How to Find Someone on WhatsApp

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps, taking elements from social media profile architectures and combining them with typical messaging capabilities. Its straightforward interface is one of the main reasons it has succeeded. What began as a music chatting app connecting people via their phone numbers now has channels and other in-demand features, including video calling and story sharing. Finding someone on WhatsApp is relatively easy, provided they can access the application. 

How to Find Someone on WhatsApp 

There are some ways to find someone via WhatsApp, here they are:

Allowing WhatsApp to Access the Contacts 

To search for a person on the contacts list, give contacts access to the application. The one searching also has to have initially installed WhatsAppon the phone. Upon installation, the app typically asks for access to contacts before it is set up. When this is the case, please select the Allow option. If access is denied, the application cannot read contacts and determine who is using WhatsApp. That said, if one has already tapped the Deny tab by mistake, there is a quick fix that applies to both Android and Apple devices. 

For iOS Devices 

1. Navigate to Settings on the phone
2. Scroll and search WhatsApp before tapping on it 
3. Seek the Contacts button and turn the Toggle Button Green

For Android Devices

1. Navigate to the settings on the phone 
2. Find the applications 
3. Tap WhatsApp and open the App Info 
4. Open permissions and allow Camera, contacts, files, media, microphone and phone 
5. Tap the contacts and select Allow

Accessing WhatsApp via Chatting

It is also possible tofind someone on the social media appusing the chat feature for both iPhone and Android. 

For iOS Devices 

1. Open WhatsApp on your device 
2. Navigate to the ‘chat’ icon in the bottom menu bar. It resembles overlapped speech bubbles.
3. Tap the ‘Compose’ button in the upper right-hand corner of the Chat segment. This launches a new chart, and the list of contacts appears. 
4. Go to the search bar at the top of the screen and begin typing the individual’s name. It will immediately show the person's contact information, provided they are on WhatsApp.
5. A new chat will begin with the assigned contact, and that will remain in the active chat list provided the conversation is not blocked, deleted, or archived. 

For Android

1. Open WhatsApp on the Android device
2. Tap the ‘plus’ widget, which is located at the bottom left of the screen. It will show different options such as ‘New Group, new Community, or New Contact’ and the contacts list. 
3. Search the contact of interest and begin a new conversation by tapping it. 

Searching the Profile Photo 

If the requester has the individual’s profile photograph on WhatsApp but does not know their exact phone number, it can also be used to search it to find the account. 

For iOS Devices

1. Have the latest version of WhatsApp installed before launching it and navigate to the chat tab
2. Tap the Contacts button, which is in the top right corner.
3. Tap the Camera at the top, which is beside the search.
4. The photo icon will appear, showing the profile being searched from the gallery.
5. The application will also scan all public profiles to find matches according to facial recognition. 
6. Tap the one that matches and begin chatting with the person.

For Android 

1. Start WhatsApp and navigate to more options then to Settings.
2. Go to profile, then Profile Photo.
3. Tap the camera icon and search by image in the pop-up.
4. Select the WhatsApp profile photo via the gallery.
5. When prompted, issue permissions for WhatsApp to access media.
6. Get potential matches with the profile photograph displayed on the WhatsApp platform.
7. Tap on the contact of interest to begin the chat.

Third-Party WhatsApp Search Tools

Some dedicated third-party mobile applications and websites have been designed specifically to search WhatsApp users by their name or number. These include the following 

●     WhatsSearcher is an application that can search WhatsApp accounts by name and location. 

●     WhatsPlus is a desktop software that manages WhatsApp, including search options for users.

●     Find WhatsApp User- this website allows individuals to search others through their names and phone numbers. 

●     WhatsTrack entails a web search for WhatsApp users that provides extra data or statistics.

●     WebWide is used as a bulk WhatsApp number lookup platform for businesses. 

Finding Someone on WhatsApp using Group Invites

Active groups on the platform usually use links to add new people. If one has access to the group invite link, it can be leveraged to find other members who might be existing contacts. The step process is 

1. Acquire the invite link from a mutual connection within the group
2. Tap the link and open the group. 
3. It should show the complete list of group participants.
4. Look through the group list and see if the contact of interest is present. 
5. Tap their name and open a personal chat window.
6. Begin chatting or adding them back as a contact from there. 

Adding a Contact via QR Code to WhatsApp

The use of custom QR Codes is one of the easiest ways to share contact data with other WhatsAppusers. This ensures no human input errors are generated when creating a new contact. QR codes may save or share a contact, begin chats, or add individuals to a new group. It is easy to add a person to WhatsApp via contacts by scanning their code or sharing it with others. The way to create aWhatsApp QR Codeis similar for both iOS and Android. 

●     Open WhatsApp and navigating to Settings 

●     Go to the QR Code next to the person’s name or profile. 

●     Stay on the My Code to show the code for another person, or choose Scan Code to scan another’s code.

●     Hold the mobile device over the QR Code until it vibrates as it recognizes it.

●     Tap Add to contacts. 

●     Go to WhatsApp and then the Camera icon to use the WhatsApp camera. That is the top menu for Android and the bottom for iOS devices.

●     Place the phone in the center over the QR Code until it vibrates in recognition.

●     Select Add to Contacts. 

How to Find Someone on WhatsApp Without Them Knowing

Searching for people on WhatsApp is controversial because of  privacy concerns. There are subtle ways to search the person without engaging them, such as the built-in photo search feature or Google search. These methods allow searches to occur while the profile visibility is hidden. Even using WhatsApp on the desktop browser can be discreet if the requester utilizes invisible mode so they do not appear online. One can search for numbers or names across the chat lists to determine if they have been registered. While there may be privacytrade-offs, there is enough subtlety to avoid being detected most of the time. One can also ensure their last seen, online statuses, and read receipts are not enabled.