Whatsapp has now announced a desktop app which will be offered for both Windows and Mac. The WhatsApp desktop client will proposition all the same features and shortcuts, which we have already seen on WhatsApp for Web. However, the main difference is the fact that the new app will not depend on the mobile version of the communication platform.
WhatsApp listed in a blogpost, “Today we’re introducing a desktop app so you have a new way to stay in touch anytime and anywhere – whether on your phone or computer at home or work. Like WhatsApp Web, our desktop app is simply an extension of your phone: the app mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device.”
To download the app, visit WhatsApp’s blog from a desktop browser. Open the app and scan the QR code using the WhatsApp app on a smartphone. You can look for WhatsApp Web menu below Settings.
The desktop app is obtainable for systems running Windows 8+ and Mac OS 10.9+ and gets synced with WhatsApp on one’s smartphone. It is because that the app runs natively on the desktop, users will get support for native desktop notifications, better keyboard shortcuts, and more.
WhatsApp has been all over the news for a while now. The firm is indeed ramping up it’s service and introducing tons of new features. Along with the rumoured call back button, zip file sharing support and voicemail, WhatsApp is also rumoured to be working on video calls, NFC tags and group invites too. According to Android Police, video calls are coming very soon to WhatsApp, but whether they will be rolled out to beta members only, to everyone, or as the same silly invite-like system of voice calls, is yet unknown.
