Using WhatsApp with a landline number - here's how

If you don't have a SIM card and therefore don't have a mobile phone number, you can use WhatsApp with your landline number instead. This way you can still comfortably write with your friends via WhatsApp.

Using WhatsApp with a landline number: These are the requirements

As a rule, you need your mobile phone number to use WhatsApp and must enter it when activating the app. However, if you do not have a SIM card in your smartphone or tablet and therefore no mobile phone number, you can also use WhatsApp together with your landline number. For this to work, your mobile device must be connected to the WLAN and the WhatsApp app must be installed on the device.

How to use a landline number in WhatsApp

To use WhatsApp with the number of your landline phone, please first install the app on your smartphone or tablet. Download the application for this either from the Play Store or App Store or use an APK file.

1. To set up WhatsApp, please open the app and tap "Agree and continue".
2. Then enter your landline number under "Verify your number" and replace the first 0 of the area code with the country code "+49" for Germany.
3. Bestätigen Sie die Eingabe mit „OK“ und fordern Sie durch das Tippen auf „Mich anrufen“ einen Anruf an, um WhatsApp zu verifizieren.
4. Sie erhalten daraufhin per Anruf einen Code, den Sie in der App eingeben müssen, um WhatsApp freizuschalten.