WhatsApp Web and Desktop
There are two options for using WhatsApp on your computer:
- WhatsApp Web: It is a browser-based application of WhatsApp, with this you can use a web browser for accessing WhatsApp.
- WhatsApp Desktop: It is an application you can download to your computer and you can use WhatsApp in your desktop.
WhatsApp Web and Desktop are options to use WhatsApp in computer and mobile device. WhatsApp Web allow you to send and receive WhatsApp messages from or to your desktop and tablets. The same account works in both devices and you can access all of your messages in any of the device. All messages are synchronised between mobile and desktop and you can see these messages in your both devices i.e desktop and mobile as well. WhatsApp Web is most available for all Android and iOS devices.
WhatsApp Web – web.whatsapp.com
You can visit WhatsApp Web at Web.WhatsApp.com
How to use WhatsApp web on your PC ?
Using WhatsApp Web on a PC is an easy thing. Here is the detailed guide for this process to use WhatsApp Web on PC. In the first step we need to make sure that the mobile phone should be connected to the internet as that is must for WhatsApp web to work on PC.
In second step open WhatsApp on your mobile device and tap on the Settings icon in your mobile and open Linked devices. Now click on LINK A DEVICE button, with this a QR scanner will start. Now, open web browser in your desktop and open web.whatsapp.com in web browser. When you will open this address in web browser then you will see a on-screen QR Code. Now scan this QR code with the mobile WhatsApp Web Scanner which is on. When you scan this QR code which comes in desktop browser the WhatsApp Web will start working in your desktop. Now all of the messages of your WhatsApp account will get sync and you will be able to see all your WhatsApp messages on your desktop. That is so easy isn’t ?
It is recommended that you should logout from WhatsApp Web in browser after using it, this will help to keep your account safe.
Why to logout from WhatsApp Web
Once you are done using WhatsApp Web, you may want to logout from WhatsApp because it is not safe to have your WhatsApp Account opened on the PC when you are not using it. You can follow this guide to learn how to logout from WhatsApp Web.
How to log in or out
Log out from WhatsApp Web
You can log out of WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop from your phone, computer, or Portal device.
Log out from your computer or Portal i.e WhatsApp Web
- Open WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop.
- Click Menu above your chats list > Log out.
Log out from your phone
- Open WhatsApp on your phone.
- Android: Tap More options > Linked Devices.
- iPhone: Go to WhatsApp Settings > tap Linked Devices.
- Tap a device.
- Tap LOG OUT.
Conclusion
This was a very quick guide which will help to understand WhatsApp Web easily .
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