Internet Down!? Here's how to solve it...

WhatsApp launched a new feature in 2023 as a solution for Internet shutdowns happening around the globe by governments.

This new proxy support is not accessible to all users. With this, if the connection is blocked/disrupted by the government or any third party, users can maintain their connectivity to WhatsApp.

There are tons of free proxy servers available to use which are maintained by volunteers and organizations. If you like to help others, you can learn how to set up a proxy here.

Concerned with privacy?

Connecting via proxy maintains the high level of privacy and security that WhatsApp provides. Your personal messages will still be protected by end-to-end encryption — ensuring they stay between you and the person you’re communicating with and are not visible to anyone in between, not the proxy servers, WhatsApp, or Meta.

Access WhatsApp by proxy

Finding a proxy to use

If you have internet access, you can search through social media or search engines for trusted sources that have created a proxy.

Temporary proxy server for you to use:

20.204.27.217
20.204.27.217:8080
20.204.27.217:5222
20.204.27.217:8443
20.204.27.217:8222
20.204.27.217:8199        

P.S. Above proxy server is set up by me and can be removed anytime. Please look over the end of the article for instructions on setting up your own proxy server.

Connect to a proxy on Android

1. Make sure you are using the most current version of WhatsApp.
2. In the?Chats?tab, tap?More options?>?Settings.
3. Tap?Storage and Data?>?Proxy.
4. Tap?Use Proxy.
5. Tap?Set Proxy?and enter the proxy address.
6. Tap?Save.
7. A check mark ? will show if the connection is successful.
8. If you are still unable to send or receive WhatsApp messages using a proxy, that proxy may have been blocked. You can long press the blocked proxy address to delete it, then enter a new proxy address to try again.

Connect to a proxy on iPhone

1. Make sure you are using the most current version of WhatsApp.
2. Go to WhatsApp?Settings.
3. Tap?Storage and Data?>?Proxy.
4. Tap?Use Proxy.
5. Enter the proxy address and tap?Save?to connect.
6. A check mark ? will show if the connection is successful.
7. If you are still unable to send or receive WhatsApp messages using a proxy, that proxy may have been blocked. Try again using a different proxy address.

Source: faq.whatsapp.com

Setup your own proxy server

Pre-requisites

• Cloud server (Azure/ AWS/ GCP)
• Proxy server code (https://github.com/nimeshkasun/whatsapp-proxy)

Tutorial

Commands used:

* sudo apt update

* sudo apt install docker.io

* rm -rf whatsapp-proxy

* git clone https://github.com/nimeshkasun/whatsapp-proxy

* sudo docker build whatsapp-proxy/proxy/ -t whatsapp_proxy:1.0

* sudo docker run -e PUBLIC_IP=x.x.x.x -it -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 5222:5222 -p 8080:8080 -p 8443:8443 -p 8222:8222 -p 8199:8199 whatsapp_proxy:1.0

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