WhatsApp icon under contacts

[billy1982]

The what's app option under contacts is not showing, unable to send WhatsApp messages directly from contacts .had thatboption in my prev Huawei where under contacts had option to send SMS and WhatsApp message

[winnywho]

Hi all,

I just got the same issue 2 days ago. It also has an impact on Google Assistant when trying to send a message to a contact, WhatsApp is not proposed as a contact channel.

I've been searching and didn't find anything. But what I noticed is that when synchronizing my whatsApp on my Galaxy Tab S7+ and disconnecting the whatsApp the icon is appearing. I do believe 

I found a trick that worked for me: remove the contact permissions and reinit that acces for WhatsApp.

1. Force close the App.
2. Go into the app info: either through "settings -> Apps -> WhatsApp" or "long click on WhatsApp icon -> small (i) icon
3. Once in the App info page, edit the permissions by clicking "Permissions" -> "Contacts" -> "deny"
4. re open WhatsApp, it should ask you again permission to access the contacts => allow it ;)

That trick did the thing!

Please "like" if it worked, otherwise let me know.

[Samsung_specialist]

Thanks for sharing this! 

[Sds bahamas]

Did not work for me.  I have a Galaxy Note 10.

Please help.

[FFSamsung]

Not working on Samsung S24+ at all, Whatsapp actually dows not ask me for permission after opening it again and having taken contact permission out.

The only thing it did was create more trouble for me to resync Whatsapp with contacts...

Thanks for trying but this is not putting the whatsapp msg and call logo on contacts profile at all for me.

[Members_UXYqhvc]

Is it possible to have this option instead of SMS button?

 

[Members_1vas3Ds]

Whatsapp logo is available when you click 'View contact details', but not included along with regular call, test, video call logos. May be Samsung doesn't want to include it there like other mfrs. like Redmi etc.

[FFSamsung]

There is no such thing as ciew contact details in my contacts (Samsung S24+)

[FFSamsung]

This is actually a real problematic feature not being present.... Please add this quickly as I am sure it does not require much in terms of development.

Many Android phones (all but Samsung???) have both whastapp msg and whatsapp call into their contacts profiles.

(Using a Samsung S24+ and very disappointed this simple feature is not present)