WhatsApp is not showing New Contacts? See how to solve

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WhatsApp is a messaging application used by millions of people around the world, allowing messaging, and offering the best infrastructure. But that does not mean the application has no issues.

WhatsApp is a messaging application used by millions of people around the world, allowing you to send and receive messages, and has the best infrastructure to handle large amounts of messages sent daily. But that does not mean the application has no issues.

One of the most common problems among WhatsApp users is when you add a contact but it does not appear in the WhatsApp list. As you may know, WhatsApp lets you talk to the people you’ve saved as contacts on your device, but if you can not see your contacts, you just can not talk to them.

If you’re experiencing a contact problem that does not appear in WhatsApp, even though it’s saved to your device, check out some of the possible fixes for contact issues in the WhatsApp application.

Are you sure the other person has WhatsApp?

The contact you add must have installed the WhatsApp application on your smartphone and have an account on the messenger so that it appears visible in your contact list after you add it. Are you sure the person is using WhatsApp as well?

If in doubt, speak to the person to be sure. If He does not have the app installed, you should ask her to sign up for WhatsApp so they can both exchange messages.

Update your WhatsApp to the latest version

If you are using an older version of WhatsApp, you may have errors that the latest version may delete. To update your WhatsApp, use the steps below:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone or Google Play on Android and look for the updates. Click Refresh next to the application.

Does WhatsApp have access to your contacts?

The application needs permission to access your contacts. If you do not see any contacts in the application, or the contact names do not appear, this permission is probably disabled.

To enable the permission, you must go to Android Settings> Apps & Notifications (or Apps)> (See all apps) WhatsApp> Permissions. There, make sure “Contacts” is enabled.

New contacts do not appear in WhatsApp? See how to solve

Update contacts on WhatsApp on Android

If you’ve recently added new contacts and they are not appearing in the app, you’ll need to allow the app to update contacts so the new ones can appear. Here’s how to do it:

Launch the WhatsApp application on your device. Tap the contacts icon to open the contacts menu. Then touch three dots in the upper right corner and select Refresh to update the contacts.

The contacts will be updated. You should now see contacts that did not appear before.

How to update WhatsApp contacts on iPhone

This update process is done automatically. But if you’re not seeing one or more of your contacts, you may not have granted WhatsApp permission to access your contacts in iPhone Settings. To verify that you have granted WhatsApp permission to access WhatsApp, follow the steps below:

Go to Settings> Applications> WhatsApp> Permissions, and make sure that all permissions are enabled.

Contacts not showing in WhatsApp Android

Before you find ways to restore contacts, it’s best to take a look if your Android device is not hiding some contacts.

Let’s check as follows:

Open the Contacts app by tapping the menu button in the upper right, and then select Settings> Contacts to view> Select the All Contacts option.

After that, you can return and verify whether or not you have recovered the lost contacts. If you’re back, that means your contacts have not been deleted, but hidden.

If your missing contracts have not been restored after this action, check below how to recover deleted contacts.

How to recover WhatsApp contacts from the computer

Although this problem has been fixed on your device, you should keep a backup of WhatsApp so that an unexpected one does not come and destroy everything you have stored in the messenger app.

Fortunately, there is an application that allows you to recover lost content from WhatsApp. With UltData, you can recover deleted conversations, including messages, videos, and photos, easily on iOS and Android smartphones.

Log in to WhatsApp again or restart your smartphone

Suppose you have done all the above, and the WhatsApp contacts still disappear, or only the phone numbers appear without the names, there are probably some WhatsApp faults. In that case, you should move away from WhatsApp.

To unpin WhatsAPp, Android users should go to Settings> Apps & Notifications (or Apps)> (All Apps)> WhatsApp> Clear Storage & Clear Cache.

When you run WhatsApp again, you’ll be prompted to enter your phone number, and a code will be sent per message, so you can sign in again.

iPhone users can not clear the data cache, so to quit WhatsApp, you need to delete the app and download again. The data will be erased when you delete the application, so be sure to back up the data if you want to keep the data.

Force Stop WhatsApp

Caching is a collection of a few small files, which can help applications run faster, but when files get corrupted, they end up causing errors and making the app slower. Therefore, the WhatsApp contacts may not appear displayed when this occurs.

But if you cleared the cache in the previous step and it did not solve your problem, you could try to force WhatsApp to stop. Open Settings> Apps & Notifications (Applications)> (All Apps)> WhatsApp> Force Stop, then tap Clear Cache on the same interface.

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