howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-message-yourself-on-whatsapp-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), WhatsApp 2.26.41.77

In this guide

Tap the new chat button
Tap your own number
Check that the self chat opened
Type a note and tap send
Find your notes in the chat
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

On the Chats tab, tap the new chat button and pick your own number at the top of Contacts on WhatsApp. A chat with yourself opens; type a note and tap the green send arrow. WhatsApp 2.26.41.77 on our Pixel 10a with Android 17 listed it with Message yourself under it.

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: Android
Shown on: Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), WhatsApp 2.26.41.77
App: WhatsApp
Real screenshots: 5 of 5 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Tap the new chat button
On the Chats tab it is the green button at the bottom right.
Done
Tap your own number
Select contact lists New group, New contact and New community, then Contacts on WhatsApp. Ours had our own number first, marked (You), with Message yourself under it.
Done
Check that the self chat opened
It says: Messages to yourself are end-to-end encrypted. No one else, not even WhatsApp, can read, listen to, or share them.
Done
Type a note and tap send
Tap the green arrow. The Enter key on the keyboard adds a new line instead of sending, because Enter is send was off on ours.
Done
Find your notes in the chat
Our two test notes showed with blue ticks. Pin the chat in the Chats list to keep it at the top.
Done

If you do not see this option

Not in your contacts list? Search for your name or number on Select contact. WhatsApp says to search for or select your name or phone number. Source: How to message yourself
Pressing Enter does not send? On ours Enter is send was off in Settings, Chats, so Enter adds a line. Tap the green arrow, or turn Enter is send on.

If this does not work

No call or mute buttons? WhatsApp says a chat with yourself has no audio or video calls, no mute, no block or report, and no last seen. Source: How to message yourself
Can't find the chat again later? WhatsApp suggests pinning it to the top of your chats list. Source: How to message yourself
Want to keep a message from another chat? WhatsApp says to tap and hold it, tap forward, then pick your own name or number. Source: How to message yourself

About this guide

A chat with yourself works like a notepad that syncs with WhatsApp: links, photos and reminders you send yourself stay in one place.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 and WhatsApp 2.26.41.77, in Dark mode, taken on 25 October 2026. Our number and name are blurred.