However, unlike desktop and mobile apps, it doesn’t allow you to make telephone and video calls. You can receive message notifications from your browser if you have them enabled in the browser settings. WhatsApp Web is the online browser version of the mobile app. You'll quickly be logged in to the WhatsApp Web and it will be set up on your tablet for easy messaging. Again you'll find the QR code on the side of the website the same way as you'll find it on a desktop or a laptop. Once the QR code is scanned successfully, your WhatsApp account will instantly be logged into the web version on your PC. It works like the mobile app, allowing users to view status, send and receive messages, share media, and manage conversations. At one time, WhatsApp needed to be running on your smartphone to relay messages between WhatsApp's servers and the browser-based version of the app. Once you've scanned the WhatsApp Web QR code and opened up the web app, you no longer need to use the phone to send messages and files. Thankfully, WhatsApp added a multi-device feature a few years ago that lets you directly link up to three other devices to your account. The company provides native apps for Macs and Windows PCs, plus a web-based version that works in any modern web browser on nearly any platform. Instead, you can enable an App Lock feature in WhatsApp Web that will keep your browser signed in and linked to your account while requiring a password to unlock it. Here, you can see previous chats, if they are saved, or alternately see the message bar at the bottom. The WhatsApp page in your browser should refresh immediately to log into WhatsApp and show your current list of chats. WhatsApp Web automatically launches in the browser and remains active until you log out from it on your computer or phone. Otherwise, once logged in with your web browser, you can chat away even when your phone's battery is dead or offline. One small catch is that you’ll still need to use WhatsApp on your iPhone or Android smartphone to link those devices to your account. The differences between the web version and the mobile app are the same as the desktop app. The web version of WhatsApp is handy if you want to fire out messages more quickly. Once app lock is enabled, you can also lock the screen at any time by selecting Lock app from the main three-dot menu. You can use the highlighted options to select multiple messages. The following steps assume you already have an account on the mobile app. Setting up the browser version of WhatsApp is very quick and easy. Before we begin with what the features actually do, all of them will run entirely on-device, and, in a typical Apple fashion, complete their edits in seconds. Jesse has been a Mobile Writer for Digital Trends since 2021 and a technology enthusiast for his entire life — he was… The Status option reveals all statuses posted by your contacts, along with the ability to respond from the reply area at the bottom of the pane. On the left, you can see your chats by clicking a contact to open the chat and your message history, if you saved it. It's not shared with other devices, and will need to be set up again if you log out and log back in later. Note that an app lock password applies only to the current WhatsApp Web session in whatever browser you're using. App lock replaces the Log out option on this menu; you can still log out rom the Settings menu if you need to log out of your WhatsApp Web session entirely. The recipient never knows if you're using WhatsApp Web or the mobile app. All of your conversations will now be immediately available in the browser. If your smartphone loses the internet connection, WhatsApp Web will no longer work until the connection resumes. It enables them to access their conversations through a web browser. Follow the steps below to connect WhatsApp on your phone to WhatsApp Web on your computer No, like video chatting, audio calls are also unavailable on the browser version of the app. One of the most common complaints people make about WhatsApp is the lack of an iPad version.
