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How to hide WhatsApp contact

A trick on WhatsApp allows you to hide a contact from the app. The tip is to add the special sum (+) character before the phone to the Android or iPhone (iOS) phone book. In the conversation history, the contact will appear only with the number, without the name. The function of hiding friends is not native to the messenger – this is because all the numbers stored in the smartphone’s memory appear in WhatsApp automatically if they are registered in the app.

The feature is especially useful for the most reserved people who want to maintain the anonymity of the recipient, if third parties see the content of the conversation. In the following tutorial, check out how to hide contacts on WhatsApp. The procedures were performed on a Moto E4 with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and on an iPhone 8 integrated with the iOS 12 operating system.

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1 out of 5 Learn to hide names from the WhatsApp agenda – Photo: Marvin Costa /

Learn to hide names from the WhatsApp agenda – Photo: Marvin Costa /

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Step 1. Open the phone app and find the contact you want to hide. Then tap on the pencil icon to edit it. Click on the phone field and position the text cursor at the beginning. Then, go to the “* #” button;

2 of 5 Edit the contact number on your Android phone – Photo: Playback / Helito Beggiora

Edit the contact number on your Android phone – Photo: Playback / Helito Beggiora

Step 2. Finally, just add the “+” symbol at the beginning of the number and touch the confirmation button, in the upper right corner of the screen, to save the changes. The contact will immediately disappear from your WhatsApp agenda.

3 out of 5 Add the plus symbol before the number on the smartphone’s Android system – Photo: Reproduction / Helito Beggiora

Add the plus symbol before the number on the smartphone’s Android system – Photo: Reproduction / Helito Beggiora

Step 1. Open the phone app and find the contact to be hidden. Then press “Edit” in the upper right corner. Then, just tap on the phone field and position the text cursor at the beginning. That done, touch the “+ * #” button in the bottom left corner;

4 out of 5 Edit the contact’s number in the iPhone’s phonebook – Photo: Reproduction / Helito Beggiora

Edit the contact’s number in the iPhone’s phonebook – Photo: Reproduction / Helito Beggiora

Step 2. Finally, add the “+” symbol at the beginning of the number and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the screen to save the changes. The contact will immediately disappear from your WhatsApp agenda.

5 out of 5 Add the plus symbol before the number on Apple’s iOS system – Photo: Reproduction / Helito Beggiora

Add the plus symbol before the number on Apple’s iOS system – Photo: Playback / Helito Beggiora

It is worth mentioning that the procedure does not hide the chat and does not prevent the exchange of messages. See how to protect your data and conversations on WhatsApp. Take advantage of the tips to hide contacts from your WhatsApp and make your conversations more confidential in cases of people who are prickly.

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