Being primarily a messaging app, learning how to manage your contacts in WhatsApp is essential in order to get the best experience possible. The interesting thing with WhatsApp is how integrates directly with your iPhone's contact list — it means all your contacts are at your fingertips right away, no importing or searching for friends is needed. However, any editing you do to your contacts in WhatsApp will affect the contact outside of the app — and vice versa.

Before you can connect with someone in WhatsApp you must have them as a contact. Something you need to understand - and i really can't stress this enough - your contacts for WhatsApp is tied to your iPhone contacts directly. Anybody you have in your contact list who has the app installed will already show up in your WhatsApp contacts. If you need to add a brand new contact It's very easy to do and is practically the exact same process as adding a contact to your iPhone.

3. Tap on the Add button. It's the + in the top right corner of your screen.

4. Tap on the First Name text field.
6. Tap on the add phone button. This will bring up a number pad.
7. Type the contact's ten-digit phone number. You will need to include the number's international code and area code (e.g. 1 (555) 867-5309); spaces, dashes, and parentheses will be added automatically
8. Tap on the Done button. It's in the top right corner of your screen.