How to Add Contacts to Whatsapp

Whatsapp is messenger service cheap as an alternative replacement for the messaging (SMS), be it on Android, IOS, Windows Phone or Blackberry. The people of Indonesia are the most dominant use of BBM. That's the reason why more easily find your friends on BBM from on WhatsApp.

Friends or Chat on WhatsApp will depend on the number of contacts you have saved. The more you many keep Contact WhatsApp so more you many the friends you have. If your friend in the Contact number also uses WhatsApp automatically will be added to the list of existing contacts in WhatsApp.
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How to Add New Contacts to WhatsApp?

There are a few options how to add friends on WhatsApp. First, you can invite someone so that the person is willing to use WhatsApp. The second option, you can simply add it via the "Add Contact" feature provided by WhatsApp Application itself. For more details, CRA will provide the steps following.

Method 1: How to manually add contacts to WhatsApp



  • The first step, open the WhatsApp application and go to tab "CONTACTS". Then tap the icon "Add Contact" that exists on the top bar. Next enter the name, email, phone number, etc. If you only have the name and telephone number so just enter the name and phone number. If already, tap the button "Finish" to save the new contact.


  • If you have a new contact it again then does the same thing as above.


  • Completed.

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Method 2: How to add existing contacts to WhatsApp




  • In addition, other than the adds on features "Add Contact" on WhatsApp, you can also add them directly on your android contact. Next, You "Refresh" on Contact WhatsApp contact then it will appear as a new contact. With the proviso, the owner of the mobile number also has a WhatsApp account.

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Method 3: How to add contacts to WhatsApp via invite

Invite new friends on WhatsApp can through messages or SMS. But earlier you should prepare the pulse to SMS your friends. The cost of SMS each operator will certainly be different, sometimes 2 times SMS can be free, from hundreds to thousands.


  • First, open your WhatsApp application. then get in on the "CONTACTS" tab. Scroll down later you can see your friends-friends who don't use WhatsApp. Invite them to want to use WhatsApp. It also aims to add friends WhatsApp so that more and more. Tap the "INVITE" to invite your friends via SMS. Send notification SMS  so they want to download and use WhatsApp.

  • If your friends want to download and register on WhatsApp automatically your friend will go to the contacts list in your  WhatsApp.

  • Completed.

Additional hints:

You can add a contact on WhatsApp with inviting your friends via other means. Following in the steps:


  • First, open your WhatsApp application. then get in on the "CONTACTS" tab. Scroll down later you can see your friends-friends who don't use WhatsApp. Invite them to want to use WhatsApp. It also aims to add friends WhatsApp so that more and more. Tap the "Invite friends" to invite your friends via SMS, Facebook, Bluetooth, etc. In the above example, I invite friends to use WhatsApp via Facebook.

  • Select your friends who will you invite, then tap the icon "Send".

  • And can also share to Facebook social networking through your status.

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Method 4: How to add contacts to WhatsApp via chat

The next way, you can add a contact when there is the new chat to your WhatsApp. Consider the image below.


  • Open the chat from your new WhatsApp, and then tap "ADD TO CONTACTS"

  • After that, tap "NEW" to add it as a new contact.

  • After that, tap and save the new contact.


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