---
title: "WhatsApp Business App coexistence"
description: "Connect your WhatsApp Business App number to Bird, keep using the app on your phone, and choose to import contacts and recent chat history."
canonical: "https://bird.com/changelog/whatsapp-business-app-coexistence"
---

WhatsApp now supports coexistence: connect your WhatsApp Business App number to Bird and keep using the app on your phone. You can also choose to import contacts and recent chat history during setup.

[Connect your WhatsApp Business App](/docs/guides/whatsapp/numbers/connect-business-app).

## Related resources

- [Connect WhatsApp](/whatsapp-api) (product)
- [Connect your WhatsApp number](/docs/guides/whatsapp/numbers/connect) (docs)
- [Connecting WhatsApp to Bird: from buying a number to a live channel](/learn/whatsapp/connecting-whatsapp-to-bird) (video)
- [Build your first integration](/learn/paths/integration) (course)

[Get an implementation brief](/learn/workspace?topic=whatsapp-connect)