WhatsApp is one of the most used applications of this era. Since its launch in 2009, WhatsApp has become the most popular text and voice messaging application in the world. Specializing in cross-platform messaging, WhatsApp is a free service that lets users connect seamlessly between mobile and desktop devices.
WhatsApp is known for its improved privacy features, such as end-to-end encryption, and its secure, web-based international call. WhatsApp has a basic interface that shows your text bubble chats and timestamps and lets you know when your recipient has read your message.
If you have a contact saved in your phone, you can text them. But sometimes you just want to send someone a text without saving their number as it is just a one time work. It’s not clear why the restriction has to exist inside WhatsApp in the first place, or why you can’t just type a number and send it to some SMS client like that. So we have various methods to send WhatsApp messages without saving the Number.
Send Messages using WhatsApp wa.me links
The first method we are about to suggest works for both Android and iOS. All you need to is follow a few simple steps on any browser and you’re good to go. With that said, here’s how you can send WhatsApp messages to unsaved numbers without adding a contact.
Step One: Navigate and open the browser on your phone. Use Google Chrome as it is easy to use and is available on every device.
Step Two: Type the link after opening a new tab: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXXXX. Replace the X with the phone number with the country code added. Do not add any prefix like (), + or 0. E.g. – 919874561230\
Step Three: You can add text to the message by modifying the link by https://wa.me/xxxxxxxxxxx/?text=urlencodedtext where X is a full phone number in the international format and URL-encoded text is the URL-encoded pre-filled message.
Step Four: Once the link has loaded, the browser will show a message prompt on the screen. Tap on the Message Button and wait for it to redirect to the WhatsApp application on your phone.
Step Five: After the redirection, you are good to message the number on WhatsApp.
Now you can easily send any message to a person, attach files, send images or videos, and you don’t have to add any unnecessary numbers to your contact list. It’s going to save you from having your contact list all cluttered up, which can be really frustrating, particularly if you’re in a rush.
How to send a WhatsApp Message to a non-contact via Siri Shortcuts
Step One: Download the Siri Shortcuts app first.
Step Two: Open the app, tap the Gallery tab which is on the bottom right. Now add any shortcut you like, and run it once. Note: You only need to follow steps 1 and 2 if you have never used Siri Shortcuts before.
Step Three: Next, go to Settings > Shortcuts > enable Allow Untrusted Shortcuts. This will allow you to run Siri Shortcuts from anyone, so be sure to download shortcuts made by people you trust, and even if you download random shortcuts, inspect the steps involved to be sure it does what you expect.
Step Four: After that is done, open this link on your iPhone and click the Get Shortcut button to download it.
Step Five: Now you’ll be redirected to the Shortcuts app. Tap Add Untrusted Shortcut.
Step Six: Following this, you can open the Shortcuts app and look for the WhatsApp to Non-Contact shortcut in the My Shortcuts tab. You can either run it from here or tap the three dots icon at the top of the shortcut > then tap Add to Home Screen to create a quick launch shortcut on the home screen.
Step Seven: Once you run this, you will be asked to enter the recipient’s number. Enter it along with the country code and you’ll be redirected to WhatsApp with a new message window open.
Text Selection Method of Sending WhatsApp Messages
We’re probably going to explore the best and easiest way to deliver WhatsApp messages. Unfortunately, this approach does not seem to fit on all Android devices. This works on both Android 9 Pie and Q, but only on stock devices (Pixels and Android One). It does not work on Huawei, Samsung, and OnePlus phones, but not the WhatsApp one. Hopefully, the integration will make its way to non-stock Android devices later.
Step One: Navigate to the Phone Dialler application of your Android Device.
Step Two: Type the entire phone number in the dialler section. Adding country code and prefixes are optional.
Step Three: Select the entire phone number by using the selector tool. You will then be provided with choices such as calling, cutting, copying, pasting, and three vertical dots to further extend the menu.
Step Four: Tap and pick Message next to the WhatsApp logo. This is it. You will now be taken to the WhatsApp write message page with the sender number already entered.
Send Messages Using 3rd Party Applications:
If the above approach seems a little complicated or sluggish to you, you can use the app to speed things up. Several Android apps use these wa.me connections, but in a way that you don’t have to enter a URL or move a web browser first. Simply enter your phone number, tap a button and you’re taken to a newly created WhatsApp conversation.
For this method, we will use Click to Chat. It is one of the lightest, has no ads, and requires no permissions. Direct Message for WhatsApp and Easy Message is a couple of other good alternatives without ads and with little permission.
Step One: Download the application from the Google Play store.
Step Two: Tap on the application to open it. You will be presented with a prompt with a place to enter text.
Step Three: Enter the country code and then enter the 10 digits mobile number. Again, make sure not to attach any +,-, (), or 00 in the prefix section. After that Tap on the button that looks like a Downward Arrow.
Step Four: Enter your opening message in the box that has text input. Then press open. The message will be entered in the WhatsApp write message section; you will simply have to send the message by tapping the send button.
Now you can send a WhatsApp message to a number without adding it to your contact list or address book. The only drawback is the privacy concern because we are using a 3rd Party application.
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