How to Install WhatsApp Plus Without Uninstalling WhatsApp

WhatsApp Plus is the latest modified version of WhatsApp that offers additional features such as customizable themes, increased limits for sharing multimedia content and enhanced privacy controls.

Many users want to try WhatsApp Plus but do not want to uninstall their original WhatsApp and lose all their chat history and media files.

The good news is that it is possible to install and use WhatsApp Plus on your Android phone without deleting your existing WhatsApp installation.

Important note: If you can’t install WhatsApp Plus and you keep getting the “App not installed ” error, check out my article Why you can’t install WhatsApp Plus to fix the App not installed issue.

This guide will help you step by step so you can use WhatsApp Plus without problems.

Risks of Uninstalling WhatsApp

Uninstalling your current WhatsApp to install WhatsApp Plus has major drawbacks:

• You will lose all your existing WhatsApp chats and media that might have important memories and information.

• Your contacts will not be able to reach you on WhatsApp for the duration of the normal WhatsApp uninstallation.

• If you later have problems with WhatsApp Plus, you will not be able to easily switch back to your original WhatsApp account.

Install WhatsApp Plus Without Uninstalling WhatsApp

Step 1: Check Compatibility Requirements

• Before installing WhatsApp Plus, make sure your Android version is 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher. WhatsApp Plus is not compatible with very old Android versions.

• Check that your phone has at least 1.5 GB of RAM and 100 MB of free storage space.

Step 2: Download the Latest WhatsApp Plus APK

Download WhatsApp Plus APK from our website. Avoid unknown sources installing an obsolete APK may cause problems.

Step 3: Enable the Dual Applications Feature on your Phone

• Select Dual Messenger from the Advanced Functions menu under Settings.

• Turn on the switch for the dual applications feature. This clones your existing applications to run two copies. Dual Messenger has different names on different phone brands.

Step 4: Clone Existing WhatsApp Installation

• In the Dual Apps settings, tap on ‘Add App‘ > Select ‘WhatsApp‘ from the list;

This will clone your original WhatsApp. The cloned application will have ‘2’ added to distinguish it.

Step 5: Change Name of the Cloned Application to WhatsApp Plus

• Tap and hold the icon of the cloned WhatsApp application and tap on the edit option.

• Rename it to “WhatsApp Plus“. This changes the name of the clone to make it easier to identify.

Step 6: Download & Install WhatsApp Plus APK

• Go to your phone’s file manager and find the WhatsApp Plus APK file you downloaded.

• Install this APK file in the cloned WhatsApp application that you have renamed to “WhatsApp Plus“.

Step 7: Transfer WhatsApp Chats Normal (Optional)

You can backup your original WhatsApp chats to Google Drive, and then restore the backup to WhatsApp Plus to transfer your data. But the transfer may not be 100% accurate.

Set Different Notifications For Each

To avoid confusion, set different notification tones for each dual app, such as a standard tone for WhatsApp and a unique tone for WhatsApp Plus.

This way you will be able to identify which app has sent the notification. And that’s it.

Follow these steps carefully to install WhatsApp Plus while keeping your original WhatsApp messenger securely using the dual apps feature.

Advantages of Using the Dual Application Method

• It allows you to use WhatsApp and WhatsApp Plus on the same phone without uninstalling either app. This preserves all existing WhatsApp data.

• As both applications are installed separately, you can configure and customize them independently according to your preferences.

• You will not lose access to any of your WhatsApp contacts and you will be able to chat with them seamlessly in both applications.

• Switching between the two apps is easy via the app drawer or custom icons on the home screen for instant access.

• You can set different notification tones for each application to avoid confusion when receiving alerts.

• Select which application to use for specific contacts or groups based on the features you need.

• Just uninstall WhatsApp Plus if you have problems, keeping your original WhatsApp.

• It helps to assess whether you like the extra features of WhatsApp Plus before you decide to switch for good.

• It allows you to use WhatsApp Plus securely, without modifications or risk of being blocked.

• Provides a stable dual application experience by leveraging Android’s native dual application functionality.