There are rumors, and there are rumors premeditated. The Web version of WhatApp was part of the second category. We heard about a Web client for the popular messaging application for a long time. Yesterday, the company officially announced a web application that turns your Google Chrome browser into a WhatsApp window.
It is a web application and not a native client for your desktop computer, which means that you must be connected to the Internet on your smartphone to the web application is running. It is very similar to the application you have on your smartphone. To use it, you must log on WhatsApp web page , and then scan the QR code with mobile WhatsApp, and then start typing your messages from the last
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This process is probably necessary as WhatsApp uses your phone number and verification SMS instead of the traditional duo username and password. To date, this process now runs on Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry, but not on iOS.
One of the main limitations of the application is its dependence on the mobile network , so if your smartphone has more battery, the Web client will not work either. However, this is only the beginning, we expect that the company adds more functionality and support for other browsers and iOS in the coming months.
I tried to connect my Android device with the Web client, and the least we can say is that it works perfectly.
It is a web application and not a native client for your desktop computer, which means that you must be connected to the Internet on your smartphone to the web application is running. It is very similar to the application you have on your smartphone. To use it, you must log on WhatsApp web page , and then scan the QR code with mobile WhatsApp, and then start typing your messages from the last
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This process is probably necessary as WhatsApp uses your phone number and verification SMS instead of the traditional duo username and password. To date, this process now runs on Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry, but not on iOS.