WhatsApp from your PC

[ebendl]

Also uninstalled (backed up my messages first) and re-installed. Option appeared - thanks!

 

[krycor]

Cool.. But I want continuity for iOS too kthanxbye

 

[DominionZA]

Yes, yes - Telegram looks great. But it's no use to me if my friends and family don't also use it. Therefore I don't even bother having it installed.

I tried to get friends to use it, but no go.
I got our community to use it, but only because Telegram supports larger groups than whatsapp.

Exactly that. It's a somewhat frustrating situation, you simply use what most people use, not what you like best. And WhatsApp is actually really good, but the fun new thing is going to have a hard time moving people to their platform because most people don't care about this. Still, worth trying.

The thing I found most interesting is that Telegram can update your phone number on your contacts' phones when you change your number and they won't even notice (assuming the other person(s) gave the app permissions). No Send to All number updates required, so it becomes easier to change numbers rather than port between networks.

I'm on iOS so the web feature, something which excited me from Telegram, is now a jab in the side suggesting I'm still using a Blackberry. Oh wait, even Blackberry is supported...

Whatsapp (Android) also enables you to change your number.

 

[elvis_presley]

Might be rolling out in batches, I also don't have the option on Windows Phone, app updated earlier today and other users are reporting that they have the option

Happened to me on my Windows Phone, and I sent a message or two then the option appeared. Whatsapp are known to do that - build functionality in, but only activate it after calling home to the mothership.

It's a damn nice web app by the way - presence works spectacularly well, you won't be reading messages on more than one device - far better than Google Talk/Hangouts or even Skype, which has become quite good with presence sensing recently.

 

[digitalp]

I can only imagine people using this to spy on their partners.

 

[Spizz]

Weird, I've got updates set to manual but somehow WhatsApp installed itself today without me asking or noticing and the web option was in the menu.

Scanned the QR code and it's looking pretty impressive.

 

[adam_g]

Use WhatsApp in Your Web Browser

Pretty much what the title says. We can finally chat with whatsapp from ours PC'S

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2475533,00.asp

 

[Hamish McPanji]

This is the third thread on the same topic

 

[adam_g]

This is the third thread on the same topic

Oops. I thought i was the first. My apologies. There will probably be alot more of the same topic tomorrow

 

[envo]

only issue with this is I know several people who would want to access whatsapp through their webbrowser when their phone is out of juice or can't connect to a cell tower / wifi for internet, but they have a physical internet connection. So basically useless to 80% of the people looking for a solution like that and useful for the other 10% who wants to chat to ppl during working without looking like they're busy on their phone all the time...

 

[ShaunSA]

Reinstall worked for me as well

Yep same here.

 

[Bryn]

only issue with this is I know several people who would want to access whatsapp through their webbrowser when their phone is out of juice or can't connect to a cell tower / wifi for internet, but they have a physical internet connection. So basically useless to 80% of the people looking for a solution like that and useful for the other 10% who wants to chat to ppl during working without looking like they're busy on their phone all the time...

WhatsApp would have to change things drastically to offer what you're looking for. Currently, WhatsApp doesn't sync at all. All the chats are only stored locally, so the web interface can only function as a push service.

Telegram does sync though, and has a web interface. You could try getting your friends and family to change messaging apps. Or just use FB Messenger, seeing as it's become a decent app.

 

[bar1]

All i had to do was restart the phone, and the web option appeared.

 

[bar1]

I am not getting the QR on web.whatsapp.com...does anyone know why?
maybe blocked by our firewall :-(

 

[K3NS31]

Works really well.

 

[Tpex]

Does anybody else have the issue where the little animated diagram blocks the camera on Whatsapp? And therefore I can't scan the QR code.

 

[Bryn]

Does anybody else have the issue where the little animated diagram blocks the camera on Whatsapp? And therefore I can't scan the QR code.

Nope. My phone scanned the code before I even aimed the camera at it properly.

 

[TheGuy]

All i had to do was restart the phone, and the web option appeared.

+1 no need to re-install.

Very cool was exactly what I needed.

 

[kianm]

Now they can all pretend to be busy on the PC whilst .........



Feature looks good though

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Works perfect with webcam, mic & files on PC ... this is a win.