{"id":12615,"date":"2017-05-09T15:34:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T10:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=12615"},"modified":"2017-05-09T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T10:04:04","slug":"set-use-whatsapp-desktop-app-pc-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/set-use-whatsapp-desktop-app-pc-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp has always been disapproved for not having client apps for desktop platforms but that changes with the Facebook-owned organization releasing Windows and OS X apps. The move has been expected ever since WhatsApp launched its WhatsApp Web platform. It additionally ensures that everybody\u2019s favorite\u00a0instant messenger is now available on all major mobile, as well as desktop platforms.\u00a0It is easy to receive the new WhatsApp desktop apps.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"how-to-set-up-and-use-whatsapp-desktop-apps\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>How to Set Up\u00a0and Use Whatsapp Desktop Apps:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Download and Install WhatsApp on Windows and\u00a0OS X<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new WhatsApp desktop app is available for Windows and Mac users. We can just download the apps in WhatsApp\u2019s official download page. Once downloaded, the setup file\u00a0does not bring the same old setup process and instead,\u00a0opens the app after a few seconds of loading.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12619\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-55.png\" alt=\"How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac\" width=\"548\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-55.png 548w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-55-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0WhatsApp desktop app is only\u00a0<strong>available for\u00a0PCs\u00a0running Windows 8 and\u00a0higher or Macs running OS X 10.9 and higher<\/strong>. The\u00a0size of the app\u2019s Windows version is 61.4 MB, while the OS X version weighs in at 51.7 MB.<\/p>\n<p>For people running Windows 7 or previous versions of Mac, we can always make use of\u00a0apps like <strong>Bluestacks<\/strong>\u00a0to run Whatsapp on PC or Mac.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"start-using-whatsapp-on-your-desktop\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Start using WhatsApp on your Desktop<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The desktop app is almost identical to WhatsApp Web, with a similar UI and UX<\/strong>. Furthermore, the process of\u00a0connecting your WhatsApp account is also the same. We open the WhatsApp desktop app and we will see a QR code that we need to scan from your smartphone\u2019s WhatsApp app.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-55.png\" alt=\"How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac\" width=\"548\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-55.png 548w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-55-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<figure id=\"attachment_12620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12620\" style=\"width: 795px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-49.png\" alt=\"How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac\" width=\"795\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-49.png 795w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-49-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-49-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Similarly, WhatsApp Web, the desktop app mirrors chat from your smartphone, so we will have to keep your smartphone close and connected to mobile data or WiFi for the desktop app.<\/p>\n<p>Once we\u00a0scan the QR code from your smartphone, we will see all your chats\u00a0in the WhatsApp desktop app.\u00a0The desktop app bring in a few\u00a0additional useful features like the ability to get beta updates, use keyboard shortcuts,\u00a0zoom in &amp;\u00a0out to increase\/decrease size of text in chat and desktop notifications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac  &#8211; 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