM card . To do this, the device must be connected to some WiFi, and you will need the mobile where you have the SIM next to it to receive the SMS or the call with the activation key.
Finally, you should know that there are also limits on WhatsAppbackups . Backups on Android are done on Google Drive, and on iOS they are done on iCloud. This means that if you go from an Android device to an iOS one or vice versa, the conversations you had on one will be lost on the other . Everything will go with you if you go from Android to Android or from iOS to iOS when activating WhatsApp on a new device, but you lose it when you change the operating system.
How to activate WhatsApp
The first option is to activate WhatsApp by SMS. To do this, the first thing is to download WhatsApp on your mobile wherever you want to use it . You have it available on Android through Google Play , and on iOS in the App Store , that is, download it as if it were any other application.
When you install the app, open it. The first thing you will see is a screen where you have links to read the privacy policy and the terms of service. However, as you already know because you will have registered before, these are things that you must accept if you want to use the application, so you must click on the Accept button and continue that you have in green.
Next, you will go to a screen where you must write the phone number of the WhatsApp account that you want to activate on your device. You have to start with the international code, which will be filled in automatically if you manually choose your country above. And to the right of this code, write your normal phone number. When you have written the number, click on the Next button to continue.
Next, a pop-up window will open in which the phone number you entered will appear again, and you will be asked if it is correct. Here, if you have not made a mistake with the number, click on the OK button to confirm . And if you click on Edit , you will return to the previous screen to modify it.
Next, you will go to a screen where you have to enter the six-digit WhatsApp verification code . This code will arrive by SMS by default , although you will also have the option to request a call.
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If you request access by call instead of by SMS, you will receive a call from another country at the same moment. You are not going to talk to a real person, what you will hear when you pick up the hook is an answering machine that continuously repeats the verification code so that you can write it while you listen to it.
After correctly writing the code, WhatsApp will ask for your permission to access the contacts, something that is optional. And then you will go to the last screen of the process, where you must choose a profile photo and a name for your account. Then click Next and you can start using WhatsApp. You will have to set the name and photo each time you activate it on a device, and you can change it later whenever you want.
Activate WhatsApp if you get hacked or blocked
There are times when someone else can hack WhatsApp and gain access to your account. Or simply, you are activating it in so many devices at the same time that you cannot finish doing it. It is as if every time you try they tell you to wait longer to receive the code, as if the WhatsApp of your other device has been stuck. In both cases, the procedure is the same .
What you have to do is send an email to support@whatsapp.com , which is the official support account. Within the mail, you have to write the text Stolen / lost phone: Please deactivate my account along with your phone number . You have to send the number in an international code, with +34 in front if it is a Spanish number, or the account of your country if your SIM is from another country.
When sending the email, WhatsApp will close all the sessions of your account , so that both an attacker and the other mobile you have will lose access. With your free account, you can now get your number back. Therefore, now enter WhatsApp again, and type your phone to start the login process again.
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You will return to the screen where it says that you need to write a code. If you’ve reached this point, WhatsApp may tell you to wait a few hours before it can send you the code. In order not to wait, you can click on the Call me button , pick up the call that WhatsApp will make to you (it can be from other countries) and write the code that repeats you over and over again. And that’s it, with this you will finally activate your WhatsApp.
