An upcoming update will make it possible to talk on WhatsApp without adding the contact , so we avoid adding a number to the phonebook that we are not going to chat with in the future, or we simply prefer that it not be saved.
Actually, it is already possible to send messages without adding the contact on WhatsApp, through various tricks, but now it will become much easier. The WhatsApp Beta 2.22.8.11 test version for Android already offers us this improvement, which many have been asking for for years.
We only have to touch a number in a chat window that we have not saved, and a window will open with three options: send a message, make a call and add it to contacts. If that number does not have WhatsApp, it will not let us send the message, but it will save it or call it by phone using the operator’s network.
This seems to be thinking that when they share a new contact with us, an alternative would be to open a WhatsApp chat “with yourself” to carry out the process. This is what the new interface looks like:
Talking to a number without adding the contact in the phonebook can be useful if it is a person or company with whom we need to communicate in a timely manner, and we are not going to write to them again in the future.
In some cases, we may not want to save a contact on the mobile, in case someone else checks the agenda, and again this system will make things easier for us.
If we want to enjoy this novelty, we must install WhatsApp Beta for Android, since its users are already being gradually activated . If we do not want to use a test version, with possible errors, in a short time it will reach everyone.
In general, talking on WhatsApp without adding the contact will be somewhat useful , but it won’t make much of a difference on a day-to-day basis either. The normal thing is to record our usual contacts on the mobile, and these cases are exceptions for when we chat with strangers, or other unusual situations.
