How to see whatsapp on computer
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.
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 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.
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 JohnsonWhatsApp 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.
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Here's how to use WhatsApp web on your PC, laptop or tablet
View WhatsApp messages on a PC, laptop or tablet with WhatsApp Web. Here's how to get the WhatsApp desktop app.
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India Today Web Desk
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 7, 2019 15:42 IST
By India Today Web Desk: Still using WhatsApp on your phone? There are ways to get around this on your tablet and on a personal computer.
Whatsapp Web syncs with the mobile app to let you send and receive WhatsApp messages from your computer. Any action you take on the phone will apply to WhatsApp on your computer and vice versa. You can access WhatsApp on both your phone and your computer.
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You can use WhatsApp on your computer in two ways:
Here's how to view WhatsApp in a web browser:-
Open your PC, laptop or tablet browser and head to web.whatsapp.com
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On an Android phone open WhatsApp, tap the three dots at the top right and choose WhatsApp web.
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On an iPhone start WhatsApp, tap the settings icon at the bottom left and choose WhatsApp web/desktop.
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You'll be prompted to use your smartphone's camera to scan the QR code visible in your computer's web browser.
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Then point your phone camera at the computer screen to scan the code.
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Whatsapp web will automatically launch in the browser and will remain active until you log out either from your computer or your phone.
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You can select this option on your phone by returning to the WhatsApp Web menu and choose to log out from all devices.
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For logging out from your PC you can do it by tapping the three dots icon at the top of the conversation thread, then choose Log out.
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Install the WhatsApp web desktop application, available for PC or Mac from whatapp.com/download.
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Click the green download button to install the WhatsApp application on your computer.
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Then find that file in your downloads folder and double-click it to install.
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On a Windows computer, you should follow the steps in the installer' and on a Mac simply drag the WhatsApp icon to your applications folder.
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Start the WhatsApp desktop application and the process is the same as above.
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The app will keep you logged into WhatsApp until you choose to log out.
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Note: Whatsapp can only be installed on your computer if your operating system is Windows 8 (or newer) or Mac OSX 10.9 (or newer).
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How to access WhatsApp through a computer and laptop
Whatsapp is a very popular free program that helps you exchange messages between smartphones.
The program is used to send text messages, video, audio, images and other files. The application works on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Nokia, Windows and other operating systems. The application was released in 2009, and in 2016 it became absolutely free.
Today, WhatsApp is used by more than 1 billion people worldwide. However, most users do not even know that this program can be used on a personal computer and laptop. In this case, all the functionality of the program will work in the same way as on a smartphone. This can be done in very simple ways that are available to any user.
Ways to log in to WhatsApp from a computer and laptop
So how to log into WhatsApp through a computer? After all, that's why we're all here. In fact, there are as many as 3 ways to run Whatsapp on a personal computer. We will describe all these methods further, but they are similar in many ways and require you, at a minimum, to have a camera on your phone.
The first way is to use the web version of WhatsApp
In order to start WhatsApp in web mode, you must:
However, there are several features of this method.
First, the best way to install WhatsApp online is to use the Google Chrome browser. Secondly, WhatsApp will only work if the program is enabled on the phone. Thirdly, such a browser version of WhatsApp is only a mirror of the mobile application.
The second way is to download the whatsapp application to your computer
In order to use the official whatsapp application for computers you need:
- Download whatsapp to your computer from the official website www.whatsapp.com. Don't forget to choose the correct bit depth for your operating system. Although I'm almost 100% sure that you have a 64 bit OS.
- Then install the program, following all instructions and installation rules.
- Then open the application and scan the code through the phone to synchronize.
Download the WhatsApp application to your computer
After opening, the application will require you to scan a QR code. You can do this using the WhatsApp mobile app.
(It is important to know that the new version of WhatsApp requires you to scan a QR code before installation and then allows you to install the program on your computer)
The program will now run on the computer. It will be possible to use all the functionality that is in the mobile version. Contacts, as in the previous version, will automatically go to the PC.
The third method is Android OS emulation on a computer
To do this, you need to download a specialized emulator on the network that will simulate the Android operating system on a PC. There are many such programs on the Internet. The most popular are BlueStacks .
BlueStacks is an Android OS emulator that will help you access the mobile version of WhatsApp
After installing such an emulator, you need to register or log in to Google Play Market . Then download WhatsApp from the store and use it in the usual way on a personal computer, as if you were using a smartphone.
After installing the application, you will need to confirm your mobile phone number once via SMS. This action needs to be performed only once, so you can safely use a virtual number to receive SMS.
This method is very convenient and does not require the QR code . With the help of an emulator, the program works practically and allows you to use all the functions of mobile WhatsApp without the support of a smartphone.
Conclusion
All these three methods allow you to quickly and effortlessly launch WhatsApp on your computer, use it as a convenient and fast messaging application with other users. As for me, the first way (web version) is the most optimal. You may also like another. A matter of taste.
But most importantly, using WhatsApp through a computer, the user will have access to all the functionality of the application for comfortable use. WhatsApp value their users and you can feel it.
How WhatsApp Web works, or How to use WhatsApp on a computer
Despite the popularity of WhatsApp, this is a very non-universal messenger.
Unlike Telegram, WhatsApp cannot work simultaneously on several devices. Or rather, maybe, but with a number of significant reservations. The reason for this, as it turned out, was a problem in the message synchronization mechanism. That is, WhatsApp is not able to track progress from one device to another if they are both offline at that time. In short, game. Nevertheless, the messenger has a web version, but it works far from being as obvious as it might seem.
WhatsApp Web can be run in a browser on any computer
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browser power and is intended exclusively for desktop devices. In other words, for computers. Because running it on a smartphone in normal mode will not work. You can read more about this in this article.
How to transfer WhatsApp to a computer
Since WhatsApp is able to work on several devices at once, it is rather conditional, in order to connect to WhatsApp Web , you will need a smartphone.
Even though the developers claim that they have canceled the binding of the web version to the mobile one, technically it is still there. True, now the device is needed not to maintain the messenger on the computer, but for authorization. But what does it change?
- Go to web.whatsapp.com from your computer;
You can only connect to WhatsApp Web using your smartphone
- Open WhatsApp on your Android or iOS phone;
- Press "Menu" or "Settings" and open the QR code scanner;
You still won't be able to connect without a smartphone
- Point your phone at the screen and read the QR code;
- Confirm linking the device to your account and scan the QR code on the PC screen again if required.
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If earlier it was necessary that the smartphone always remain in line of sight from the computer running WhatsApp Web , now it is in the past.
WhatsApp from the phone is no longer relayed to the computer, but is needed simply for pairing. It became more convenient. But the authorization procedure will have to be performed every time after exiting WhatsApp Web .
Since all messages in WhatsApp Web no longer pass through your smartphone, then traffic will not be consumed, regardless of the amount of data transmitted or received through the desktop version of the messenger. Therefore, it makes no difference how connects to WhatsApp Web : via LTE or Wi-Fi. But keep in mind that when using cellular networks, the load will fall on the mobile Internet, which for most users is not unlimited.
How to disable WhatsApp Web
If you don't want use whatsapp in browser , you can download whatsapp version for computer from this link. It installs like a normal application. But fundamentally, the experience of use will not change this.
The desktop version of WhatsApp , like the browser version, requires pairing with a smartphone for the first access, although it has ceased to serve as a kind of hub.
You also need to disconnect WhatsApp Web from computer correctly. That is, just close the browser tab and leave will not work. If you do this, the messenger will remain open and anyone who can access this computer - especially if it is not your personal one - will be able to access the contents of your WhatsApp. Therefore, you need to act strictly according to the instructions:
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- Open WhatsApp Web in a computer browser;
- Wait for its contents to load;
You no longer need a smartphone to log out of WhatsApp Web
- In the upper left corner, click on the three dots;
- In the drop-down box, click "Exit" and confirm the exit.
Only after that the device will be unlinked from your account, and whatsapp web version will stop working on computer.
From now on, if you want to access the messenger on the desktop, will have to connect to WhatsApp Web again, following the instructions presented above. It may not be as convenient, but it is much more secure. Tags0003
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