5 things you can do with the WhatsApp version for computers
Table of contents:
- View Conversations
- Send a photo
- Send a photo taken with the webcam
- Record a voice message
- See information about your profile and that of others
After the rumors the confirmation has arrived and is expected WhatsApp Web version A platform that offers users to continue participating in this communication tool messaging through the computer. A complete convenience to avoid having to look at the mobile screen if the user is working or in front of of the computer, without forgetting to have a larger screen to see conversations and images, as well as having thecomfort and typing speed of a full physical keyboardBut what can be done in WhatsApp Web? Here are five things:
View Conversations
Undoubtedly, its main mission is to allow the user to participate in conversations The good thing is that WhatsApp Web is a reflection of all the chats that the user has on his smartphone, so it is possible to seeall of them to read or write messages Regardless of whether they are with contacts individual or group conversations with the number maximum number of members (which is already 200 people).
Thus, it is possible to review not only recently received and unread messages, but to be able to go back in time and review the conversations , messages and audiovisual content (photos, videos, addresses, telephone numbers and sounds) received days ago.In other words, practically the same experience as on mobile.
Of course, it should be noted that you can only start new individual conversations. And, at the moment, WhatsApp Web does not offer the possibility of creating group chats.
Send a photo
The multimedia files have not been left out of this first release of WhatsApp Web So, also from your computer, you can share photos stored on this device. As in WhatsApp for mobile phones, just click on the clip in the upper right corner to display the share menu and select the image icon.
Automatically opens a computer browser window to select any image stored in any of the folders The good thing is that, as already happens in WhatsApp for mobile, in WhatsApp Web It is possible to attach several images in a message and make a mass sending Saving labor and time for the user.
Send a photo taken with the webcam
In WhatsApp Web they have not wanted to deprive the user of the pleasure of selfies For this reason they give the option of taking pictures through the webcam of the computer Simply click on the clip and select the photo camera icon If this is the first time it is being used, it will be necessary to allow WhatsApp Web access to the Computer webcam, by clicking on the Allow button in the notification on the top bar.
This activates the computer's camera to frame and take a picture of the user in front of the keyboard. Something that is especially enjoyed in laptops, where a webcam is usually integrated into the upper frame of the screen.
Record a voice message
Voice messages have not been forgotten either. One of the great bets of last year of WhatsApp for mobile phones that allows you to send voice messages directly , without the interlocutor having to download them like photos and videos. A real convenience for when you can't type.
You are now also on WhatsApp Web, even though you have the convenience of a keyboard. However, it never hurts to be able to express something with your voice. Just click on the microphone icon, next to the space where messages are written, to start recording what is said through the computer's microphone. The only requirement is, precisely, to have a microphone Something that, again, laptops usually have integrated.
See information about your profile and that of others
Close the list of five things you can do on WhatsApp Web the possibility of consulting profiles of other contacts An action that, again, reflects the WhatsApp experience on mobile. Simply access an individual conversation and click on the three dots in the upper right corner , which displays the option Contact Info This takes you to your profile picture, your current status phrase, and your phone number.
Something similar occurs with the user's own profile. In this case it is necessary to click on the three dots in the upper left corner, from where you can access the menu Profile and status Here it is possible to see both the photo and your own status phrase, however, WhatsApp Web does not yet offer the possibility of edit this information.
