These apps offers a little bit more features than WhatsApp

Mar 5, 2015 22:10 GMT  ·  By

WhatsApp is already one of the most popular instant messenger applications for mobile devices. Its presence on all major mobile platforms helped the application reach a huge market share and hundreds of millions of users.

But that doesn't mean WhatsApp is also the best instant messaging applications. There are many rivals to WhatsApp, which offer more or less features, but what's interesting is that there are some that emulate WhatsApp, but they aren't official clients of Facebooks app.

These third-party apps aren't official and most of them aren't available for download via Google Play Store, but those who look for them won't have any issues in finding them.

Not long ago, WhatsApp started to temporarily ban some of the people using these third-party apps in their attempt to get even more features from the instant messenger.

The wave of bans wasn't major and it was only reported briefly, but now Myce reports German website Mobiflip has received more complaints from those who were using unofficial WhatsApp clients and they are saying that they have been permanently banned from using WhatsApp.

Permanent ban means you won't be able to use WhatsApp with a certain phone number

One of the developers who created an unofficial WhatsApp client has already issued a short statement in which he warns users that they should stop using his application because WhatsApp is now permanently banning those who do.

“We are testing AntiDisable version if it will work out (we hope) then we will think to continue. Whatsapp Inc. has started ‘Permanent Account Disable’ wave recently. So please...

Uninstall any WhatsApp mod (including WhatsApp Reborn, WhatsApp+, OgWhatsapp or any other) immediately from your phone and download and install the official WhatsApp client from the developer's website.”

In case you are banned by WhatsApp for using an unofficial client, you will not be able to use the application on that phone number until the ban is lifted.