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.
There are two ways to access your WhatsApp account on your PC or Mac computer:
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 Johnson5.
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.
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.
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 JohnsonWhatsApp offers other features on the computer as well:
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.
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How to use WhatsApp on laptop and PC
By India Today Web Desk: As most of you already know, WhatsApp is a messaging app that lets user’s text, chat, and share media, including voice messages and video, with individuals or groups.
Other than using WhatsApp on phones you can get it on your personal computer and laptop also. Whatsapp Web syncs with the mobile app to let you send and receive WhatsApp messages from your computer. You can access WhatsApp on both your phone and your computer at the same time.
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Here’s how to use WhatsApp web on your computer:
exe or .dmg file and follow the prompts to complete the installation.WhatsApp Web and Desktop are computer-based extensions of the WhatsApp account on your phone. The messages you send and receive are synced between your phone and computer, and you can see your messages on both devices.
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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.
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.
Anyone who has the following devices can configure the WhatsApp Web:
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.
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:
Chats screen > Menu > WhatsApp Web
Menu > WhatsApp Web
Settings > WhatsApp Web
Chats > Menu > WhatsApp Web
Swipe down from top 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.
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.
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WhatsApp is recognized as one of the most convenient and reliable applications for communication both in text format and in audio video, as well as for exchanging files.
Until recently, WhatsApp could only be used from a mobile gadget. To use it on a regular computer, it was necessary to install additional software through which the work was carried out. By the way, even now this option is far from obsolete.
Users of Windows and Mac operating systems turned out to be in a more advantageous position. The fact is that a version of WhatsApp was released for these systems.
This article will focus on the procedure for synchronizing the messenger installed on a mobile device with a computer version of the program.
This method is the fastest and most convenient. By downloading WhatsApp from the official Internet site, you can quickly synchronize it with your phone. Thanks to this process, all contacts and dialogs will be visible on the computer. However, as mentioned above, this method is only available for Mac and Windows operating systems. It must be remembered that a valid WhatsApp account on a smartphone is required for synchronization.
So, the algorithm for synchronizing WhatsApp between your phone and PC:
Everything, the application is installed on the computer. Now you can chat on WhatsApp directly from your computer. The main thing is not to turn off the smartphone, since the PC only works through it.
The next way to synchronize contacts and correspondence between a PC and a smartphone is to use an emulator.
