Quick WhatsApp

Using Apple Shortcuts App to quickly chat via WhatsApp without saving phone numbers.

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This is a smart way to quickly send a message to someone via WhatApp without having to save their phone number to our contact. This method utilizes Apple Shortcut App, which is available for free on App Store for iPhone with iOS 12 or later.

System Requirement

• iPhone with iOS 12.0 or later
• Shortcuts installed on iPhone with iOS 12.0 or later.
• WhatsApp Messenger or WhatsApp Business installed on iPhone with iOS 12.0 or later.
• Mac

Quick Version

For you, who want to instantly use the shortcut, just grab the link below and add it to your Shortcuts library.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/eed28ba447ab43218f8635a53bb57a20

Do it Yourself Version

1. Open Shortcuts App and make sure you are on My Shortcuts tab (active tab marked in blue color)
2. Tab All Shortcuts and create new Shortcuts by tapping the plus sign in the top right of the screen next to Select.
3. You can add an icon and add a name to it as you want.
4. Tap Add Action and search for Ask for Input. Tap it to add to the action.
5. Change Input Type to Number and add prompt and type Enter Phone Number or any similar sentence you want. And tap Done.
6. Add more action by tapping the search bar near the bottom of the screen and search for Text. Tap it to add to the action.
7. Type https://wa.me/ followed by select variable Provided Input without space. And tap Done.
8. Repeat step 6 but now search for Open URLs. Tap it to add to the action.
9. Now you successfully create the shortcut by yourself.

How to Use

1. Run the shortcut by tapping on it. Whether you put it in the Shortcuts library, home screen, or in the widget, it should work the same.
2. In the first run you may get a privacy prompt asking your permission for Shortcuts to open “wa.me”. Just press Allow.
3. Input the phone number you want to chat with. The number must be full phone number in international format. Without any plus sign, zeroes, brackets, dashes, or spaces. This is the correct example of full phone number international format: 62811235712 and this is the wrong one +628131415913 or 08131415913.
4. When the number is registered with WhatsApp you should be redirected to the WhatsApp chat window and there you can start chatting. When the number is not registered with WhatsApp, you will get a prompt that “The number XXXXXXXXXXXX isn’t on WhatsApp.”.

That it’s. Now you can chat with anyone in WhatsApp quickly without first adding their phone number to your contact.