1. WhatsApp’s Click-to-Chat Feature

WhatsApp has a native feature that allows you to message someone without saving their phone number. This feature, known as click-to-chat, is not directly available in the WhatsApp app. To send messages without saving the contact, you must create a link containing the number and open that link. Note: This method works on both mobile and computer. Use the following steps to create and use click-to-chat links: Examples:

https://wa.me/912134567890, where 91 is the country code of India and 2134567890 is the phone number.https://wa.me/12134567890, where 1 is the country code of the USA and 2134567890 is the phone number.

If the number isn’t a WhatsApp user, you will get a message that the number doesn’t exist or something similar. Pro tip: I usually text wa.me/ to the WhatsApp chat thread that I have created with myself followed by tapping on the sent link. This initiates a WhatsApp chat thread with the phone number specified in the link. If you own a business, you can use this method to allow your customers to directly message you on WhatsApp without saving your number. You can even add a pre-filled message that will automatically appear in the chat.

2. Third-Party Websites

While the method described above is extremely simple in practice, it may appear to be laborious. If you don’t want to go the extra mile, you can use third-party websites to send WhatsApp messages without saving a contact. On these websites, you simply enter the number, and the WhatsApp chat thread with that number is opened on your phone or PC. These websites, as expected, use the click-to-chat feature only, but they make it simple for users to access and use it. Let’s check the steps: Some other websites that you can use are:

NocontactEasy MessageRainer.li

3. Third-Party Apps

You can install third-party apps on your Android phone or iPhone, similar to websites, that will allow you to text someone on WhatsApp without adding them to your contacts list. These apps make use of WhatsApp’s click-to-chat feature only. So you enter the number, and the app will open the WhatsApp chat thread with that number. These apps require no additional permission. Follow these steps for the Easy Messsage app: Other click-to-chat apps that you can try are:

Direct Message for WhatsApp (iOS)Click to Chat (iOS)WhatsDirect (Android)Click to chat (Android)

4. Siri Shortcut (iPhone Only)

On iPhone, you can use the Siri shortcuts to WhatsApp people without saving their number. Tip: If you face any issue while installing the shortcut, learn how to install third-party Siri shortcuts on iPhone. Also, check out the best Siri Shortcuts for power users.

5. From Call History

You can use Truecaller app (an alternative Phone app) to send WhatsApp messages to unsaved numbers that are in your call history using the following steps:

6. From a WhatsApp Group

You do not need to use any of the methods described above if you want to text a number that you saw in a WhatsApp group without saving it. You can directly message such a number from WhatsApp itself in two ways as shown below. All screenshots by Mehvish Mushtaq