Tag: WhatsApp in Dubai

When you travel to Dubai or any other Emirate in the UAE, how you communicate while there is very important. WhatsApp is one of the most widely used platforms, so you would think that you would be able to use it to call friends and family while in the UAE.

That is not the case, unfortunately. While you can use WhatsApp to send text messages and voice notes, you cannot use the app to make voice or video calls.

The UAE government has taken this step to promote local and regional apps that offer the same services, as well as to maintain some control over such critical apps.

In the articles in this section, we have detailed everything you need to know about using WhatsApp in the UAE, as well as the best alternatives.