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WA Adder

Add WhatsApp contacts without giving WhatsApp access to your contacts!
Unlike other apps (e.g. Telegram), WhatsApp doesn't work properly without having access to the phone's contacts. Most functionalities work, but you practically can't add contacts.
So, for it to work, you'd have to ask people to add you. Which is a pain!

How this app solves it?
This app basically solves all of that, and more!It acts as a man-in-the-middle that gets access to your contacts, and then through a simple mock API call, initiates a chat with whichever contact you prefer.
You can also start chatting with a phone number directly without adding it as a contact in your phone book!

Features
📞 WhatsApp Shortcut – Instantly open a WhatsApp chat using the selected contact's phone number.
⚡ No-contact WhatsApp Instant Chat – Instantly open a WhatsApp chat with a given non-contact phone number!
📇 View Contacts – Displays all phone contacts in a structured, scrollable alphabet list.
🔍 Search Functionality – Quickly find contacts with a real-time search feature.
📖ī¸ Add or Edit Contacts – One-stop-shop for quick access to your contacts Add, Edit, Add to existing, or Remove!

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Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 1.0.1 (2) suggested Added on Mar 16, 2025

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • modify your contacts
      Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
    • com.aj.wa.contact.adder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 20 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.0.0 (1) - Added on Mar 03, 2025

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • modify your contacts
      Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
    • com.aj.wa.contact.adder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 20 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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