Finally, putting end to a long wait, the messaging-service giant WhatsApp Web has arrived on desktop.
Yes, recently this messenger has released its desktop client named WhatsApp Web. According to this Facebook owned messenger, this is nothing but an extension to its app, which syncs the phone's conversations to the desktop browser (copies it, to be more precise). This means from now on, you can chat with your close buddies on the computer as well.
Two developers, Brian Acton and Jan Koum built WhatsApp in 2009 which was lately acquired by Facebook (for a whopping $19 billion). Though it was created for smartphones only, whatsapp could also be accessed from computers via android emulators like Bluestacks. But now one can easily use whatsapp on his/her favorite laptop or desktop without installing any third party software.
WhatsApp has said that due to limitations of iOS platform, this web client is currently available for Android, Windows, Blackberry and Nokia S60 devices only. Which means iPhone & iPad users have to wait until WhatsApp can work it out.
Besides this, another drawback of WhatsApp Web is that it syncs messages from your phone. This means your phone must stay connected to the internet all the time in order to transmit messages in the web client.
1. Update WhatsApp in your smartphone. Skip this step if you already have the latest version installed.
2. Now open Google Chrome in your computer. Download Chrome if you don’t have it.
3. Then go to this link: https://web.whatsapp.com/. Here you’ll see a QR Code (like the screenshot below).
4. After that open WhatsApp in your mobile. Press Menu and from the list click on WhatsApp Web.
5. Soon you’ll see a QR Code scanner. Point your camera to that QR code on your browser and hold it up there for a few seconds.
6. That’s it. Now all your conversations will come alive in your desktop web browser.
7. To enable notifications on desktop, click on menu (the vertical three doted thing). Then press notification. And switch on the notification alerts by ticking those specific boxes.
You can connect more than one computers with your account, which means your account can be accessed from multiple devices — at the same time. To do that, go to WhatsApp Web in your phone's WhatsApp app. Then click on the big plus sign at the upper right corner and follow the above mentioned steps again.
Further if you want to log out from your desktop, just click on WhatsApp Web in your mobile again. And tap Log out from all computers.
Though this is an admirable step by WhatsApp, what is its utility when you need your phone to be connected to internet always? It's fun and pretty cool, I know. But for those who doesn't own a smartphone, it's still a piece of junk. They'll rather use Bluestacks.
So what do you think about this web client? Is it helpful? Please comment down your reviews about WhatsApp. And don't forget to share it amongst your friends.
Cover image: WhatsApp Media Library
Yes, recently this messenger has released its desktop client named WhatsApp Web. According to this Facebook owned messenger, this is nothing but an extension to its app, which syncs the phone's conversations to the desktop browser (copies it, to be more precise). This means from now on, you can chat with your close buddies on the computer as well.
WhatsApp has said that due to limitations of iOS platform, this web client is currently available for Android, Windows, Blackberry and Nokia S60 devices only. Which means iPhone & iPad users have to wait until WhatsApp can work it out.
Besides this, another drawback of WhatsApp Web is that it syncs messages from your phone. This means your phone must stay connected to the internet all the time in order to transmit messages in the web client.
Here's how you can use WhatsApp Web on your computer
1. Update WhatsApp in your smartphone. Skip this step if you already have the latest version installed.
2. Now open Google Chrome in your computer. Download Chrome if you don’t have it.
3. Then go to this link: https://web.whatsapp.com/. Here you’ll see a QR Code (like the screenshot below).
4. After that open WhatsApp in your mobile. Press Menu and from the list click on WhatsApp Web.
5. Soon you’ll see a QR Code scanner. Point your camera to that QR code on your browser and hold it up there for a few seconds.
6. That’s it. Now all your conversations will come alive in your desktop web browser.
7. To enable notifications on desktop, click on menu (the vertical three doted thing). Then press notification. And switch on the notification alerts by ticking those specific boxes.
You can connect more than one computers with your account, which means your account can be accessed from multiple devices — at the same time. To do that, go to WhatsApp Web in your phone's WhatsApp app. Then click on the big plus sign at the upper right corner and follow the above mentioned steps again.
Further if you want to log out from your desktop, just click on WhatsApp Web in your mobile again. And tap Log out from all computers.
Though this is an admirable step by WhatsApp, what is its utility when you need your phone to be connected to internet always? It's fun and pretty cool, I know. But for those who doesn't own a smartphone, it's still a piece of junk. They'll rather use Bluestacks.
So what do you think about this web client? Is it helpful? Please comment down your reviews about WhatsApp. And don't forget to share it amongst your friends.
Cover image: WhatsApp Media Library