WhatsApp - We couldn't send an SMS to your number. Please check your number and try again in 1 hour.
Since Sunday 17 of October 2016 I've been unable to verify my WhatsApp! It returns error "We couldn't send an SMS to your number. Please check your number and try again in 1 hour." Things I've tried: Making sure the APN is right. Disabling WiFi during check. Restarting the phone, Reinstalling WhatsApp, Factory Reset, etc. Contacting WhatsApp Support (No response). Trying to verify on another device. I may be forgetting some of the stuff I tried. Any ideas are welcomed. Thanks!
Update: After 1 week 2 days, I managed to get in touch with WhatsApp (They only reply to the first mails chain you started), and got a verification process reset. I managed to get the call after that.
Tips:
- Make sure you can receive calls and SMS from other numbers.
- Think of the possibility that WhatsApp may have banned you for reinstalling WhatsApp too often. If this is the case, try verifying with WhatsApp Plus (Anti-Ban version).
- If you press Contact support with a rooted phone, that mail body will contain that unless you erase it, and you won't get support.