How to install WhatsApp on a PC!!!!!!!!
ABC of TECH
WhatsApp offers a great way
to chat with friends for free (well, almost free) from your phone. But did you
know you can also use WhatsApp on a Windows PC?
Using the BlueStacks App
Player for Windows, it's possible to install WhatsApp on your computer. This
gives you the ability to send and receive WhatsApp messages without having to
pull your phone out of your pocket. The application looks and behaves exactly
like the Android version of WhatsApp, including chat features such as file
sharing, contact sending and message history.
Steps :
To get WhatsApp on your
computer you first need to download and install BlueStacks App Player. This is
a free program that emulates Android applications on your PC. You can use it to
run many Android apps and games through a windowed interface on your computer.
Don't worry, it's very easy to use, as you'll see.
The next thing you'll need is
a mobile phone number. This is used to verify your account and the app looks at
your mobile phone contacts to find out which are using WhatsApp. If you already
have WhatsApp installed on your phone it won't work, since you can only run one
instance of the app per phone number.
Once you've installed
BlueStacks App Player you're ready to get WhatsApp onto your Windows PC. Here's
how it's done:
1. Click on the App Search
icon in BlueStacks and perform a search for "WhatsApp". Click Find.
2. In the results list you
should see WhatsApp Messenger as the top result. Click Install.
3. If you can't find WhatsApp
Messenger in the BlueStacks search, or if it won't install, go download the
WhatsApp APK file from the official site. Right click on the icon once
downloaded, select 'Open with...' then choose BlueStacks Apk Handler. Click OK
and WhatsApp will be installed in BlueStacks.
4. Once installed, clicked
the WhatsApp icon in BlueStacks to launch it. When you run it for the first
time you'll be asked to verify your phone number. Select your country followed
by the phone number you want to use for WhatsApp.
5. When confirmation of your
number comes up, make sure the number is right then click on OK to proceed.
6. WhatsApp will now attempt
to send you an SMS verification message. This will fail but you need to wait
until it's finished anyway.
7. When the SMS verification
fails, you'll be given the option to be contacted by phone with the
verification code. When you click the Call me button your phone will ring after
a few seconds and a recorded message will read you the code. Type this code
into the space provided.
8. When you've correctly
entered the code you'll be prompted to set up your profile information. Enter a
name and add a profile picture if you like.
9. You'll be reminded that
WhatsApp is free to try for a month, after which time you need to pay on an
annual basis.
10. After clicking Continue
your WhatsApp contacts list will be loaded. This is based on your phone
contacts (on the number you used) who have WhatsApp installed. Click on a
contact to start chatting to them.
11. Now you can chat away to
your contact on WhatsApp, in just the same way as you would on a mobile device.
You can switch between the keyboard and emoticons using the icon next to the
message input box.
12. It's possible to use some
of the file sharing features of WhatsApp on your PC. In our tests we were able
to send photos, video and audio. To send files using WhatsApp click on the
paper clip icon in the top-right corner.
Source : SOFTONIC -James thornton
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