How to move your WhatsApp Messenger account to the WhatsApp Business app

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Before you move from WhatsApp Messenger to the WhatsApp Business app, we recommend creating a backup of your account. Learn how to create a backup in this article.
Businesses can make a bigger impact on their sales and growth by switching to the WhatsApp Business app. The WhatsApp Business app offers a variety of free features for connecting with customers and selling products and services.
  1. Update WhatsApp Messenger and download the WhatsApp Business app from the Apple App Store.
  2. Open the WhatsApp Business app.
  3. Read the WhatsApp Business app Terms of Service. Tap Agree & continue to accept the terms.
  4. The WhatsApp Business app automatically identifies the number you’re using in WhatsApp Messenger. To continue, tap the option with your business number.
    • If the number that appears is not the number you’d like to use, tap Use a different number, then follow the normal verification process.
  5. WhatsApp will send you an SMS with a six-digit code. Enter the six-digit code to verify your number. You won’t have to complete this step if your iCloud Keychain is enabled and you’ve verified this number on the same phone before.
  6. Tap Continue > Continue, or Continue > Don't Allow, to allow or deny WhatsApp Business access to your device's address book.
    • Note: WhatsApp contacts are not yet supported on WhatsApp Business app, so any WhatsApp contacts created will be lost by moving to the WhatsApp Business app. In WhatsApp Messenger, you can turn off WhatsApp contacts inside your settings and choose the option to save all contacts to your phone’s address book so you don’t lose them when you move to the WhatsApp Business app.
  7. Create your business profile, then tap Next.

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