WhatsApp is now on Web!!
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Friday, January 23, 2015
I was fiddling around my phone these few days because for some reason it has been lagging like mad! I cleared out the memory as much as I could, removing apps that I thought I needed but never actually used and deleting photos and age old messages. It was then that I found out that WhatsApp has had a recent update - WhatsApp Web!
So, what is it? In a nutshell, WhatsApp now sync's with your internet browser - for the time being this feature is limited to Google Chrome, and is yet to be available for iOS users (wonder if I should start yet another Android vs iOS war) and requires both WhatsApp and Chrome to be the latest version. For WhatsApp, this is Version 2.11.498, and for Chrome it's version 39.0.2171.99. That said, I'm almost certain in the near future everyone on WhatsApp will be able to use this feature regardless of platform and machine.
WhatsApp Web is a client - an extension of WhatsApp on your mobile phone. If you have the latest version, tap on the three dots in your main WhatsApp screen, and tap on WhatsApp Web. While doing that, go to web.whatsapp.com and you will see a QR code displayed. Go back to your phone, scan the barcode and wait for things to sync up. Voila! you no longer have to take 5 minutes off your screen to check on messages!
For me, this feature is very very useful. That few minutes taking time off screen to check for messages are like hiccups throughout my productive hours. Don't forget the need to unlock the screen, getting to notifications and waiting for the app to load, and then when a full on conversation ensues, productive time is put on pause. With the WhatsApp Web client for Chrome, I can just Alt + Tab my way to the messages, 10-15 seconds to reply and be back to work without my hand ever leaving my keyboard. Genius!
Let me know in the comments if you find this new feature is just as helpful to you as it is to me! Just don't forget to close Chrome or lock your PC / Laptop when you're not at your desk lest you risk third and fourth sets of eyes reading through your messages!
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| Safe and secure |
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| Scan the barcode with your phone |
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| Just like WhatsApp mobile |
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| Non-intrusive desktop notification! |
After 5 years working in the information and communications technology divisions for various industries, I'm very excited to follow my own path in the social media environment. A self-proclaimed social media specialist, I am enthusiastic about the proliferation of social media around the world. In my spare time I enjoy travelling, socialising, going to festivals, frequenting the local eateries and watering hole and attempting the gym.
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