How to Send Free International Messages Using WhatsApp

This wikiHow teaches you how to send text messages using WhatsApp on both iPhone and Android. As long as the recipient’s device has WhatsApp and is connected to Wi-Fi, they will be able to receive and respond to your messages from anywhere in the world.

Table of Contents

On iPhone

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Open WhatsApp. Tap the green WhatsApp app icon with a dialogue bubble and a white phone.

Open the App Store on your iPhone to download WhatsApp if you haven’t already.

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Tap Chats . Optional dialogue bubble image at the bottom of the screen. The Chats page where you can view the current chats opens.

If WhatsApp opens a chat, tap the < sign in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Chats page.

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Tap the pencil and paper “New Chat” icon. Options in the upper right corner of the screen.

You can also tap an existing chat to open it. If you choose this, skip to the next step.

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Tap a contact’s name. A chat box with that contact will open.

You can also click New Group at the top of the page to create a new group, or click New Contact to add a new contact phone number.

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Compose a text message. Enter your message in the data field at the bottom of the screen.

You can also upload photos by tapping the camera icon and selecting a photo from your iPhone’s gallery.

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Click the blue paper airplane “Send” arrow to the right of the text field. Your message will be sent.

On Android

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Open WhatsApp. Tap the green WhatsApp app icon with a dialogue bubble and a white phone.

Open the Google Play Store on Android to download WhatsApp if you haven’t already.

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Click on CHATS . This tab is at the top of the screen. The Chats page will open.

If WhatsApp opens a chat, tap “Back” in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Chats page.

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Tap the “New Chat” dialogue bubble to the left of the ⋮ icon near the upper-right corner of the screen.

On some Android tablets and smartphones, the “New Chat” icon will be located in the lower right corner of the screen.
You can also tap an existing chat to open it. If you choose this, skip to the next step.

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Select a contact. Tap the contact’s name to start a new conversation with that person.

You can also tap New group near the top of the page to start a new group chat, or select the silhouette icon near the top-right corner of the screen to add a new contact.

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Compose a text message. Enter your message in the data field at the bottom of the screen.

You can also add a photo by tapping the camera icon to the right of the text field and then selecting a photo from your Android device’s gallery.

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Click the “Send” arrow with a white paper airplane on a green background. Your message will be sent to the other party.

Advice

After sending the message, you will see a check mark appear below. Another tick will appear after the message has been sent to the recipient’s device, and both will turn blue when the person reads the message.

Warning

Sending and receiving WhatsApp messages using mobile data instead of Wi-Fi can cause your phone bill to spike.

Steps

On iPhone

On Android

Advice

Warning

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