Whatsapp Launches Web Version Use in Your Pc/Laptop You can now use WhatsApp straight from your Desktop! WhatsApp recently launched it’s desktop version.It’s a web app rather than a native client — and for now, it seems to be compatible only with Google Chrome.
To use it, you have to open https://web.whatsapp.com in Google Chrome and scan the QR code inside your WhatsApp smartphone app.Then, you must keep your phone connected to the Internet and make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp.
Unfortunately as of now, iPhone users can’t connect WhatsApp to their browser as of now.
The popular international messaging app WhatsApp has unveiled a web browser-based version of its service. Ina blog post, the company announced that millions of WhatsApp users will now be able to chat on browsers (and their computers!) instead of just their mobile apps.
“Millions of” being the operative word. Millions of users aren’t “all users.” According to the logos on the desktop client homepage, the web application is only compatible with WhatsApp user accounts from Android, Windows and weirdly enough, Blackberry. A WhatsApp spokesperson later told me that Nokia S60 is also in the list.
For now iPhone owners won’t have access to WhatsApp’s desktop client. The spokesperson said it’s not available on iOS because “Apple has no background multi-tasking and no proper push technology. So it is a bad user experience on iOS.” WhatsApp told The Verge that an iOS compatible version is coming, but “the timeframe is unclear.”
Furthermore, it looks like WhatsApp’s desktop web browser version only works on Google Chrome. When I attempted to access it from Safari, I received this message:
WhatsApp told me that Google Chrome’s push notification system is ideal for the product, which is why the company picked it. It seems strange for an app with all the power of Facebook behind it to release its web browser before its compatible with iPhone and Safari. I’ve asked WhatsApp what prompted that decision and I’ll update this if I hear back.
No comments:
Post a Comment