WhatsApp installation stucks at “setting up whatsapp please wait”

Anonymous
2017-12-23T01:56:23+00:00

Hi,

I am having Lumia 640 Dual with Windows 8.1.

I could not install WhatsApp latest version or even beta version from store.

It always stucks at “setting up whatsapp please wait” after phone verification

Really frustrating.

So far I tried

  1. WhatsApp Beta version
  2. Writing. to WhatsApp support
  3. Several times Soft, Hard resets
  4. Upgraded to Windows 10
  5. Windows recovery tool
  6. With or without restoring whatsapp messages

Any help is really appreciated.

Windows for home | Other | Devices and drivers

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RedSpook-9082 4,765 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2020-04-26T10:27:38+00:00

whatsap instoll

Whatsapp ended support for all Windows Mobile phones on 31.12.2019. You cannot download or install Whatsapp on any Windows phone any more.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-06T18:06:07+00:00

    Same Issue here

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-06T15:01:03+00:00

    Hi @nelsonfagundez you are so cool it's so simple, but effectively solved my problem THanks a bunch...

    however, why this solution comes up from users like you instead Microsoft team itself that's what being my concern, so late response from Microsoft team :(

    And one sad thing is too late I've tried once from many option to solve the problem which actually my last I could do although I really didn't want it was setting up WhatsApp without restoring back up, this, before I found your solution. 

    by then, when applied ur solution, too late for me of all history chats have gone due to doing set up without restoring back up, said that if not restoring from onedrive back up there's no any chance you could restore it back in the future :( :( I would blame Microsoft for this because I've been searching 5 days before come up from yours and actually my people already got full contacts, how come I would think about adding by only just 1 contact moreover it's manually dude, what the??? but it helps!! so weird man!

    Once again, thanks @nelsonfagundez

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-05T17:08:53+00:00

    Manually. Only a name and number. Save and Done

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-05T16:45:13+00:00

    Hei, as you said adding contact, eventually , I did that with my new simcard number phone and it did works! 

    However, was used with a new simcard number phone while actually my main purpose is using my old simcard number phone that installed on my old previous windows phone to my new windows phone. 

    The result is coming soon, I have been trying that up to now, will let know soon the result. Glad to have a progress!

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