3 Easy Ways to Login to WhatsApp with an Inactive Number

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Many WhatsApp (WA) users often encounter problems when trying to access their accounts, especially if the registered number is no longer active. However, a phone number is a crucial component for logging into the instant messaging app owned by Meta.

When a user attempts to log in, WhatsApp will send a verification code to the registered number. If the number is no longer active, the login process will fail because the code cannot be received.

However, users don’t need to panic. There are several steps you can take to still access your old account even if the number is no longer active.

So, how do you log in to WhatsApp if your number is no longer active?

Here’s how to log in to WhatsApp with an inactive number.

1. Change your WhatsApp number

The first way is for users to change the WhatsApp number registered to their account. WhatsApp has a feature that allows users to replace an inactive number with a new, active one without changing or deleting their WhatsApp account data.

Here are the steps to change your WhatsApp number:

. Open the WhatsApp app

. Go to Settings

. Click Account

. Tap the ‘Change Number’ button

. Enter your old phone number and the new phone number you want to use for your WhatsApp account

. Click Continue

. WhatsApp will give you the option to notify your contacts if your phone number has changed. This information will be shared in both private and group chats. Click the Notify Contacts option

. Enter the OTP code sent to your new number

. Done. Users can use it to log in to WhatsApp.

2. Reactivate an inactive number

After a certain period of time, mobile phone numbers that are not used to make transactions for services from cellular operators, such as purchasing credit or internet packages, will enter a grace period.

If your number enters the grace period, immediately top up or make a transaction to reactivate the number.

However, if the grace period has passed and the number has been deactivated, you will need to visit a cellular operator outlet to request reactivation.

Once the number is reactivated, you can use it to receive a WhatsApp verification code.

3. Login with Email

WhatsApp offers a feature that allows users to verify their account via email. This feature allows users to log in without using their phone number.

Email can serve as a backup login method if they have difficulty receiving the six-digit one-time password (OTP) verification code required to log in to their WhatsApp account on a new device. This OTP code is usually sent via SMS to the registered phone number.

To receive the OTP code via email, users must first link their email address to WhatsApp and ensure it’s an active email address. The OTP code for verification when logging in to WhatsApp will be sent to that email address.

How to add an email address on Android:

. Open WhatsApp on your phone.

. Click the three dots in the top right corner.

. Select “Settings.”

. Click “Account.”

. Then click “Email Address.”

. Then add your email address.

. Wait for a verification email.

. How to add an email address on iPhone:

. Open your WhatsApp account.

. Select “Settings.”

. Then click “Account.”

. Select “Email Address.”

. Then enter the email address you want to add to WhatsApp.

. Next, wait for a confirmation email from WhatsApp.

. Done, your email address has now been added to WhatsApp.

SOURCE : CNBC INDONESIA