WhatsApp: Foreign contacts in a list - you can do that

Finding foreign contacts in your WhatsApp list is often not a sign of poor memory. We will show you why and how you can solve the problem.

Foreign contacts in WhatsApp: where do they come from?

• To find your friends on WhatsApp, the app uses the phone book from your mobile phone. So it can happen over time that foreign contacts also end up in your WhatsApp list.
• This is usually the case if a contact has changed his number and you still have his old number in the phone book. Sooner or later this number will be assigned to a new customer of the mobile phone provider.
• In order to avoid such foreign contacts, WhatsApp has integrated a function for changing your own number. However, if this is not used, an external contact quickly appears. In this case, simply delete the number from your phone book.
• In addition, foreign contacts can appear if you are contacted by an unsaved number. Call the chat, you can "block" the person.

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