How to use WhatsApp from your computer
The social network of instant messaging most widespread among smartphones does not have to be limited to this platform. And it is that WhatsApp can be installed on the computer through a few simple steps thanks to a program that emulates the operation of an Android phone Something that can be very useful to stay in touch if you don't have a smartphone, or not wanting to type through the screen, but on a computer keyboardWe tell you how below.
The first thing to do is download the program that allows you to simulate the operation of an Android on a computer with the operating system Windows This program is called BlueStacks and although it is still in beta version (development), can be used in a fully functional Just download it from your page official and run it. From here, an installer starts that guides the user through the steps until completing the process in just a couple of clicks. After this, the program remains operating, functioning as a terminal in which you can install different applicationsand games as well as WhatsApp
On the main screen of BlueStacks the applications installed by default appear and a search bar to find new ones. Specifically, we look for WhatsApp Messenger, clicking on its result to install it automatically in this terminal-program After a few seconds, the application icon appears at the top, along with the rest, just as it would on a normal mobile Android and current. Click on it to start it and begin the registration process
As if it were the first time installing WhatsApp on a mobile Android , the user is prompted to enter a valid phone number to create an account. Here we must make a warningThis number must be from a line that does not have a WhatsApp account, since it is not possible to maintain an account on this social network active in two terminals at the same time Therefore, it is a good option to recover telephone numbers that are not being used, or that are found in phones of older generations that can't install WhatsApp on them.
Thus, after entering a telephone number (previously indicating the prefix of the country to which the number belongs), the applicationverify said information and send a text message with a code of three digits When entered, WhatsApp becomes active on the computer , being able to send and receive messages instantly, as if it were a mobile.Of course, it is necessary to enter one by one the contacts of the phonebook through the menu Contactsto know who writes. Or, if you prefer, they can be added from the chat screen itself, by clicking on the number and adding a name.
This way of using WhatsApp is not official, nor does it have technical support of this social network, however it is fully functional And it is that Not only can you send and receive text messages, you also have notifications, conversationsgroups, shipment confirmation, the possibility of sending photographs and audio picked up by the webcam and microphone of the computer, and even send emoticons in the conversationsAll this as if you had a smartphone in your hands, but with the comfort of a computer keyboard