Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Running Two Whatsapp Accounts in a Single Android Phone

Did you know you can run two WhatsApp accounts using different numbers on your phone?
Running OGWhatsApp on your Android device allows you to use two different telephone numbers on twin sim smartphone with WhatsApp from the same.
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Procedure:
a) Completely backup all  of your WhatsApp data and restore it.
b) Delete all the WhatsApp data by going to Settings>apps>WhatsApp>Clear Data.
c) Using file managers like "ES File Explorer" locate and rename the /sdcard/WhatsApp directory to /sdcard/OGWhatsApp. 
d) Uninstall your original WhatsApp app from your Android device.
e) Install OGWhatsApp in your Android device.
f) After installing verify your old number that was previously registered with the original WhatsApp to OGWhatsApp. 
g) Download and Re-install the official WhatsApp for your other number.
You are now good to go.
Enjoy the benefits of running two separate WhatsApp accounts on your single Android device without even rooting your Android device.
 Enjoy!

You can also use SwitchMe to do the same but it requires rooting of your android phone.
Download the latest WhatsApp with Material design here.