WhatsApp releases two fresh apps, and an entirely fresh way to talk
WhatsApp now offers an official app for Windows and Mac OS desktop users
WhatsApp users can now keep in-touch with their friends – even when they haven’t got their smartphone to mitt.
The Facebook-owned messenger has launched two fresh desktop apps that let Windows 8, Windows ten and Apple OS X users proceed their conversations on their home computers.
After a series of leaked pics spoiled the surprise last week, the cross-platform messenger has now made the official Windows and Mac app available to download free.
The app mirrors the conversations and messages on your phone and is available to everyone with a computer running Windows eight or newer and Mac OS Ten.9 or higher.
WhatsApp confirmed the fresh desktop apps on their official blog, writing: "Today we’re introducing a desktop app so you have a fresh way to stay in touch anytime and anywhere – whether on your phone or computer at home or work.
The fresh apps are available to download for free from the WhatsApp website
"Just like WhatsApp Web, the fresh desktop app lets you message with friends and family while your phone stays in your pocket."
And since the app runs on your desktop, WhatsApp users are able to love support for native desktop notifications and better keyboard shortcuts.
If you fancy providing it a attempt simply head to the WhatsApp website and download the app.
Then, open it on your PC and scan the QR code using the WhatsApp app on your phone (look for WhatsApp Web menu under Settings).
WhatsApp already has a similar service with WhatsApp web which permits users to access their messages via a browser.
But this fresh app will make it far more convenient to message from a PC.
There were already a swathe of unofficial desktop apps for WhatsApp on OS X and Windows Ten.
Unofficial WhatsApp clients presently rank in the Top three free and paid-for apps in the Mac App Store
These desktop clients are just wrappers for WhatsApp Web, but let you run the cross-platform messenger as a windowed application, without having to keep a browser window or tab open.
The Facebook-owned messenger already permits Voice Over IP (or VOIP) phone calls, so the inclusion of an in-built voicemail system seems like an visible addition.
Alongside the voicemail, WhatsApp could also be planning to add an instant call back.
This could make WhatsApp a viable replacement for your favourite Android dialler and text message app.
Those who’ve seen early versions of the update claim the call-back feature shows up as a notification. Tapping the notification at the top of the screen instantly comes back the call.
Unlike traditional voicemail, WhatsApp will reportedly let you record a message and listen back before sending it.
With that many users, WhatsApp now has to cope with forty two billion messages and two hundred fifty million movies being sent every day of the week.
When it was bought by Facebook back in 2014, it had four hundred fifty million.