Use WhatsApp Without Your Mobile Number
Almost every smartphone user today is on Whatsapp. Installing and using it is a pretty standard procedure but ever thought how it could be to use Whatsapp without your number? The very essence of using Whatsapp is the integration with your phone number but there’s a way around it as well. If you follow the following steps, you can easily use Whatsapp without entering your number and have some fun with your friends too. Here’s what you need to do:
You need to install an app like Spoof (for Android)/Fake (for iOS) to start off with. We’ll tell you the functionality of the same later on.
Uninstall WhatsApp just in case you have it in your device and it’s all the more a better option if you don’t.
So then you need to install Whatsapp on your device.
Then you need to put your device into Flight/Airplane mode. This would block your message receiving and sending abilities.
Then you need to open Whatsapp and put your number in it.
What happens is that Whatsapp is not able to send message to its server for verification of your number.
Now that it is not able to verify your number, it will ask you to choose an alternative way of verification.
Then you need to choose the option of “verify through SMS” and enter your email address in the pop up. Then you need to press cancel and what you this way is terminate the authorisation process.
It is now that the Spoof/Fake comes into play.
You need to go your outbox and copy and the message details of the message cancelled in spoof.
Then you need to send these details to the spoof/fake application.
You then need to use the details on the spoofed message: To: +4479000347295, From: +(your country code)(mobile number) and in the message you need write your email address and then you are done.
Change Your Friends’ Profile Picture
Nah, you’ll not be making the change globally, but changing your friend’s profile picture only on your phone is sufficient to scare the hell outta him. Here’s how you can do it.
Choose a profile picture for your friend. Use Google Image search for cute looking monkeys and donkeys or weird looking people.
Re size the image to 561×561 pixels using Paint or Photoshop and name it with your friend’s mobile phone number.
Save the image in SD card -> WhatsApp -> Profile Pictures. Overwrite an existing image if required.
Disable WiFi and data network. If you don’t WhatsApp will automatically update the picture. Now show it to your friend who’ll panic instantly!
Note: This is not a hack, but simply a trick to change your friend’s profile picture only on your device. This is meant for fun purpose only.
Stop Automatic Media Download
By installing the same app, WhatsApp Plus you can stop WhatsApp from downloading images automatically.
Update: You no longer need to use WhatsApp Plus to prevent auto-downloading of images or other media. WhatsApp now allows you to control it from the pap itself. Simply go to Settings -> Chat Settings -> Media auto-download -> Check ‘When using mobile data’, ‘When connected on WiFi’ and ‘When roaming’ one by one and uncheck all the sub-options!
Lock WhatsApp
Do your friends often use your mobile phone? Does someone sneak peek at your WhatsApp messages? Well a way to prevent that from happening is to lock WhatsApp. To lock Whatsapp on BlackBerry follow this link and to lock WhatsApp on Android follow this link. You can even use other Android lockers to hide or lock WhatsApp with a password, pin or a pattern.
Almost every smartphone user today is on Whatsapp. Installing and using it is a pretty standard procedure but ever thought how it could be to use Whatsapp without your number? The very essence of using Whatsapp is the integration with your phone number but there’s a way around it as well. If you follow the following steps, you can easily use Whatsapp without entering your number and have some fun with your friends too. Here’s what you need to do:
You need to install an app like Spoof (for Android)/Fake (for iOS) to start off with. We’ll tell you the functionality of the same later on.
Uninstall WhatsApp just in case you have it in your device and it’s all the more a better option if you don’t.
So then you need to install Whatsapp on your device.
Then you need to put your device into Flight/Airplane mode. This would block your message receiving and sending abilities.
Then you need to open Whatsapp and put your number in it.
What happens is that Whatsapp is not able to send message to its server for verification of your number.
Now that it is not able to verify your number, it will ask you to choose an alternative way of verification.
Then you need to choose the option of “verify through SMS” and enter your email address in the pop up. Then you need to press cancel and what you this way is terminate the authorisation process.
It is now that the Spoof/Fake comes into play.
You need to go your outbox and copy and the message details of the message cancelled in spoof.
Then you need to send these details to the spoof/fake application.
You then need to use the details on the spoofed message: To: +4479000347295, From: +(your country code)(mobile number) and in the message you need write your email address and then you are done.
Change Your Friends’ Profile Picture
Nah, you’ll not be making the change globally, but changing your friend’s profile picture only on your phone is sufficient to scare the hell outta him. Here’s how you can do it.
Choose a profile picture for your friend. Use Google Image search for cute looking monkeys and donkeys or weird looking people.
Re size the image to 561×561 pixels using Paint or Photoshop and name it with your friend’s mobile phone number.
Save the image in SD card -> WhatsApp -> Profile Pictures. Overwrite an existing image if required.
Disable WiFi and data network. If you don’t WhatsApp will automatically update the picture. Now show it to your friend who’ll panic instantly!
Note: This is not a hack, but simply a trick to change your friend’s profile picture only on your device. This is meant for fun purpose only.
Stop Automatic Media Download
By installing the same app, WhatsApp Plus you can stop WhatsApp from downloading images automatically.
Update: You no longer need to use WhatsApp Plus to prevent auto-downloading of images or other media. WhatsApp now allows you to control it from the pap itself. Simply go to Settings -> Chat Settings -> Media auto-download -> Check ‘When using mobile data’, ‘When connected on WiFi’ and ‘When roaming’ one by one and uncheck all the sub-options!
Lock WhatsApp
Do your friends often use your mobile phone? Does someone sneak peek at your WhatsApp messages? Well a way to prevent that from happening is to lock WhatsApp. To lock Whatsapp on BlackBerry follow this link and to lock WhatsApp on Android follow this link. You can even use other Android lockers to hide or lock WhatsApp with a password, pin or a pattern.
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