WhatsApp Messenger 12+

Technology seemed had nothing to do with my daily life. Until my students introduced WhatsApp to me, I then realized how close that I could be with my family and friends. I don’t have to answer phone calls when I’m busy with my work. I can choose a convenient time to read texts and to write back. I can share my life with family and friends who live overseas by sending them photos and videos or even talk to them face to face on cell phone. I can get information from people easily. I don’t need passwords to use WhatsApp which brings conveniency. Thanks to this brilliant design my life is no longer the same.

I have been using Whatsapp for the past 3 years and things were pretty good. However, whenever a new update comes out, it disables my ability to use the app without updating it. I have found that extremely annoying as I have been losing lots of storage because of this. Sometimes I won’t even have any storage anymore at all because of this app. Since I have no storage, it disables my use of the app which is also extremely annoying. I have deleted hundreds of files to try and get my storage back, but this app uses up all of my storage in seconds. I would love it if I could use the app without using up half of my storage.
I have tried using WhatsApp on computer, but it doesn’t let me use things like stickers unless they are downloaded. From time to time everytime I shut my computer, I will have to log back in because it says that my phone has no internet connection when clearly it does.

Whatsapp Inc. needs to fix these problems as I have no storage left because of them. I would recommend this app for those who have lots of storage, but I wouldn’t recommend it for those with low storage.

Whilst a resident in mainland China during COVID restrictions, I used a Chinese phone which didn’t have Google Play. I couldn’t download WhatsApp - I eventually found an APK and downloaded it using VPN.
Unbeknownst to me this was actually a pirated version of WhatsApp - I found out after moving to HK in 2022 when Meta banned my account. I explained the situation and pleaded for them to unban me. They did, thanks.
In December 2023 after somewhat overcoming my personal financial difficulties, I bought an iPhone. After downloading official WhatsApp from the App Store I tried to set up my account - but it kept saying I was using a banned/pirated version of WhatsApp, I wasn’t. I eventually bought a new SIM card believing that my HK number had been associated with the ban. The new number cannot also register on WhatsApp. I was told by China Mobile HK that it’s because the number begins with a 4. They suggested I keep buying SIM cards until I get a number that works with official WhatsApp. This is obviously economically unviable.
PLEASE help me sort out this mess!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏