- Launch WhatsApp from your Home screen or the app drawer. It's the icon that looks like a green speech bubble with a white telephone inside.
- Tap the chat icon on the top right of your screen.
- Choose the contact or contacts to whom you'd like to send a message.
Then, how do I send a message to a new person on WhatsApp?
Texting with WhatsApp
- Tap the text bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Your keyboard will appear. Type the message you want to send, then tap the send button.
- Your message will be sent.
Also Know, how do you send a message to someone on WhatsApp for the first time? Pressing the 'New Message' option will take you to a screen where you can simply enter a phone number to start a conversation — just as you do in other messaging apps. WhatsApp — tap on 'New Message', type in the number and start messaging!
Also to know is, how do I start a new chat on WhatsApp?
How to start a chat
- Press New chat.
- Select a contact to chat with.
- Press OPEN.
- Enter a message in the Message box to start chatting with the selected contact.
- Press SEND.
Why can't I send a WhatsApp message to a new contact?
Your phone needs to be restarted or turned off and on. The contact you're messaging has blocked your number. The number of the contact you're trying to message on WhatsApp hasn't been saved correctly on your phone.
