You can now chat with your WhatsApp contacts through the browser
Use WhatsApp on the PC? Yes, it works now and it's easy! You do not have to download anything. We explain how it works!
Already in December, we reported that WhatsApp plans to make its service available on the PC as well. That is a reality now!
With the current update, millions of WhatsApp users can now receive and send their messages on their PC .
The company announced in their blog last night, "Starting today, millions of you will be able to use WhatsApp in your web browser for the first time - our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser Reflects chats and messages from your mobile device - meaning all your messages are still on your phone. "
We tried it and it's really easy - if you use Google Chrome on your PC. Because only in this browser it works. In addition, iOS users have to wait until they can use WhatsApp on the PC, "because there are limitations in the Apple platform, " as WhatsApp continues to write on the blog.
How to use WhatsApp on the PC:
1. Open the https://web.whatsapp.com page in the Google Chrome browser.
2. A QR code will appear on the page. Open WhatsApp on your smartphone and go to the menu.
3. If you have a recent update on your smartphone, the menu item "WhatsApp Web". Touch it.
4. Now you can use your mobile phone to scan the QR code on the screen of your PC.
Then your WhatsApp is connected to the WhatsApp web client on your phone. On the left appears your chat list, right next to it the current chat history (see screenshot below). You can always write - just keep a lot more pleasant and faster on the PC keyboard -, use Emojis, record and send voice messages, even edit your profile and your WhatsApp status .
Your smartphone should stay connected to the internet all the time for the web client to work.
A funny gimmick, but if we can give advice, do not use it at work. The temptation to chat with friends and get distracted in between only gets bigger!
