<![CDATA[Whatsapp name contact]]>Whatsapp has stopped displaying most contact names in the sidebar. I only see phone numbers. Sorry for using Google Translate.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/60980/whatsapp-name-contactRSS for NodeWed, 19 Aug 2026 22:21:13 GMTFri, 17 Mar 2023 05:22:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:47:14 GMT]]>@leocg ok, thanks for the effort, but I won't be installing another browser. I will find out how to fix the error elsewhere.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/304271https://forums.opera.com/post/304271Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:47:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:27:13 GMT]]>@kom72 That we already knew, the point now is to test in a browser that is not Chromium based.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/304270https://forums.opera.com/post/304270Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:27:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:56:17 GMT]]>@leocg even on https://web.whatsapp.com/ it is identical, i.e. most contacts are displayed without a name, with a phone number... Tested in Edge.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/304269https://forums.opera.com/post/304269Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:56:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:37:18 GMT]]>@kom72 It could a Chromium issue or a WhatsApp Web one. The only way to know would be by checking with a browser that is not Chromium based, like Firefox.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/304173https://forums.opera.com/post/304173Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:37:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:34:29 GMT]]>@kom72 No need to use the sidebar, just open WhatsApp web in any other browser to check if the behavior is the same or not.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/304172https://forums.opera.com/post/304172Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:34:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Sun, 19 Mar 2023 07:14:32 GMT]]>@leocg I had no idea that Edge also has a sidebar with Whatsapp. Anyway, even in Edge, more than half of the contacts don't show up with a name and I only see phone numbers.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/304165https://forums.opera.com/post/304165Sun, 19 Mar 2023 07:14:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:20:39 GMT]]>@kom72 You have at least Internet Explorer and/or Edge.

The idea is just to check if it's a change in WhatsApp web.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/303960https://forums.opera.com/post/303960Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:20:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:08:28 GMT]]>@leocg In other browsers? I don't have another browser. Do other browsers have the same sidebar as Opera?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/303956https://forums.opera.com/post/303956Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:08:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Whatsapp name contact on Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:50:55 GMT]]>@kom72 What is the behavior in other browsers?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/303953https://forums.opera.com/post/303953Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:50:55 GMT