iPhone owners are left out of the fun owing to what Jan Koum calls ‘platform limitations’. That means if your phone’s battery runs out mid-conversation, so will your chance to reply! Using the AppĪn updated app is rolling out today on Windows Phone, Blackberry 10 and Android. Your phone also needs to be connected to the internet for the web client to work, notes Koum. You still need the official mobile app installed on your phone to make use of it as, unlike regular messaging services like Skype or Google Hangouts, your mobile number is your identity. WhatsApp Web is an extension of the regular mobile experience, not a replacement for it. How to Use WhatsApp Web on a PC or Chromebook WhatsApp Web Start Page Support for more browsers is, according to the official website, ‘coming soon’. ‘WhatsApp Web’ (as it’s called) currently only works in Google Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS. Its sudden arrival was announced on Facebook, who not so coincidentally purchased the messaging service for $19 billion last year, by WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum.
Popular mobile messaging service WhatsApp is now available on the PC using a web browser, news sure to delight the thumbs of 600 million active users everywhere.
