Unable to send WhatsApp messages using Siri

I've been having a few issues with the way Siri and WhatsApp interact over the last few days. When I ask Siri to send a WhatsApp message, I get the reply "It seems that XXX doesn't have WhatsApp messages enabled" where XXX is the name of the contact I want to send the message to.

I've tried a soft reset, uninstalling and reinstalling WhatsApp, and updating everything to the latest version (I installed iOS 17.6 this morning), but I'm still having the same problem.

Has anyone else had this issue and found a solution?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.

Posted on Jul 30, 2024 01:52 AM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2024 12:28 AM

Ok - just found a post that will help: just add the word ‘mobile’ to your name request, “Hey Siri send WhatsApp message to Bob mobile” and it works!!

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Aug 21, 2024 12:32 AM in response to LucaLianas

I’m encountering the same problem when trying to send a WhatsApp message using Siri. When I ask Siri to send a WhatsApp message, it responds with, ‘Hmm, it looks like the recipient does not have WhatsApp enabled. To who??’ However, when I say, ‘Send a WhatsApp message to phone number 000000,’ it works perfectly.


Running on iOS Version: 17.5.1 and WhatsApp Version: 2.24.15.79

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