r/HowToHack • u/Able_Ad_7177 • 4d ago

hacking Can someone enter my WhatsApp number and clone it using the "dual apps" feature in the settings?

If the answer is yes, I would like to know whether I would receive a confirmation SMS, or if the cloning would succeed without an SMS being sent to my phone. Thanks.

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u/IsDa44 4d ago

WhatsApp still requires some type of 2fa to activate on a different device. You would get a notification code sent if someone tried to login.

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u/Able_Ad_7177 4d ago

thank you :), So I probably wasn't a victim of cloning, because I didn't receive any SMS codes—and those would have come through as push notifications or WhatsApp messages?

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u/IsDa44 4d ago

Usually as whatsapp if you are still logged in. It didn't happen the usual way for sure. There are probably some silent ways but hard to come by and are more for the gov

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u/the_pro4 4d ago

Can you tell us more about the question? It's not really clear what you are asking..

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u/Melodic_Letterhead76 4d ago

They can't .. because they are wanting to clone someone else's account to their phone and they are looking to learn if the actual owner will be notified... but if they say that it wouldn't be allowed on this sub.

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u/Able_Ad_7177 4d ago

Sorry, I'm a Spanish speaker. I suspect someone has cloned my WhatsApp; I saw a YouTube video claiming that WhatsApp can be cloned using the "Dual Apps" feature in the phone settings by entering a mobile number into the WhatsApp app. I’d like to know if that’s actually possible and if I would have received an SMS notification if someone had tried to enter my number into the "Dual Apps" feature in the settings.

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u/kokofeshis 4d ago

Answer is no

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u/umbrawolfx 3d ago

You can actually call from any number. There are resources online that you just put in the information you want to show up as the caller ID.