[Case 01]

WhatsApp Needs Temporary Contacts

Messaging

📱WhatsApp Needs Temporary Contacts — So I Designed it 🙂

Because not every number deserves a permanent place in your contacts

[Project Overview]

If you’ve ever saved a number like “Amazon Delivery Guy” and never used it again — you know the problem. So I designed a Temporary Contact Mode for WhatsApp. 😎

[Problem Statement]

Users often need to have short, one-time conversations on WhatsApp without permanently saving the contact. While WhatsApp technically allows chatting without saving a number by copying and pasting it into the search bar, this flow is unintuitive, hidden, and easily missed. As a result, users experience confusion and end up cluttering their phonebooks with temporary contacts they don’t actually want to save.

[Industry]

Messaging

[My Role]

UX designer

[Platforms]

Ios and Android

[Timeline]

June 2025

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