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WhatsApp users often wonder whether it is possible to see the profile picture of another user without that user being saved as a contact. But since the messenger only reveals the data of “friends”, it looks bad here.
See WhatsApp profile picture without contact: Why this is not possible
WhatsApp is a messenger service that allows you to chat or video call with friends and acquaintances. Of course, it’s also exciting to know what people whose contact you haven’t saved are up to on WhatsApp and what their latest profile picture looks like. But that’s where the app puts obstacles in your way.
- It is currently not possible to see the profile picture of a user on WhatsApp whom you have not saved in your contacts.
- If you save the phone number of another person in your smartphone, a link to WhatsApp is automatically created. This is a prerequisite for you to be able to call up information such as profile pictures or even status messages.
- It gets even more complicated: depending on the privacy settings of the other person, it is possible that you cannot see the profile picture even though the person is your contact. This is because the profile picture can be hidden from all or selected people.
- Even if you have been blocked, the profile picture will disappear from your contact list on WhatsApp.
- Sometimes a bug occurs where after updating the app, your contacts’ profile pictures suddenly disappear.
- How you twist it: To be able to see a profile picture on WhatsApp, you have to have the respective person saved as a contact and hope for the other person’s matching settings.
