WaEnhancer by Dev4Mod is an Xposed module that adds privacy, media and customization options to WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business. It applies its changes in memory while the app runs, so your original WhatsApp install stays as it is. It needs a rooted phone with an Xposed framework.
What WaEnhancer changes
Options are grouped by what they affect in the app.
Read and activity status
Hide blue ticks, delivered status, typing, audio recording and status views. Freeze your last seen, use Ghost Mode, or stay shown as Always Online. You can also send blue ticks later, when you reply.
Deleted and disappearing content
Anti-revoke keeps messages and statuses that others delete, and anti-disappearing keeps disappearing messages. You can recover deleted messages and read a message's edit history.
Calls
Record calls, see call information, and block calls with a whitelist or blocklist. Since 1.6.3, you get a notification when a call is blocked, and a block set for one contact overrides your general setting.
Media
Download statuses and view-once media, send HD images, 60 FPS or original-resolution video, and raise the video size limit. There's also voice note speed control, audio transcription and a custom download location.
Home screen
Separate groups, hide archived chats, filter chats, hide tabs and disable channels. You can add an online dot in the chat list, remove channel recommendations, or use an Instagram-style status bar.
Appearance
Custom colors for the interface and chat bubbles, wallpapers with transparency, custom CSS themes with a theme manager, custom DPI, and the older status layout.
Other options
- Forwarding: hide the forwarded tag and remove the forward limit. Recent builds also remove limits for frequently forwarded messages to groups and for sharing to multiple channels.
- Per-contact privacy: set custom privacy options for individual contacts.
- Messages: delete for everyone on all messages, remove the See More button, and stamp copied messages.
- Notifications: toasts when a contact comes online, a message is deleted, or a message or status is viewed.
- Automation and language: Tasker automation, Google Translate integration, and Force English.
- Performance: a Lite Mode. Version 1.6.2 also made WhatsApp start faster and reduced work in the theme and custom view hooks.
Installation
- Make sure your device is rooted.
- Install an Xposed framework. The README names Vector (open source) and LSPosed IT (closed source).
- Install the WaEnhancer APK. There are separate builds:
WaEnhancerfor WhatsApp andWaEnhancer-Businessfor WhatsApp Business. - Enable the module in your Vector or LSPosed manager.
Supported versions
The module needs Android 9 or newer (minSdk 28). WhatsApp updates often, so support depends on the module version. Release 1.6.3 added WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business 2.26.42.xx and 2.26.43.xx, and new builds come out frequently. If a feature stops working after a WhatsApp update, check for a newer release before reporting it.
Troubleshooting
- Module doesn't load: Root Diagnostics detects when the Magisk DenyList is blocking WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business, and can remove them from it with one tap.
- "Unofficial WhatsApp" message: the developers suggest the Custom KeyBox option with your own
keybox.xml. Version 1.6.3 removed the Bootloader Spoofer option, because it could crash WhatsApp during account recovery. The README still lists it. - Crashes: since 1.6.2, crash logs keep their class and method names, which makes them easier to read when you report a problem in the project's Telegram group.
What the project does and doesn't do
The repo states that it contains no WhatsApp source code and doesn't distribute modified WhatsApp APKs. Its builds are only the Xposed module. It also says it doesn't bypass paid features or weaken WhatsApp's encryption or servers. The project is licensed under GPL-3.0, and it credits the LSPosed team for its framework core patch and rhunk for its bridge client and server.