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• To step
• Part 1 of 2: Register an account
• Part 2 of 2: Send a free text message

Compared to SMS, WhatsApp is a cheap alternative to sending messages. WhatsApp also supports sending photos, videos and voice messages. WhatsApp is available for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Nokia S40, Symbian and Blackberry phones.

To step

Part 1 of 2: Register an account

1. Create an account. Open WhatsApp. Enter your phone number in the screen that appears, then press Done.
   • If you don't live in the United States, tap United States and select the country where you live.
   • When you register, WhatsApp will send you an SMS with a confirmation code. You must then enter this code before you can continue. If you don't have an SMS on your phone, you can ask to be called.
2. Enter your name. In the Profile window, enter a name you want to use with WhatsApp and click Done.
   • you can use your own name or a pseudonym.
   • Add a profile picture in this screen.
3. Find your friends and acquaintances on WhatsApp. WhatsApp will ask you to access your contacts phone. If you allow this, WhatsApp will use the phone numbers of your contacts to search for WhatsApp users and add them to your favorites. You will then see a list of all your contacts in the Contacts screen.
   • If you don't want to allow this method of access, you can still manually add contacts to WhatsApp using that contact's phone number.

Part 2 of 2: Send a free text message

1. Tap on Favorites.
   • You can also send a message from the chat screen.
2. Tap the name of one of your contacts.
   • If you want to WhatsApp with someone, they will also have to install the program on their phone in order to be able to send each other messages.
3. Enter a message and then tap Send. You will see the message above the chat text field.