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    Countries where SMS and WhatsApp are not supported

    Written by Lindsey Stanifer

    Updated at October 5th, 2026

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    Countries with no SMS support Countries with no SMS or WhatsApp support

    This page outlines the countries where SMS is not supported.

    Countries with no SMS support

    SMS functionality is not available for the following countries due to applicable local laws and regulations or carrier restrictions. Your team should use an alternative supported method to send and receive messages, such as email or WhatsApp, for these countries.

    Afghanistan
    Albania
    Algeria
    American Somoa
    Andorra
    Angola
    Anguilla
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Argentina
    Armenia
    Aruba
    Azerbaijan
    Bahamas
    Bahrain
    Bangladesh
    Barbados
    Belarus
    Belize
    Benin
    Bermuda
    Bhutan
    Bolivia
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Botswana
    Brazil
    Britsh Virgin Islands
    Brunei
    Burkina Faso
    Burundi
    Côted'Ivoire
    Cape Verde
    Cambodia
    Cameroon
    Central African Republic
    Cayman Islands
    Chad
    China
    Comoros
    Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
    Cook Islands
    Costa Rica
    Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Djibouti
    Dominica
    Ecuador

    Egypt
    El Salvador
    Equatorial Guinea
    Eritrea
    Eswatini (fmr."Swaziland")

    Ethiopia
    Faroe Islands
    Fiji
    French Guiana
    French Polynesia
    Gabon
    Gambia
    Georgia
    Ghana
    Gibraltar

    Greenland
    Grenada
    Guam
    Guernsey
    Guatemala
    Guinea
    Guinea-Bissau
    Guyana
    Haiti
    Holy See
    Honduras

    Iceland
    India
    Indonesia
    Iran
    Iraq
    Jamaica
    Jersey
    Jordan
    Kazakhstan
    Kenya
    Kiribati
    Kosovo
    Kuwait
    Kyrgyzstan
    Laos
    Lebanon
    Lesotho
    Liberia
    Libya

    Liechtenstein

    Macao
    Macedonia

    Madagascar
    Malawi
    Maldives
    Mali
    Marshall Islands
    Martinique
    Mauritania
    Mauritius

    Mexico
    Micronesia

    Moldova
    Monaco

    Mongolia
    Montenegro
    Montserrat
    Morocco

    Mozambique
    Myanmar (formerly Burma)
    Namibia
    Nauru
    Nepal
    Netherlands Antilles
    New Caledonia
    Nicaragua
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Niue
    Norfolk Island

    North Korea
    North Macedonia
    Oman
    Pakistan
    Palau

    Palestine State
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Paraguay
    Peru
    Philippines

    Qatar
    Republic of Congo
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    Russia
    Rwanda

    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Lucia
    Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Samoa

    San Marino
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Saudi Arabia

    Senegal
    Serbia
    Seychelles
    Sierra Leone
    Solomon Islands
    Somalia

    South Korea
    South Sudan
    Sri Lanka
    Sudan
    Suriname
    Syria
    Taiwan
    Tajikistan

    Tanzania
    Thailand
    Timor-Leste
    Togo
    Tonga
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    Turkmenistan
    Tuvalu
    Uganda
    Ukraine
    United Arabs Emirates
    US Virgin Islands
    Uruguay
    Uzbekistan
    Vanuatu
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
    Yemen
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe

    Countries with no SMS or WhatsApp support

    SMS and WhatsApp are not available to send and receive messages for certain countries. Email is the only supported method of communication due to local laws and regulations. These countries include:

    • China 
    • UAE
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