WhatsApp Plus: account locked - what to do?

Many WhatsApp Plus users can no longer use their accounts, they have been blocked. We will show you why and how you can solve the problem.

WhatsApp Plus: why are the accounts blocked?

WhatsApp Plus received an injunction from WhatsApp on January 21, 2015. This states that WhatsApp will take legal action against WhatsApp Plus if the service is not stopped.
In addition, many users of WhatsApp Plus, WhatsAppMD and other WhatsApp clones received a 24-hour lock.
For years WhatsApp and WhatsApp Plus existed in peaceful coexistence, now the company, which now belongs to Facebook, is arguing with a possible insecurity of the services, as well as a lack of data security.

If you have not yet been blocked, uninstall WhatsApp Plus immediately and download the original WhatsApp.
Unfortunately there is no way to remove the 24-hour block. If time runs out, WhatsApp Plus is probably ready for use again. A renewed block is to be expected again.
Save all the data you want and say goodbye to WhatsApp Plus. Currently the future seems to belong entirely to the official version of WhatsApp.
Other clones like WhatsAppMD can bypass the lock until further notice, but it's probably only a matter of time before WhatsApp finds a new way to lock it.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to create a WhatsApp backup.