【】

While plenty of WhatsApp fans were already chatting over the platform's web browser option, the rest of us can now join them on the desktop.
On Tuesday, WhatsApp launched its first-ever native desktop app -- a simple step that makes sharing emoji with your friends a lot easier to hide from your boss behind a dozen web browser windows.
The app is available on both Windows 8 and Mac OS 10.9 or above, the company said in a blog post.
It's simple to set up. Download the desktop app, select your operating system, scan a QR code from your phone under the WhatsApp Web tab, and it will load your existing conversations. Usage is largely the same as on mobile -- you'll be able to share photos in the same way, among other functions.
Your phone needs to be connected to the Internet for the app to work however, so the company advises users switch to Wi-Fi to avoid burning through a lot of data.
With more than one billion users globally, many of whom may be largely mobile-only, it would be interesting to find out how many installs the desktop app actually clocks up. Let us know, WhatsApp?

Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
TopicsWhatsApp
相关文章
Man stumbles upon his phone background in real life
Life imitates tech. Or, perhaps it's the other way around.Reddit user xbshooterwas traveling near Sa2025-04-04The $450,000 GT supercar is so popular, Ford's doubling production
If you're one of the manyenthusiasts that applied to buy the $450,000 GT supercar but didn't make th2025-04-04- Project Loon, Google's high-profile effort to put broadband-emitting balloons into the stratosphere2025-04-04
Tesla's Autopilot just got a lot more expensive without getting any better
As if Tesla's Autopilot system wasn't expensive enough, the automaker just tacked an additional 20 p2025-04-04This German startup wants to be your bank (without being a bank)
BERLIN -- “That is f*cking clever,” said Ben Floyd, 33, as we sat in a trendy cafe in Be2025-04-04Genius man employs tiny tugboat to cruise down the river in style
Great news, everyone: we found the best idea ever.UK man Mick Carroll was passing through the small2025-04-04
最新评论