What do custom WhatsApp numbers mean on Android and iPhone?

Chatting using social media has been become one of the favorite hobbies of people in the world, since they allow you to communicate in different ways, an example is when you use emoticons and faces on WhatsApp, to convey emotions without using words.

One of the advantages that you will have when using this platform is that you can customize your contacts and their notifications, making it easier to know who is writing to you at any time. If you want to know how you can personalize your number, continue with us, we will tell you.

What is the procedure to follow to personalize your phone number on WhatsApp?

Customizing a phone number in WhatsApp is a fairly simple procedure, for this the first thing you will have to do is verify that the App is up-to-dateIf not, enter the Play Store and download the latest version of WhatsApp. Then just look for or have the phone number at hand, it does not matter if it is new or old, the App will allow you to customize it as follows.

From Android

First of all, you must verify that the mobile where you personalize the WhatsApp number can receive text messages or, failing that, calls telephone, since the link will be made through any of these means; Then you will receive a code that you must enter in the window that will open and when you do so, just click and indicate that you want to customize the number.

A recent peculiarity that you will notice when doing this process is that, in case of customizing a new number in an existing WhatsApp account, the platform will ask you if you want to notify your contacts of the telephone change.

On iPhone

To personalize your number on an iPhone device, you will do practically the same thing as on mobile phones with Android systems, that is you will need to have the number at hand to send a confirmation code. One of the most important advantages of personalizing your number is that you can have the chats archived in your account if you need it.

How to configure your personalized phone number in WhatsApp?

• The first thing is to open the WhatsApp application on your device.
• Then go to the three dots that are in the upper right part of the screen. (If the three dots)
• Login to settings, accounts and change number.
• A screen will appear where you must enter the old number and then the new one.
• Next you will see an item where you will indicate if you want your contacts to know about the change.
• If you click yes, they will ask you if all contacts from the list or you prefer to customize.
• In case of customization, the contact list will appear and you will manually indicate who to notify.

Is it advisable to use these settings in your WhatsApp account?

Knowing if it is advisable to use this configuration in your WhatsApp account is a very personal decision, however before making that decision it is important that evaluate the pros of this option.

The technological boom has brought many advantages and disadvantages among which it stands out, that they are a new means to scam users; to do it thieves implement WhatsApp and they communicate with contacts posing as you, doing any illegal act on your behalf.

The best way to avoid this is to set up your account and notify him in a particular way that you changed your number, and even in that case you can remove from your list all the contacts that you do not want to have the new number, easily solving a problem.

How can the personalization of the phone number of your WhatsApp be reversed?

If you have already configured and personalized your number in WhatsApp, but by mistake you missed a contact and you can no longer communicate with him because you do not have his number. Do not despair that we bring a solution, since you can always retrieve conversations and contacts from the social network.

Remember that WhatsApp has a security option where every so often movements such as messages, photos and contacts are saved in the cloud, this with the intention of helping users in cases similar to this, so simply ask WhatsApp to restore contacts and voila.