How can i download whatsapp on my laptop

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is one of the most popular messaging apps with over 1.5 billion active monthly users. It comes with several features that make it easy to use and also adds new features regularly.

While WhatsApp was initially built only for smartphones, the company added support for computers to take on Telegram, one of its competitors. Today, we will show you how you can open WhatsApp on your laptop and even use WhatsApp without a smartphone.

How to open WhatsApp on laptop

First, open a browser on a laptop and go to WhatsApp Web.
Now, open WhatsApp on your phone and tap the overflow button (three dots) at the top right corner.
Now, click on ‘WhatsApp Web’ and then click on ‘Ok’.
Now, point your phone towards your laptop and scan the QR code shown on WhatsApp Web.
You can log out either from your mobile or directly on the laptop.

How to install WhatsApp on Windows laptop

If you don’t want to use the browser to log in to WhatsApp, you can also install the app on your laptop.

To begin, use a browser and go to WhatsApp’s download page.
Now, click on ‘Download for Windows (64-bit).
Now, click on the WhatsApp.exe file and install it.
Launch the WhatsApp app on your laptop and scan the QR code from your smartphone to login.

How to install and open WhatsApp on macOS 10.10+

From your browser, go to WhatsApp’s download page.
Now, click on ‘Download for Mac OS X 10.10 and higher’.
Now, click on the WhatsApp.dmg file and install it.
Launch WhatsApp on your laptop and scan the QR code to

How to install and open WhatsApp without mobile

If you want to use WhatsApp on your laptop and don’t want to scan a QR code every time, you can use an emulator to directly install WhatsApp. It must be noted that you can only use WhatsApp on one device at a time.

Open a browser on your laptop and go to BlueStacks website.
Now, click on the ‘Download BlueStacks’ button.
Then, click on the downloaded file and install the emulator on your device by following the instructions.
Now, click on the BlueStacks icon and open the emulator.
Now, install WhatsApp on the emulator either from the list of popular apps or by searching for it.
Now, click on the WhatsApp icon on your computer.
Now, enter your phone number and enter the verification code to authenticate WhatsApp.

Now, you will be able to use WhatsApp on your laptop without a smartphone.

See also:
How to recover deleted messages on WhatsApp
How to know if someone has blocked you on WhatsApp

How to Set up and Use WhatsApp Web or the Desktop App

You can use WhatsApp Web from your computer's browser by linking your account through a QR code from the WhatsApp mobile app.
You can also use WhatsApp from your computer by installing the WhatsApp desktop application.
You can open multiple WhatsApp accounts on your computer as long as you use a different browser window for each one.

Most people are familiar with using WhatsApp via a mobile app on their phone, but not everyone is aware that it's also possible to use WhatsApp on the computer desktop — either in a web browser or using a desktop app. The main difference? You still need to log into WhatsApp on the computer using your WhatsApp mobile app.

How to access WhatsApp Web or the desktop app

There are two ways to access your WhatsApp account on your PC or Mac computer:

Use the web app. Go to web.whatsapp.com in a web browser.
Use the desktop app. Install the WhatsApp desktop app on your Mac or Windows computer from the WhatsApp download page.

Click the link to install WhatsApp on your desktop and follow the installation instructions. Dave Johnson

How to set up and use WhatsApp Web or the desktop app

1. Once you've opened the webpage or installed and run the desktop app, you should see a QR code on your computer.

You'll need to scan the QR code in your WhatsApp mobile app to log in. Dave Johnson

2. Start WhatsApp on your phone.

3. Tap Settings. On iPhone, you'll find Settings at the bottom right of the screen, but on Android tap the three-dot menu at the top right and then choose Settings in the drop-down menu.

4. To the right of your account name, tap the QR code icon.

Use the QR code icon to log in to your desktop's WhatsApp. Dave Johnson

5. On the QR code screen, get ready to scan. On iPhone, tap Scan at the bottom of the page; on Android, tap the Scan Code tab at the top.

Point your phone at the QR code on the computer. Dave Johnson

6. Point your phone's camera at the QR code in WhatsApp on your computer.

7. If this is your first time using WhatsApp on the computer, you will see the Device Login Detected pop-up. Tap Continue and then tap Link a Device.

For a rundown on all the different ways to use WhatsApp, see our guide to the popular messaging app.

How WhatsApp Web differs from the mobile app

Once you've linked your computer and mobile app, you should see your WhatsApp Chats page in the web app or desktop app. Everything you do on either the computer or mobile app will be kept in sync and mirrored on the other device. New messages will appear in bold and you'll hear a notification on your computer. Click any conversation to reply from your computer.

WhatsApp web replicates the chat conversations from your mobile app. Dave Johnson

WhatsApp offers other features on the computer as well:

Click your own account icon to change your profile details like display name and About message.
Click any contact icon to control your interactions with that user. You can start an audio or video call, for example, mute notifications, block or report the user, and delete the chat.
At the top of the window you can also start a new chat (including start a new group chat) and see starred messages.

There are some significant advantages to using WhatsApp Web or the desktop app. It's often easier to type using a real mouse and keyboard, for example, and you can keep WhatsApp on the screen, side by side with other windows to copy and paste information into chat messages. And you can easily log into more than one WhatsApp account at the same time just by opening them in different WhatsApp Web browser windows.

On the other hand, be aware that you always need your phone to log into WhatsApp on the computer — there's no way to use WhatsApp Web without your mobile app.

Dave Johnson

Freelance Writer

Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.

How to install WhatsApp on a computer - PC version and using WhatsApp Web online (via a web browser)

Updated April 4, 2022 Views: 86 810 Author: Dmitry Petrov

Hello, dear readers of the KtoNaNovenkogo.ru blog. At one time, I wrote a comparative article about Viber and Vatsap, where I briefly described the functionality of these applications for mobile phones and held a vote on which program turned out better. However, it is not always convenient to use these applications from a mobile phone and I would like to be able to use, for example, WhatsApp on computer (it’s much faster to print, and indeed, since you’re sitting at a PC, there’s no need to hold a cell phone in your hands - I already wrote about this in an article about the Viber program for a computer).

In general, the online version of the program called WhatsApp Web is available on the official website since the summer of 2016. This greatly simplifies the use of this program (what is it?) on a computer. Thus, today there are two main options for using WhatsApp on a PC - it's online, that is, through a browser (web version) or by installing a special WhatsAppSetup application from the official website to your computer. Let's quickly review them...

Things to consider before installing WhatsApp Web on a computer

To avoid problems during installation, consider a few basic important nuances:

To use on a computer, you must have the WhatsApp application installed on your smartphone. It is not yet possible to use WhatsApp only on PC.
When installing the application on the computer, the program on the phone must be updated (requires the latest version).
Before installing on a PC, open the WhatsApp Web application on your smartphone.
WhatsApp application can be installed only on the following operating systems: Windows 8, Windows 10, MAC. Operating systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 are not supported.
Download the application on your PC only from the official website, which is located at this address https://www.whatsapp.com/download/ :
plan to work with this application on a computer. It is better that the phone is connected to the Internet via WiFi all this time in order to minimize traffic costs. nine0020

Installing WhatsApp on a computer

As I mentioned, it is especially important that that WhatsApp is installed on your mobile phone . To do this, simply go to the application manager on your mobile phone and drive in the search bar "Whatsapp".

Install the found application (note that it has already been installed by at least a billion users before you) and follow the steps of the wizard (the application is linked to your mobile phone number, which will need to be confirmed). Everything is simple. nine0005

If all the above conditions are met, then we proceed directly to installing Vatsap on your computer or laptop. To do this, go to the above-mentioned official website https://www.whatsapp.com (I draw your attention to the phishing problem that has aggravated recently and advise you to follow the tips for safe network use given by the link) and go to the file download section on the tab of the same name " Download ".

There we select the operating system - Windows or Mac. Then everything is as always - select the download location on your PC, at the end of the download process, open the WhatsAppSetup. exe file and follow the steps of the installation wizard. nine0005

P.S. Personally, my installation of Vots App on a PC hung at the very beginning (on Windows 10). However, everything worked when I right-clicked on the WhatsAppSetup.exe file and selected the "Run as administrator" option:

Maybe someone else might find it useful too.

After the installation process reaches the stage shown in the screenshot below, you will need to open WhatsApp on your smartphone and follow the instructions on this page (depending on the type of your mobile device - Android, iPhone or something else): nine0005

The most important thing here is the QR code located in the upper left corner (what is it?), because it is he who will allow you to synchronize data between the version of Vatsap on a computer and on a mobile phone. Accordingly, now you will need to take your smartphone and open the WhatsApp application, then open the menu in the upper right corner (click on the three dots) and select "WhatsApp Web" :

a picture of a QR code on your computer to transfer data (synchronize two programs). nine0005

You will say (click) that “OK, I see” and you will get the opportunity to recognize the QR code, after which you will immediately see your WhatsApp contact list on your computer in a separate window of the newly installed program:

Use it is extremely simple - just a few menu items and convenient tools in the communication windows.

Recall that WhatsApp must be installed on your smartphone and running all the time while you are working with this program on your PC! If the phone is turned off, there will be no Internet on it or the application will be inactive, vatsap on the computer will also not work .

WhatsApp Web - go to WhatsApp through a browser (online)

Application developers on their official website (mindful of the aspirations of their users) offer not only a version of the program for a computer, but also the ability to access WhatsApp online , t .e. through a web browser.

In this case, you don’t even need to install anything - just on the official website https://www. whatsapp.com go to the “WhatsApp Web” tab or you can immediately follow the link: https://web.whatsapp.com/ (it makes sense to add it to your browser bookmarks immediately so that you don’t look for it later).

Further, the algorithm of actions is the same as after installing the application on your computer (see just above) - go to WhatsApp from your smartphone, go there (on your phone) to the “WhatsApp Web” tab from the top drop-down menu and recognize it with your phone QR code shown on web.whatsapp.com. nine0005

After that, you will immediately get access to the web version of WhatsApp directly from your browser window on your computer (that is, online).

True, the smartphone will still have to be kept turned on with the Vatsap application running and available Internet access. Otherwise, there will be no kin. But it’s still very convenient and glad that the developers themselves have finally taken care of the convenience of their users.

Good luck to you! See you soon on the pages of the blog KtoNaNovenkogo.ru

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Whatsapp is a great messaging app. Today it has about a billion users daily. But how sometimes it is inconvenient to communicate for too long using only a smartphone. nine0005

Despite the great popularity of this service, few people still know that WhatsApp is not tied to your phone in any way. You can freely use it on your computer as well. It is not only more pleasant to look at sent photos, but also to read long texts, as well as quickly scroll through group messages in search of what you need.

WhatsApp Web can be set up so that you have access to the application in two places at once instead of one, while all your messages are synchronized between two devices. nine0005

Anyone who has the following devices can configure WhatsApp Web:

Android
iPhone (iOS 8.1 and above)
Windows (8.0 and 8.1)
Nokia
Nokia

If your gadget is on the list, continue...

The first thing you need to do is go to web.whatsapp.com from your computer. At the same time, make sure that your phone is still connected to the Internet via a mobile connection or Wi-Fi. This is important, because it is with its help that you can connect WhatsApp Web to your account. nine0005

After you follow the link, you will see a screen similar to this one:

The next step is to open WhatsApp on your phone and set it to sync with WhatsApp Web.

Here's how to do it on each of the above smartphones:

On Android: in the chat window > Menu > WhatsApp Web.

Chats screen > Menu > WhatsApp Web

On Nokia S60 and Windows Phone: go to Menu > WhatsApp Web. nine0020

Menu > WhatsApp Web

On iPhone: Go to Settings > WhatsApp Web.

Settings > WhatsApp Web

On BlackBerry: Go to Chats > Menu > WhatsApp Web.

Chats > Menu > WhatsApp Web

On BlackBerry 10: Swipe down > WhatsApp Web. nine0020

Swipe down from top of the screen > WhatsApp Web

On Nokia S40: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen > WhatsApp Web.

Swipe up from bottom of screen > WhatsApp Web

This is what it looks like on an iPhone. Once you click "WhatsApp Web/Desktop", the app will access your phone's camera so you can scan the QR code on your computer screen. nine0005

After scanning the QR code, WhatsApp Web will open where you can start chatting. however, all your settings and conversations that were saved in the mobile application will appear here as well.

If you like, you can also download WhatsApp Web for your Mac or Windows PC. Mac users will need Mac OS X 10.9 and up, and Windows users will need Windows 8 and up.

Ivan Kovalev

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