Method – 1 (Message Yourself Feature)

Step 1. Create Your Own Contact

To enable this feature, the first step is to create a contact for your number in the phone.

• Go to the “Contacts” app on your mobile phone and click on “Create New Contact”.
• Enter your name as per your convenience and enter the phone number with which you are currently using WhatsApp.
• Click on Save button and then sync the contacts once in WhatsApp.

Step 2. Tap the New Chat Icon

After creating a contact in your name, Open the WhatsApp app. Tap on the New Chat option (Green Color option available at the down-right corner).

Step 3. Select your Contact and Start Messaging

• After clicking on New Chat, a contact list will appear with refreshed data.
• Select your contact by the name you saved earlier.
• Else you can search by name or phone number with the search bar on the top right.

Now, your Chat box will open and you can start messaging yourself on WhatsApp.

From the day of its creation, WhatsApp has been the favorite as well as essential messaging app for many. Low-cost messaging, easy-to-make group discussions, and many other features made it popular. With over 5 Billion downloads across the world, WhatsApp is currently the top messaging application available on the internet. Its continuous improvements in service and features are some reasons for its popularity even after 10+ years of its launch. One of the interesting features WhatsApp has is “Message Yourself” and a lot of users generally search for it too like “How to Message Yourself on WhatsApp“. This feature is available in India since November 2022.

In this article, we are going to discuss the steps to follow to “Message yourself” in WhatsApp, the Steps to text yourself on WhatsApp, and the FAQs at the end.

Steps to Message Yourself on WhatsApp

1. Create a contact by inputting your phone number and name.
2. Open WhatsApp on an Android or iOS device.
3. Tap the chat button on the bottom right (android) or top right corner (iOS).
4. Find your name in the contact list.
5. Write a message and send it to yourself.