The message sending process is seamless and there is no loss of data between the phone and the web when both are active, nor is there any delay. Even if you’re not familiar with WhatsApp, the app is so basic that you can pick it up in seconds. So, it takes one click of the message icon at the top of the screen to start a chat, and all the chats you start on the web app will be synced to your phone (and vice versa).
WhatsApp Web looks very similar to the Android app. Looks just like WhatsApp for mobile, but bigger Basically, it’s a really cut down version of the mobile app that’s primarily designed for instant messaging. There is no option to attach video or audio files, start group chats (although you can reply to pre-existing group messages), make calls (audio or video), share your location, back-up messages, edit images, etc.
You can then chose whether you want to have desktop notifications and sounds activated (a good feature if you are chatting on the sly at work).The feature set in WhatsApp for PC is pretty limited at the moment,you can only send normal text-based messages or photos. Once that’s done, your contacts will be ported to the web version and you’re ready to start chatting, although it’s worth noting that the web version only works while you have an active internet connection.
To set it up, you need to scan the QR code on ' by accessing the WhatsApp Web option in the main menu of the mobile app on. Although, WhatsApp for Web differs from Facebook Messenger because it uses end-to-end encryption when sending messages, so messages remain on the phone rather than being stored on the web. While there has been much speculation about what direction Facebook would take the messaging app since its acquisition, it seems that producing rival products is still on the agenda. Rumors of a web/desktop version from the Facebook-owned company have been floating around for months, and were given further weight when Telegram founder Pavel Durov accused the company of trying to poach its web developer (among other things).
There is a small caveat here in the WhatsApp for PC version: only Android, Windows Phone, and Blackberry smart phone users can take advantage of the web app for PC and Mac,iOS people, you will have to wait due to Apple platform limitations. Separating Internet Explorer's image from Edge's is hard work, but Microsoft takes it very seriously.Softonic-recensie WhatsApp wings its way to the webįinally, one of the worst kept secrets in the tech world has come to fruition: WhatsApp has been working on a web client and now it is available for Chrome, Firefox and Opera browsers (sorry Internet Explorer, and other browser users). The arrival of WhatsApp Web will not be enough, but it is an important step for users to trust Edge more and more.Īt the moment, they have not yet indicated when the version of the instant messaging service will be available in Microsoft Edge, although the sooner the better, at the both for users who can use it and for Edge's own prestige. The loss of prestige of Internet Explorer is too heavy a weight to ignore and they want to get rid of the burden of the past as soon as possible. And while this is a big step Microsoft has taken compared to Internet Explorer, they have to keep working to try to dislodge the most used browsers like Firefox and Chrome. The new browser is lacking in things, such as extensions, which will arrive over time. As a result, WhatsApp must be available in its web version in Edge. Microsoft wants to put all the meat on the grill so that users can use the vast majority of apps both on their operating system and in their browser. This happened when several users criticized Greg Whitworth and David Storey, Microsoft Edge directors, according to which WhatsApp Web was blocked in both Internet Explorer and Edge.
For this reason, they announced via Twitter that they are in talks with WhatsApp to create a version for the Windows 10 browser. Well, Microsoft doesn't want that kind of excuse being used to put aside its new browser, Microsoft Edge. They forgot, maybe on purpose, Internet Explorer. But the American company only created versions for Chrome, Opera Safari and Firefox. Earlier this year, WhatsApp launched a version of its messaging service so that users can communicate with their friends through the computer.