Having Whatsapp on your computer has been one of the options
that lots of users has been missed in this instant messaging app from
its popularization. Their main rivals give that option so it was expected the most
used service on the world, with over 700 million active users per month,
implemented this possibility sooner rather than later.
After rumors of recent days and even a controversy by
blocking third-party applications, WhatsApp on your computer is already a
reality. It comes via web browser and in a rather curious way. If you want to
know how to use WhatsApp on your computer, here you have all the information
you need.
WhatsApp is already accessible from the web but is not yet a
cloud service and remains messaging does not store messages except the backup
that occurs as an option in mobile applications.
This operation until now had used third-party programs that
promised to use WhatsApp from the computer. And it is precisely the basis that
the company used to implement its path to the Desktop. No changes in app philosophy
for now.
This WhatsApp for computer connects to your smartphone and
replicates the content on their website. Basically we have an alternative
browser on the smartphone window, but only that.
The technology used is WebRTC, for now it is only available
for Chrome browser, both Desktop and other devices also support it. To use it
we have also enabled on an Android smarpthone, Blackberry or Windows Phone
service. If you use iPhone, for now it is not a service you can access yet.
So, if you have an Android smartphone, Windows Phone or
Blackberry, and open the Chrome browser, here is how you can configure
everything to use WhatsApp on PC.
WhatsApp comes to Computers via web browser, finally
