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iOS Shortcuts: Whatsapp without saving numbers

Apr 27, 2023

I believe everyone who uses iPhone has probably experienced the following situation i.e. When you need to contact a new number on WhatsApp, you have to first save the contact's phone information to your phonebook, then search for the new phone number from a long list of WhatsApp contacts. Simply thinking about this process in our mind is already complicated enough


This time, let me teach you how to use an iOS shortcut tool to simplify the process of contacting new numbers on WhatsApp, so you can quickly send messages to the new numbers from WhatsApp.

You can follow this video to add this iOS shortcut tool. Or instance, you can directly click on this link to add it to your iPhone and use it immediately.


On Safari, type wa.me/<country code><phone number> , and hit return. (Ex: wa.me/+919876543210. Now, you’ll be redirected to their chat window in WA.

But, ain’t the process complicated? Here’s a shortcut to simplify it — WhatsApp a Stranger.

After you install it, edit the country code to your country’s.

You can use iOS shortcuts to Message stranger on Whatsapp. Here's how to set it up:

  1. On your iOS device, open the Shortcuts app.

  2. Tap the "+" button to create a new shortcut.

  3. Tap "Ask for Input" and choose “Number” with Prompt change to “What’s their number ?”

  4. Tap “Combine Text” and combine “wa.me/+852” “Provided Input”

  5. Add ”Safari Open URLs”