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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: How does whatsapp work? |
| Date | 2026-09-09 12:53 +0200 |
| Organization | Tebibyte_Retro_Gaming |
| Message-ID | <sdq7nmxdmp.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | <n1ua9ltc3losq5kj0lfkh8lim4t3bp4npf@4ax.com> <q8ugmmxu97.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <1176uvv.cic.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <ejt1ald847q6tm3dek8i9qg4ug9aepsssq@4ax.com> |
On 2026-09-09 08:07, micky wrote: > In comp.mobile.android, on 1 Sep 2026 14:37:34 GMT, Frank Slootweg > <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote: > >> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote: >> [...] >> >>> The WA number is always the real phone number. However, since recently >>> you can define an alias and use that instead. >> >> I know what you mean, but as Micky also mentioned, the WhatsApp number >> is *a* real phone number. It doesn't have to be the phone number of the >> phone WhatsApp is running on. >> >> Your WhatsApp number is an *identification* number, which, in normally >> most cases, is *also* *a* telephone number. >> >> Micky already gave an example where the phone is in an other country >> and has (only) a foreign SIM with a different phone number. In that >> case, WhatsApp still uses your 'home' 'phone' number. > > It's been several years but I think I can elaborate on what I said in > the first place . I think when I got Whatsapp I was already using a > foreign SIM , and when I got home and went back to my normal phone > number the Whatsapp number and the Phone number didn't match . > Eventually I thought this was too confusing for me , and I found that > you can change your Whatsapp number by going into the Whatsapp settings > and clicking on the place where it displays your number . I didn't > realize that was a data entry field . I thought it was a heading . So I > changed it to my home cell phone number, and of course it accepted that > . I don't know if there's any validation involved and I could have just > given it any old number , maybe not but why would I want to do that ? I believe an application has access to the current phone number of the device. Maybe a permission is involved. Sending and receiving and SMS confirms that it works, if needed. Which is confusing because these apps ask for the number. > > So this left me still confused because I can't remember what my > Whatsapp number is some of the time even though it's my USA cell phone > number and I live in the USA.That is, I can't remember that it's my USA > cell phone number . LOL >> >> Another example: WhatsApp works perfectly fine on a Wi-Fi-only >> SIM-less tablet (or phone), provided that during setup, you have given >> WhatsApp *a* phone number which belongs to you. In the old days, such a >> phone number could even be a landline (non-mobile) number (That was our >> very first setup.). These days, that's only available for business >> acounts. >> >> [...] -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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How does whatsapp work? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-08-31 09:01 -0400
Re: How does whatsapp work? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-08-31 09:20 -0600
Re: How does whatsapp work? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-01 00:51 -0400
Re: How does whatsapp work? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-31 20:37 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-01 01:01 -0400
Re: How does whatsapp work? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 09:44 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 12:47 +0200
Signal (was: Re: How does whatsapp work?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 12:21 +0100
Re: Signal (was: Re: How does whatsapp work?) "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 16:30 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 19:15 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 19:32 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 21:25 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 21:26 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 21:53 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:20 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 17:10 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:37 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 21:23 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:36 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:31 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 22:32 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 02:40 +0530
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 23:24 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 11:39 +0845
[OT/Meta] Trolling (was: Re: Signal) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-03 11:37 +0100
Re: [OT/Meta] Trolling Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 03:43 +0930
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-03 11:28 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 02:31 +0930
[OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:18 +0100
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 17:10 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:25 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:28 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 22:33 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 02:41 +0530
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 23:25 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 11:35 +0845
Re: [OT] "trolling" Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-09 20:07 +0000
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-10 09:27 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:24 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-02 18:56 +0000
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 21:18 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:38 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:27 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 22:33 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 05:58 +0845
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 23:25 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 11:36 +0845
Re: Signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-01 18:59 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 21:18 +0200
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:11 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 17:18 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:28 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 21:25 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:38 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:32 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 23:00 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 02:39 +0530
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 19:05 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 19:13 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 20:52 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 21:27 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 21:50 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:20 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 17:11 +0200
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 18:50 +0100
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:30 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 21:34 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:51 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:34 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 23:00 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 06:00 +0845
Re: Signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-03 09:42 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 03:13 +0930
[OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-04 13:12 +0100
Re: [OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-08 21:04 +0300
Re: [OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2026-09-08 19:32 +0000
Re: [OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-09 08:21 +0300
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 21:31 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:51 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:27 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 22:34 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 02:37 +0530
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-03 11:55 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 02:44 +0930
[OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-04 12:39 +0100
Re: Signal micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-09 08:44 +0300
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-04 09:56 +0200
[OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-06 10:17 +0100
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-06 13:59 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-06 13:34 +0100
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-06 20:07 +0200
Re: [OT] "trolling" micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-09 08:51 +0300
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-09 12:49 +0200
Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-09 09:55 -0700
Re: Contacts Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-10 10:16 +0100
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-10 09:30 -0700
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-10 17:49 +0000
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-10 21:33 -0700
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-11 06:54 +0000
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-11 01:24 -0600
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-11 11:09 -0700
Re: Contacts Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-11 18:23 +0000
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-11 12:56 -0600
Re: Contacts Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-11 19:37 +0000
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-11 12:46 -0600
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-11 12:48 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-11 21:59 -0230
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-11 19:12 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-12 01:31 -0100
Re: Contacts Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-12 13:00 +0000
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-12 08:32 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-12 17:31 +0000
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-12 13:05 -0700
Re: Contacts Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-12 18:00 +0000
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-12 13:05 -0700
Re: Contacts micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-17 13:33 +0300
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-17 12:30 +0000
Re: Contacts Siard <saylor259@mailbox.org> - 2026-09-17 15:12 +0200
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-17 16:12 +0000
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 18:48 +0200
Re: Contacts Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-09-18 10:04 +0200
Re: Contacts Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-09-18 10:00 +0200
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-18 10:58 -0700
Re: Contacts micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-17 13:26 +0300
Re: Contacts Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-11 00:30 +0100
Re: Contacts micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-12 21:58 +0300
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-12 13:16 -0700
Re: Contacts micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-13 05:06 +0300
Re: Contacts micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-13 05:15 +0300
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-12 20:40 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-13 11:22 +0545
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-13 06:05 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-13 06:54 -1000
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-13 14:17 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-15 00:50 +0000
Re: Contacts Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-13 19:02 +0000
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-13 14:17 -0700
Re: Contacts Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-14 21:56 -0300
Re: Contacts AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-09-20 00:15 -0700
Re: Contacts micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-23 21:02 +0300
Application identification on Motorola Android (was: Re: Contacts) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-13 08:11 +0100
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:12 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:26 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 22:40 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 02:35 +0530
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-03 00:03 +0100
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <user17785@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-09-03 01:00 +0000
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 02:47 +0930
[OT] "trolling" (was: Re: Signal) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-03 11:49 +0100
Re: [OT] "trolling" Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 03:38 +0930
Re: [OT] "trolling" "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-04 09:26 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:29 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 21:33 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:51 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 22:35 +0200
Re: Signal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 23:00 +0200
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-03 02:36 +0530
Re: Signal Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-02 11:24 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-02 17:30 +0200
Re: Signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-03 09:29 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 03:04 +0930
Re: Signal Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-03 18:46 +0100
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-04 04:22 +0930
Re: Signal Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-01 19:20 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-01 17:03 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-02 20:56 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-02 21:04 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-04 21:15 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-05 14:14 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-05 18:03 +0200
Re: How does whatsapp work? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-01 14:37 +0000
Re: How does whatsapp work? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-09-09 09:07 +0300
Re: How does whatsapp work? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-09 12:53 +0200
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