About changing phone numbers

The change number feature allows you to change the phone number associated with your WhatsApp account. Changing your phone number in WhatsApp will:
  • Transfer your account information, including your profile photo, name, about, individual chats, group chats, and settings from your old phone number to your new phone number.
  • Delete the WhatsApp account associated with your old phone number, so your contacts will no longer see your old phone number in their WhatsApp contacts lists.
You can choose whether you want your contacts to be notified about your phone number change. Your group chats will be notified when you change your phone number regardless of whether you choose to notify your contacts. Your blocked contacts won't be notified of your new phone number if you choose to notify your contacts. We recommend informing your contacts about your new phone number before changing phone numbers. Ask them to make any necessary changes in their phone's address book.
Note:
  • If you change your phone number and continue using the same phone for the new phone number, your chat history will continue to be available on your phone.
  • If you used the change number feature in error, there’s no way to revert this change. If you’d like to regain access to groups you were in, you’ll need to rejoin the groups. Learn how in this article.

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