How to use whatsapp on your computer
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.
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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Published On:
Jun 7, 2019
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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 Johnson2.
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 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
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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.
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How to use WhatsApp on a computer
We are often asked how to run WhatsApp on a tablet or computer. This feature is really very useful, but for some reason WhatsApp has not yet implemented such functionality of its messenger. Let me remind you, the most popular in the world! Perhaps the developers are already happy with everything, or it's just their life position, but this is not normal. I would love to use WhatsApp if I was given cross-platform and the ability to conveniently send files.
Actually, what Telegram had almost from the very beginning. Well, okay, this is a lyrical digression. Today I will tell you how you can still run WhatsApp on any computer. There is nothing complicated about this, but not everyone knows about it.
The most popular instant messenger in the world according to many ratings.
Contents
- 1 Benefits of messaging on WhatsApp
- 2 How to install WhatsApp on a computer
- 3 Can I download WhatsApp on a computer
- 4 How to send a file via WhatsApp on a computer
- 5 Can I use WhatsApp on multiple devices
What are the advantages of WhatsApp
Many people love WhatsApp for its simplicity. Somehow everything in it is simple and user-friendly. There are no complications with groups, channels, sending files and stickers. A pure Kalashnikov assault rifle - just install and use.
However, why can't this functionality be transferred to a computer? Just write applications for MacOS and Windows and that's it.
People will say thank you and will use this messenger with even greater pleasure. And if you make applications for tablets, then there will be no price for you guys.
Instead, the developers and executives of WhatsApp know themselves that they crumple and do not release a full-fledged client for anything other than smartphones. How can you get around this flaw?
How to install WhatsApp for a computer
First of all, you need to understand that you do not have to install anything on your computer. The only exception will be the computer from which you have never accessed the Internet and which does not have a browser installed. For this computer, you will only need to install any browser.
The essence of WhatsApp on a computer lies precisely in the WEB version of the messenger . You open https://web.whatsapp.com and you will be prompted to scan a QR code. Next, you need to launch the WhatsApp application on your phone and click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
How to set up WhatsApp Web on Android.
In the drop-down menu, select the WhatsApp Web item and then scan the QR code (we have already talked about the benefits of these codes and their history) from the computer screen. The connection will be established almost instantly.
If you have an iPhone, you will need to go to the application settings, select “WhatsApp Web” there and then scan the QR code from the computer screen in the same way.
How to set up WhatsApp Web on iPhone.
Previously, this feature only worked when you were on the same Wi-Fi network. Now, in most cases, you can use this method, even if the smartphone is connected via a cellular network, and the computer via a fixed Wi-Fi.
The only good thing about the Web version of WhatsApp is that it will warn you if your smartphone is running out of battery. There are no more advantages in this complicated method, and it is much easier to run applications like Telegram and use the messenger calmly.
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However, I came from afar. Whatsapp has an app, but it's more like some kind of mockery.
Is it possible to download WhatsApp on a computer
You can download WhatsApp for any computer as a separate application from the official site WhatsApp.com. But only after downloading and installing you will immediately receive a painfully familiar warning.
Scanned the code and you can use it.
You will once again be told how to scan a QR code through an application on a smartphone. Personally, I think that this is some kind of mockery. Okay, the browser version works with such a scan, but why can't you change something and make a normal application, I can't understand.
Even if you can't do that, why write an application? You can safely use the web version.
Applications for all devices can be downloaded from the WhatsApp website.
How to send a file via WhatsApp on a computer
You are not limited to just the text in your messages that you send via WhatsApp on a computer.
You can also send files. To do this, click on the paperclip icon in the upper right corner of the chat and you can choose between different types of attachments. The Photos & Videos icon lets you add files you've already saved to your hard drive, but you can also use the camera button to take new shots. You also have the option to send documents (any other file type).
We know how to save your smartphone's battery. For example, how to reduce battery consumption in WhatsApp on Android.
Can I use WhatsApp on multiple devices
You can use WhatsApp on multiple devices but only if one of them is a smartphone and the other is a connected computer. In other cases, if you log in on several computers, with each new attempt to log in, your old device will “fall off”. You can only run WhatsApp on one computer.
While trying to do this on the second computer that was authorized in the service, you will receive a notification that the session needs to be hijacked.
As soon as you click the corresponding button, it will be completed on the other computer.
WhatsApp for Android has received an update with a night theme. How to turn it on?
This may be for security reasons so that no one else can use your account, but I think there is a better way to fight privacy. And at the same time, make sure that people feel comfortable using this, generally good, messenger.
Let's do a little poll. Answer in the special form below, whichever you prefer to use. I will not specifically include the “several” option, since we all use more than one messenger. Just choose the one you like best or use the most.
How to use WhatsApp on a computer
How to use WhatsApp on a computer By installing the WhatsApp application on your smartphone, you can use all the features of this messenger to the fullest: free audio and video calls, text and voice messages, sharing videos, photos and other files. But one phone is not enough for users, so they have a question: is it possible to install WhatsApp on a computer and how to use it.
You can really install the application on your computer, and now you don’t even need an emulator for this.
Is it possible to download whatsapp to a computer?
Of course you can. Previously, for this it was necessary to install a special android emulator, but now such difficulties are not needed, although they are not prohibited. To use WhatsApp on a PC running Windows, you don't even have to download the version for your computer. You can use the web version by accessing it from any browser.
How to use the web version
If you decide to use the web version of WhatsApp, you will need to follow a few simple steps:
- Go to the official WhatsApp website. It always works and is available in any country. Select the web version there.
- Next, you will be prompted to scan a QR code. Don't worry, you need this to sync the mobile and web versions of WhatsApp. Open messenger on your smartphone. In it, find the chats section, open the menu and select the WhatsApp Web tab.
- Now all you have to do is point your phone's camera at the code that opens on the computer screen. Congratulations, you did it and now you can use the web version of whatsapp on your computer.
WhatsApp client for computer
If you still want to download a full-fledged WhatsApp client and install it on your computer, you will also need to complete a couple of simple steps: and its rank.
- On the smartphone, we carry out the same actions as for the web version: in chats, select the WhatsApp Web item, read the code, authorization on the computer will be automatic.
- To keep WhatsApp running on PC, do not exit the application on your phone.
Bluestacks
What should I do if WhatsApp is not installed on my computer and the web version does not work? In this case, you can use the classic option and install WhatsApp on your computer via an android emulator.
Here you will have to tinker a bit:
- First, download Bluestacks and install it on your computer.
- Now, using this program, from the computer we go to the Play Market and install whatsapp from there.
- Here you don't have to scan any codes, just enter your phone number, as when logging in from a smartphone.
- You will only need to manually re-add contacts. However, if the other methods don't work, Bluestacks is a very good solution.
How to log out of WhatsApp on a computer
If you want to log out of WhatsApp from a computer, you will need to not only close it there, but also log out of the computer session on your phone. Find the WhatsApp Web tab in the menu again and end your open session on your computer. This is necessary so that someone after you cannot enter your WhatsApp from the same computer, especially if this PC is not yours.
So you made sure that you can sit in whatsapp on your computer without complicated installations of emulators and other difficulties.
