WhatsApp Web and Desktop: How do they work and how do you use them?
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- 17 Apr 2023
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WhatsApp Desktop and Web apps work alongside the WhatsApp app on your phone. Here's how they work and how you use them.
Messaging service WhatsApp has both web and desktop apps, offering yet another way to make it as easy as possible to keep up to date with all your WhatsApp messages throughout the day.
The web version and the desktop app for macOS and Windows work in pretty much the same way and they're very similar to your WhatsApp smartphone app.
To download the WhatsApp desktop app, head to whatsapp.com/download from your desktop browser and hit download. Alternatively, if you don't want to download, go to the web-based version at web.whatsapp.com.
Here is a brief guide to getting the most out of them.
What are the WhatsApp desktop and web apps?
The WhatsApp web and desktop apps are an extension of your smartphone. They mirror all the conversations and messages you have on the WhatsApp app on your phone and allow you to see them all and reply to them all on your PC or Mac using your computer's keyboard instead of the keyboard on your smartphone.
You can see exactly what is going on in your WhatsApp world while working on a Word document or replying to an email, without needing to take your smartphone out of your pocket.
How do WhatsApp desktop and web work?
Both WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp Web initially require you to link your phone to them for them to work. To do this, you have to scan a QR code using your mobile phone and authenticate your phone with your PIN, fingerprint or Face ID in order to access your messages and conversations. Once you've done this though, you can put your phone in your desk drawer or pocket and forget about it. Read More…
