At the moment, the web application
works on Windows PCs and Android devices, except in Smartphone or desktop
Safari. However, it can be accessed on desktop Macs with Google Chrome browser,
but not on i-Phone and i-Pods running Chrome. Support for other net browsers is
“coming soon”, says a note on the website. When you initially access web.whatsapp.com using Google Chrome browser, you’re
presented with a QR that you have to scan inside WhatsApp for Blackberry,
Windows Phone or Android to log in.
Which brings me to the major issue:
support for QR scanning in the iPhone version of WhatsApp will be included
later so unless you have an Android/BlackBerry/Windows Phone smartphone, you
won’t be able to log in to the web application. Also, your phone needs to stay
connected to the Internet for the web client to work. To stay signed in on
the computer, mark the “Keep me sign in checkbox.”
“Our web client is at present an implementation
of your device. The web browser duplicates chats and texts as of your
Smartphone device – this means each of your chats still exist on your phone,” Jan
Koum clarified in a post. On the consequence, chances
of WhatsApp web app running on iOS devices anytime soon are lean, to say almost
negligible. “Regrettably for now we will not be able to offer web client to our
iOS users because of Apple platform boundaries,” cautioned the co-founder Jan
Koum.
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The facility to use WhatsApp in a
browser, while implementing on a desktop, is a fresh addition. Viber previously
has a pleasant desktop app so the facility to use WhatsApp in a browser is
a very much pleasing addition.
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