Whatsapp is a free cross-mobile
messaging platform which is well known to most of us. Whatsapp cuts down
our SMS bills as well as provides a lot of other features like group
chat, lets you send photos and videos. You can even share your current
geographic location with your friends.
As mentioned above, Whatsapp is a messaging platform for mobiles. Currently, Whatsapp is available for iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia S40, Symbian and Windows Phone.
But there are a lot of users with some other mobile phones who don't want to miss out from the world of Whatsapp either. Are you one such mobile user?
Then there is a solution for you that will let you use Whatsapp with your laptop or even your PC!
How To Install Whatsapp on Your PC or Laptop
To run Whatsapp on a computer, we are going to use a tool named "Bluestacks".
Bluestacks
is actually a tool that lets you emulate android applications on
Windows OS like Windows XP SP3 and higher. Just like any other android
application, Whatsapp can be run using bluestacks easily. Download
bluestacks from here: bluestacks.com
After
downloading and installing bluestacks, run and search Whatsapp from the
search bar provided in bluestacks or alternatively you can download
Whatsapp from its official site here: www.whatsapp.com
Now
follow the steps shown on screen to install Whatsapp on your computer.
You may need to confirm your mobile number during the installation. For
this, you will be sent a special code to your mobile number which you
need to re-enter when asked by Whatsapp during installation.
Thats it!
Now
you are done with installing Whatsapp on your Laptop or PC and you can
use it without any kind of limitations as perfectly as you could with a
smartphone.
Common Issues Faced
- Unable to download Whatsapp directly from Bluestacks - Try downloading Whatsapp using your computer's browser from the official whatsapp site or from some other website providing android application (apk) files.
- How to add contacts to Bluestacks - Go to settings, manage contacts, then click on the menu button provided on the lower left side of Bluestacks and select "New Contact".
Any more issues?
How
many of you are going to use Bluestacks now? I hope you don't come
across any issues but even if you do face any problems installing
Whatsapp on your PC or laptop, do comment and let me know.
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