California: WhatsApp has announced that
its apps are now available on Personal Computers (PCs)S running on Windows 8
and above and for Mac OS 10.9 and above.
Till now WhatsApp web was the only option for accessing the messaging
service on your PC or MacBook’s internet browser. Similar to WhatsApp Web, the
desktop app is synced with WhatsApp on your mobile device. According to the company, “The app mirrors conversations and
messages from your mobile device.”
WhatsApp is finally playing catch up with the rest of
the competition with its new desktop apps. Players like Line, Telegram, etc
have offered a native desktop client for quite some time now.
Since the app will run natively on users’ desktops, they will
have “support for native desktop notifications, better keyboard shortcuts, and
more”.
To
download the app, users need to visit https://www.whatsapp.com/download from
their desktop browser. Then, open the app and scan the QR code using the
WhatsApp app on their smartphones. The company also advises users to connect
their phones to Wi-Fi.
WhatsApp
says that because the app runs natively on the desktop, it will have support
for native desktop notifications, better keyboard shortcuts, and more. The
advantage with the WhatsApp desktop app is that you don’t need to open a
separate browser tab on your PC, and can instead use the app directly.
The desktop app is in addition to the existing apps for
Android, iOS, Blackberry, and Windows Phone, among others. The desktop app
comes 16 months after WhatsApp made its messaging service available on the web.
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