You may not know it but, the hand of Facebook It goes much further than you might imagine. Services like whatsapp or instagram they belong to this company and, as you can imagine, what Facebook is interested in (to improve the user experience) is to unify them in the best possible way. Today we want to explain everything you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg's latest movement. we explain What is the integration of WhatsApp in Instagram for and how can you do it? on your own account.
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If you want to link your WhatsApp account to Instagram as a contact method, you can continue reading this article, or if you prefer to see the steps in video, you can take a look at the tutorial that we have published in Our youtube channel:
What is the use of joining WhatsApp to Instagram
It is very likely that this is the first question or doubt that comes to mind. And the truth is that including as WhatsApp contact method on your Instagram account it can be useful for many things. But, the truth is that this alternative is more intended for those more professional users.
This contact method is certainly not very new for those of us who use Instagram to publicize our brand, business or services. Until now, through our profile we could establish both an email and a telephone number as forms of contact, this being able to talk to them on WhatsApp if customers added us to their agenda. But the truth is that with this latest change by Facebook, for a person who wants to talk to us through this messaging app is extremely simple and can be done simply by pressing a button (without having to save the phone number).
Therefore, and as you may already be imagining, it is a functionality that is only available in professional profiles Instagram, or at least for now. But you can rest easy, if you do not have an account of this type you can activate it in a simple way as we will explain below. Of course, you must take into account that any user who accesses your profile and clicks on the contact button will be able to see your phone number, so do not add it lightly. With that said, let's move on to the process by which you have surely arrived at this article.
How to link WhatsApp to Instagram
Now that you know the main use of this link between Facebook services, let's get down to work. The first step, if you don't have one yet, is to change your account type to "professional profile". This will simply give you the possibility to know the statistics of interaction of users with your publications, in addition to other features such as the link with WhatsApp. To do this it is as simple as:
- Enter the Instagram app and access your profile by clicking on the icon with your photo in the bottom bar.
- already in your feed, click on the icon of the three lines in the upper right corner to access the "Settings" of your account.
- Within this new menu, access the "Account" section.
- Scroll to the bottom of this list and click on the blue option “Change account type”.
- Here will appear "Switch to professional account", click on this option. Follow the steps that Instagram gives you now and that's it.
Ready this point, it is time to move on to perform the linking your WhatsApp number on your Instagram account. To do this, follow the steps below:
- From your own profile, click on the “Edit Profile” option.
- In this new menu, open the “Contact Options” section.
- Here, as a novelty, you can see the field to fill in with WhatsApp. Click on it and add your phone number.
- At the end of this process, you will have to click on “Send code”. This will make a new contact named Facebook Business send you a code to your own WhatsApp.
- Take this code to Instagram and, automatically, the message “You have added WhatsApp!” will appear.
From now on, anyone who clicks on the "Contact" icon that you can see on your profile will be able to send you a message directly. message to whatsapp. Remember that if they can do this, they can see your phone number.
How to unlink WhatsApp from Instagram
If, when the time comes, you are tired of having this contact method in your Instagram account and you want unlink both services, or do you want change the number to a different one, the process to follow is very simple:
- Go back to your profile.
- Click on the "Edit profile" button.
- Enter the "Contact Options" section
- Click on your number next to the WhatsApp icon.
- Here you can change this number, or click on "Delete WhatsApp" so that it disappears from your profile.