WhatsApp is a service of messaging free and popular used by millions of people around the world. To use WhatsApp, users must use their mobile phone number to receive a verification code to activate their account. While there's no reliable way to bypass the verification code itself, it's easy to create a toll-free alternate phone number to complete the activation process.
This is useful if you don't have a mobile phone or if you don't want to use your mobile number for WhatsApp. This article will show you how to activate whatsapp without a verification code or activate it without a mobile number on any iOS or Android device and how to activate it on a Windows computer without a phone.
Creating a new phone number for activating WhatsApp without verification code
- Install Google Voice on your phone or tablet.
- If you are on a computer, go to: https://voice.google.com/u/2/about
- Google Voice is a free app that can be found by going to the image titled Androidgoogleplay.png Play Store on Android or the image titled Iphoneappstoreicon.png App Store on iOS and searching for Google Voice in the search bar.
- Open the Google Voice app or website. The app icon looks like a white phone on a green speech bubble. It will be on your home screen or in your application list.
- Sign in to your Google Account to continue.
- If you're on a computer, you may need to select For personal use or For work before logging into your account.
- If you don't have a Google account, you can register one by tapping Add account at the bottom of the screen and Create account on the next screen. Next, you'll need to create a Gmail address for the Google account.
- Tap Search in the lower right corner of the screen. This will search for an area near you with available numbers.
- If you're on a computer, you'll need to select Continue to start the search.
- If you're using a computer, you may also need to select iOS, Android, or Desktop. Select Android as we are using WhatsApp on an Android emulator.
- Select the city closest to your location. A list of will appear phone numbers available in that area. Instead, you can also type a city name into the search bar.
- Tap or click Select next to the desired phone number.
- Select Accept Number at the bottom of the next screen. You can also tap the back arrow Image titled Android7expandleft.png if you want to select a different phone number.
- Tap Next to connect yours device to Google Voice.
- If you're on a computer, you'll need to select Verify instead.
- Tap or click the box to enter your phone number. You can find it under "Enter your phone number" at the top of the screen or in the pop-up menu.
- If you don't have a mobile number, you should also be able to use a landline number or a friend's number if they want. You will only have need temporary access to this phone number to complete this process.
- Select Send code to receive a verification code. If you're using a landline phone, tap Verify by Phone.
- Enter the verification code you just received. If you haven't received a text or phone call, tap Resend Code.
- Tap the dropdown arrow Image titled Android7dropdown.png to make a selection. Select «No» if you don't want to use that number in the long term.
- Choose Yes (all calls) if you want to use this phone number for the standard phone app.
- Choose Yes (international calls only) if you want to use this number for international calls only. Google Voice charges $0,01 per minute for international calls.
- Choose Select number before each call if you want to choose your own number before making a call.
- Choose No if you don't want to use the number Google Voice phone when using the standard phone app.
- Tap or click Next and then Finish to complete the process. You now have a free phone number to use when activating WhatsApp.
- If you're on a computer, you'll also have the option to connect additional phone lines to your Google Voice number during this process.
Activate WhatsApp on iOS or Android without verification code
- Install WhatsApp on your phone or tablet.
- WhatsApp can be downloaded for free from the image titled Androidgoogleplay.png Play Store on Android or the image titled Iphoneappstoreicon.png App Store on iOS by searching for WhatsApp in the search bar.
- If you are already using WhatsApp on a phone, uninstall and reinstall the app to use the new phone number.
- Open WhatsApp. The app icon is a white phone on a bright green background. You can find it on your home screen or in your drawer or app list.
- Tap Accept and continue at the bottom of the screen.
- Enter the new phone number in the box and tap Next. WhatsApp will send an SMS to this number.
- Tap OK in the pop-up window to verify the phone number.
- Open the verification text message in Google Voice. If you didn't receive the message, you can tap Resend SMS or Call me to get the verification code.
- Write the verification code in WhatsApp. The app will automatically verify the number once entered.
- Tap Not now or Continue in the popup. Select "Continue" if you want to backup WhatsApp to Google Drive now.
- Type your name on the next screen to complete setup. You have now activated WhatsApp using an alternate phone number.
Activate WhatsApp on Windows computer without verification code
- Open your web browser on your computer.
- Log in to the BlueStacks website.
- Enter this link into your web browser: https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html.
- BlueStacks is one of the most popular free Android emulators, but this process is very similar if you decide to use a different emulator. You don't need to use BlueStacks, but you need an Android emulator to continue.
- Select Download at the top center of the screen. You will then be asked to designate where you want to save the download file.
- Open and install the download BlueStacks to your computer. This process will determine where you want to install BlueStacks and any other features you want to change in the installation process.
- Open BlueStacks. The icon looks like green, yellow, red, and blue squares stacked on top of each other. You can find it on your desktop or by clicking Image titled Windowsstart.png Start and searching for BlueStacks in the search bar.
- When you first open BlueStacks, you will need to sign in to your Google account.
- Open the image titled Androidgoogleplay.png Google Play Store. This should be on your home screen. You can also type Google Play Store in the search bar in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Search for WhatsApp in the search bar above. The app's official icon is a white phone on a green background.
- Click Install and Open when you're done. This will open WhatsApp in BlueStacks.
- You can also open WhatsApp by clicking icon on the home screen once installed. The icon looks like a white phone on a green background.
- Click Accept and continue at the bottom of the screen.
- Enter the new phone number in the box and tap Next. WhatsApp will send an SMS to this number.
- Click OK in window pop-up to verify the phone number.
- Open the verification text message on the Google Voice website. If you didn't receive the message, you can click Resend SMS or Call me to receive the verification code.
- Write the verification code in WhatsApp. The app will automatically verify the number once entered.
- Click Not Now or Continue in the pop-up window. Select «Continue» if you want to backup WhatsApp to Google Drive now.
- Type your name on the next screen to complete setup. You have now activated WhatsApp using an alternate phone number without needing a mobile.
- BlueStacks runs automatically in the background, so you can stay in constant contact with your friends and family while on your PC.
Activate WhatsApp Web on a computer without verification code
- Open your web browser on a computer. These steps should be similar on PC or Mac.
- Go to https://web.whatsapp.com. You should see steps to set up WhatsApp Web and a QR code in the top corner.
- Open WhatsApp on your Android or iOS phone. The app icon is a white phone on a bright green background. You can find it on your home screen or in your drawer or app list.
- You will need a WhatsApp account to complete this process. Follow the previous steps as needed.
- Tap the ⋮ Menu icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Tap WhatsApp Web in the dropdown menu.
- Tap OK, I have it on the next screen to continue.
- You may need to allow WhatsApp access to your camera. Follow the steps on the screen to continue.
- Bring your phone's camera close to your computer screen. Once the QR code is in the center of the box, the app will recognize the code and you will be connected to WhatsApp Web.
