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. When you close the browser tab — or the browser completely — it doesn’t log you out of your WhatsApp account. You need to bear in mind a security vulnerability when using the browser version. The browser version misses things like calling, video calls, and status updates. The mobile app gives you the full WhatsApp experience with all the bells and whistles. So there are a few shortcomings with the browser version — but nothing that would be a deal-breaker. We also verified the steps work on Apple devices using an iPhone 12 Mini running iOS 17.2. You'll need to log in and synchronize WhatsApp Web with WhatsApp on your mobile device by scanning a QR code. 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. Once the connection is made, any messages that appear on your WhatsApp mobile app will instantly appear on the browser version, and vice-versa. WhatsApp Web is a great way to keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues when your smartphone is not handy or you prefer not to type messages on a smaller touchscreen keyboard. As popular as the WhatsApp mobile apps are for iPhone and Android, it's easy to forget that you can also use WhatsApp on a desktop or laptop computer. WhatsApp Web only mirrors the conversations and messages that they receive from their mobile device. This section will demo how to send Emojis, GIFs and recorded messages with WhatsApp Web. Follow the steps below to reply a message directly, delete a message, forward or star a message. So unless you don’t need to reply to messages immediately, you would need to keep the browser open and the iPad window awake to see incoming new messages. In recent years, it's grown even more potent with new features like video messages, self-destructing voice messages, the ability to edit sent messages, and more. However, it's possible to make group video calls on the web version through the Messenger Rooms feature. Through WhatsApp Web, you can easily send contacts, photos, documents and other files. WhatsApp Web is a convenient way to use WhatsApp on your computer, offering a seamless experience similar to your smartphone. WhatsApp Web is an extension of WhatsApp that lets users access their account anytime, anywhere. It gives you a short audio rundown of a product's key features, pulled from product details, customer reviews, and other publicly available information. The company has launched Join the chat, a new interactive feature inside its existing Hear the highlights experience. 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 camera will be opened, and scan the QR code visible on your tablet screen. The whole process is the same as using WhatsApp Web on a desktop. On Android devices, tap the three vertical dots located in the top-right corner of the screen. To proceed, you’ll need to scan this QR code using your smartphone’s WhatsApp app. Once the page loads, a QR code will appear on the right side of the screen. It lets you stay connected while managing other tasks on your PC, laptop, or tablet.
