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’s favorite instant messenger is now available on all major mobile, as well as desktop platforms. It is easy to receive the new WhatsApp desktop apps.
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Download and Install WhatsApp on Windows and OS X
The new WhatsApp desktop app is available for Windows and Mac users. We can just download the apps in WhatsApp’s official download page. Once downloaded, the setup file does not bring the same old setup process and instead, opens the app after a few seconds of loading.
How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac
The WhatsApp desktop app is only available for PCs running Windows 8 and higher or Macs running OS X 10.9 and higher. The size of the app’s Windows version is 61.4 MB, while the OS X version weighs in at 51.7 MB.
For people running Windows 7 or previous versions of Mac, we can always make use of apps like Bluestacks to run Whatsapp on PC or Mac.
Start using WhatsApp on your Desktop
The desktop app is almost identical to WhatsApp Web, with a similar UI and UX. Furthermore, the process of connecting 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’s WhatsApp app.
How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp Desktop App on PC and Mac
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.
Once we scan the QR code from your smartphone, we will see all your chats in the WhatsApp desktop app. The desktop app bring in a few additional useful features like the ability to get beta updates, use keyboard shortcuts, zoom in & out to increase/decrease size of text in chat and desktop notifications.