How to install the new design of WhatsApp for Android
Just yesterday we reported on the new design of the WhatsApp application for the platform Android A cleanup that comes from the hand of a update that has not yet landed on Google Play , but being a beta or test version, it can now be downloaded officially from the WhatsApp web page Keep in mind that it does not yet have the approval nor security offered by the platform of Google Play applications, so the responsibility Installing this version of WhatsApp falls directly on each userWe have tested it and it seems to work correctly. Here we explain how to install it
The first thing to do is make sure that the option Unknown sources in the Security menu , in Settings, is activated This allowsmanual installation of applications and other types of software or programs that do not come directly from Google Play With this, it is now possible to focus on the download and installation of version 2.9.2363, the last one made public by WhatsApp which already includes the redesign of this tool
To do this we have two options, a way quick and almost automatic, and another more secure but with more steps and a computer.The first option is to use the device to download the new version of WhatsApp To do this, you only have to access the from your browser download page for Android Here it is necessary to press the button Download Now so that the file WhatsApp.apk is stored in the terminal.
After a few seconds, said file is saved, being able to access it from the notifications tab that informs about the completion of the download or well, through the icon My downloads, located with the rest of terminal applications Here Just click on the downloaded file to begin the installation A window alerts you that Said installation will replace an application already installed (in the event that WhatsApp ). At the end of this process, all that remains is to enjoy the new design of this communication tool.
The second way would be to access the WhatsApp for Android download web page from a computer This means performing more steps and do it manual, but making sure that the downloaded applicationwill pass the antivirus filters installed on the computer.
From said web page, clicking on the button Download Now begins downloading the file WhatsApp .apk, or what is the same, the application itself It is possible to select the destination folder where the file will be stored, which is very helpful for finding it later.
After this, the next step is to move the WhatsApp.apk file to the terminal. To do this, simply connect the device and the computer using the USB cable, and select a folder where to move the downloaded application.
From this point you only have to use the terminal. To carry out the installation it is necessary to access the icon My files, which allows file browsing. This is how you access the folder where the application is saved to click on it. This causes the installation to start, informing that the application is going to replace an existing one. After a few seconds the application is installed and listed for use with the new design
