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added new contact, but don't see it on phone app
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1951016" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>eSIMs have opened up a whole new can of worms in a way although they are convenient. I understand that in the USA iPhones do not have a SIM tray any more.</p><p> </p><p>Mine is an Australian iPhone 16e and it still has a "tray" so I have an Aust. post paid cellular provider on an eSIM and a physical SIM card for a pre paid Indonesian cellular provider.</p><p></p><p>My WhatsApp number is my Indonesian phone number complete with international prefix. The phone number is really just an "identifier" for the account. The only time WhatsApp uses it is for security purposes like a OTP via SMS to verify or transfer the account. I still get WhatsApp calls in Australia even if I took the SIM card out it would still work.</p><p>This saves me changing my WhatsApp account number every time I change country.</p><p></p><p>So, in simple terms when I change country I turn one SIM off and the other one on but, wherever I am I still receive WhatsApp calls and messages.</p><p>WhatsApp is usually granted access to Contacts so in your case, if the phone number is unreachable it will use WhatsApp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1951016, member: 204485"] eSIMs have opened up a whole new can of worms in a way although they are convenient. I understand that in the USA iPhones do not have a SIM tray any more. Mine is an Australian iPhone 16e and it still has a "tray" so I have an Aust. post paid cellular provider on an eSIM and a physical SIM card for a pre paid Indonesian cellular provider. My WhatsApp number is my Indonesian phone number complete with international prefix. The phone number is really just an "identifier" for the account. The only time WhatsApp uses it is for security purposes like a OTP via SMS to verify or transfer the account. I still get WhatsApp calls in Australia even if I took the SIM card out it would still work. This saves me changing my WhatsApp account number every time I change country. So, in simple terms when I change country I turn one SIM off and the other one on but, wherever I am I still receive WhatsApp calls and messages. WhatsApp is usually granted access to Contacts so in your case, if the phone number is unreachable it will use WhatsApp. [/QUOTE]
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