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Since there's no feature to add a favorite contact in WhatsApp, you're probably wondering how to quickly call or video chat with your favorite WhatsApp contacts. It's actually pretty easy if you're using an iPhone—rather than adding favorites in WhatsApp, you'll add your WhatsApp favorites to the Favorites section of the iPhone Phone app. This allows you to open the iPhone phone app, tap "Favorites," and then quickly call or video chat with a friend using WhatsApp instead of your phone provider or FaceTime.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open the Phone app on your iPhone.
    It's the green-and-white phone receiver icon typically found on the Dock at the bottom of the home screen.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap the Favorites tab.
    It's the star icon at the bottom-left corner of the Phone app. Your current favorites will appear.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap the +.
    The plus sign is at the top-left corner of the screen. This opens your contact list.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap the contact that you want to add.
    Make sure to choose somebody who has WhatsApp. A list of contact methods will expand.
  5. Step 5 Tap the down-arrow next to the "Call" option.
    A list of ways to call this person will appear.
    • If you want to make a video call the default method for calling this contact when selecting them from your Favorites, tap the Video option instead.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Tap WhatsApp.
    It's at the bottom of the menu. Now you'll see the person's mobile phone number appear.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Tap the contact's phone number.
    It'll be right below WhatsApp. You'll be brought back to the Favorites screen where you'll now see the contact's name, followed by the phone receiver icon and the word "WhatsApp" beside it. When you tap this entry in your Favorites, your iPhone will use WhatsApp to call this contact.
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      • Your most frequently messaged WhatsApp contacts always appear at the top of the Chats page in WhatsApp.
      • To remove a Favorite, open the Phone app, tap Favorites, swipe left on the contact you want to remove, and then tap Delete.


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      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 75,040 times.
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      1.Open the Phone app on your iPhone.
      2.Tap the Favorites tab.
      3.Tap +.
      4.Select a contact.
      5.Tap the down-arrow next to "Call.".
      6.Tap WhatsApp.
      7.Tap the contact's phone number.

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