WhatsApp, by hitting 900 million users last September has officially became the number one instant messaging application worldwide. Since its acquisition by Facebook in 2014, many updates have been released. However, launching WhatsApp calling feature marked a turning point and put it in a very rough and a very serious competition with Viber. Thanks to its ease of use and high quality of voice, and since WhatsApp already had a bigger database of users, WhatsApp calling feature has gained many users in no time.

Unfortunately, and just like its competitor, shortly after WhatsApp calling feature has been announced, the feature was blocked in both Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Expats in both countries started searching for methods to unblock WhatsApp calling since it’s a very crucial and very beneficial feature for them that allows them to make international calls for free using only their Internet connection.

Unblock WhatsApp Calling

To unblock WhatsApp calling, you simply need to change your KSA or UAE IP and replace it with another IP from another country where WhatsApp is not blocked. The easiest and yet most secure way to do so is to establish VPN connection on your device. VPN connection can either be established via a VPN client or manually by applying certain steps that we shall state hereafter. Of course, either ways you’ll need to get a VPN account first but that wouldn’t be a big deal since there are tens of VPN service providers nowadays.

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Considering that Android and iOS are the most popular operating systems for smartphones, we will provide the instructions to establish VPN connection manually for both of them.

*These are instructions for establishing VPN connection using L2TP VPN protocol as it is the best, most reliable and most secure VPN protocol for smartphones and tablets according to many reviews as it features 256-bit encryption.

Establishing VPN connection to unblock WhatsApp calling on iOS:

Settings> General> Network> VPN> Add VPN Configuration> L2TP

For Description, provide any name you would like to give to this connection.

For Server, you have two options; either to provide the server address or the IP address that matches this server.

For Account, provide your VPN account’s username.

For Password, provide your VPN account’s password.

For Secret, provide the secret word that can be found in your VPN profile page.

Slide “Send All Traffic” button to the right side. Tap “Save”.

Establishing VPN connection to unblock WhatsApp calling on Android:

Settings> More> VPN> +

For Name, provide any name for the connection.

For Type, select L2TP/IPsec from the dropdown menu.

For Server Address, you have two options; either to provide the server address or the IP address that matches this server.

For IPsec Pre-shared Key, provide the secret word that can be found in your VPN profile page.

Tap Show Advanced Settings and insert 8.8.8.8 for DNS Server then tap Save.

Tap the name of the connection you’ve just established. Provide your VPN account’s data (username and password) and tap Connect.