No matter how you feel about social media, as long as you’re living in Beijing, you’re going to be using WeChat. Whether you’re paying for goods, booking tickets at the park, setting up a playdate, or reading the latest hot goss, it’s happening on WeChat. So whether you’re new to China, or somehow managed to get by for any length of time here without an account (um.. please share your secret in the comments, how did you do it?!), we present a helpful step-by-step guide to setting up a profile.
Note: This guide is based on the Chinese system, however, you can always switch your phone’s language and follow the English instructions.
For those who are using WeChat for the first time, select “Register” on the login page.
First and foremost, all WeChat accounts must be registered using a cell phone number, so go ahead and pop that in. Then add your username, phone number, password, and select the country or region in which your phone number is based.
Don’t worry, it’s not all data entry, because this is also where you get to include that beautiful profile pic.
Next, do what people in the 21st century do best and blindly click on the box that says, “I’ve read and agree to the WeChat Software License and Service Protocol” without reading a single word of it. Then click “Register.”
Next, to prove you’re not a malicious robot, you get to fit the last piece into a puzzle.
Again, blindly agree to something you haven’t read, i.e. “I’ve read and agree to the WeChat Privacy Protection Guidelines.”
Next, you’ll be asked to send a super-secret code (in this case, zc96) to a not-so-secret number, and then it’s off to the races!
And by races, we mean you get to enjoy the wonderful world of WeChat because your registration is complete! Pro tip: If you want to change the platform’s language, click Me – Settings – General – Language.
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