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Tracking WA (WhatsApp) numbers is sometimes needed for an interest. How to track WA numbers is quite safe and easy so that anyone can do it. This method can be done without downloading applications from third parties or illegal applications.
Some of the interests that make people want to track other people’s WA numbers include getting WA which is suspected of being fraud, verifying the identity of people who contact us, or you can also track the whereabouts of other people via WA when friends disappear while traveling together.
How to Trace WA Number Identity with the Application
If you receive a WA message from an unknown person, you can trace their identity with several applications, including Getcontact and Truecaller, which you can download on the PlayStore and App Store.
The way this application works is by accessing the contacts on the cellphones of all Getcontact users and saving them as one.
From the saved contacts, the identity of the person you are looking for will appear. As an experiment, you can type in your own number and see what other people store your number with.
1. Using Getcontact
How to track WA numbers using Getcontact is as follows.
- Download and install the Getcontact application on your cellphone.
- Open Getcontact and approve the requested permissions.
- In the Search column, type the number you want to find the identity for.
- Then select OK and various names will appear which might be the identity of the WA number.
2. Using Truecaller
On the PlayStore, this application is included in the Editor’s Choice. How to track a WA number using Truecaller is as follows.
- Download and install the Truecaller app.
- Open Truecaller and Accept the requested contact access permission request.
- Open the Contacts menu and enter the cellphone number you want to track.
- Truecaller will provide the identity of the WA number.
How to Trace the Location of WA Numbers with the Location Feature
How to track WA numbers can be done with the location sharing feature provided by WhatsApp.
This method can be used, for example, when you lose your friend while traveling together outside the city. There are two ways that you can use.
1. Live Location
How to use the live location feature in WA is as follows.
- Open the WhatsApp application.
- Click the button with the paper clip next to the camera button.
- Select ‘Location’, then ‘Share live location’.
- Choose how long you want to share your live location, whether it’s 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 8 hours.
- Add a message if needed.
- Send message.
This step is used so that your friends can track you and come to your location. Or vice versa, ask your friend to do the steps above so you can track their location. You can also share live locations with each other so you can find out each other’s locations.
2. Share Location
The second way is to use the share location feature. If the previous way to know the location directly, the following method is only to provide the location at that time. The trick is as follows.
- Open the WhatsApp application.
- Click the button with the paper clip next to the camera button.
- Pilih ‘Location’, lalu ‘ Share your current location’.
- Before sharing, please wait a few moments for accuracy. The smaller the distance, the more accurate the shared location will be.
So, that was an explanation of how to track WA numbers. If you want to track identity, you can use these two applications. If you want to track a location, take advantage of the Location feature that WhatsApp has provided. Good luck.
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