Did You Know There’s WhatsApp For Windows 10 Now?

Conversations were usually defined as a exchange of words or expressions between two or more people during their meeting in person. However, that version of conversation has taken a new turn in our new world. With technology, everyday experiences can be made available without any real life interactions. Say you wish to shop, you do not have to visit the store if you are unable to. Some days you just might not wish to visit a store. So, you can stay at home and simply shop online. Similar to that, you do not have to sit face to face with someone to have your conversations. Your conversations can take place no matter how much distance you may have between you and the other person(s). As intriguing as it is, all it requires is a working internet or mobile data and an account of any of the applications that allow you to “chat” with your friends and family. Imagine you have your grandparents living in Australia while you have moved back to your hometown in United States of America. Now that there’s a distance, you wish you could talk to them over the phone. All you both need in order to make that wish true is a working account on an application that allows you to have your conversations free of cost. Of course, calling through your number might make more sense however the added expenses might limit the frequency of your conversations. Nevertheless, there’s a possibility that you might not always be on your phone. Say you wish to have a chat but you are at work. Pulling out your phone and typing is not only distracting for you but for your employer as well. In that case, how can you possibly have a conversation with your loved one? Well here in this article, we’re going to talk about something astonishing. Now that you are exposed to the world of cell phones, WiFi supporting devices, applications and so on, you must have heard about WhatsApp. In fact, chances are that you already have an account on this application. Well, if in case you have not already known about WhatsApp, you will now be introduced to this application. But our main focus here is to reveal that if you are passionate WhatsApp user, you can now access WhatsApp on your laptop or computer. How you may ask? Through WhatsApp for Windows 10!

If you have not been introduced to WhatsApp, it’s time you should know about the features, perks and a few let-downs of this application. WhatsApp is an application that was developed by Facebook and introduced to the world in early 2009. This application is specifically for “cross-platform instant messaging”and now enables WhatsApp account holders to make calls through this application as well. However, the calls and the messaging can only take place within WhatsApp to WhatsApp accounts. This application makes your account based on your existing and working phone number. Your contact list then includes all the phone numbers saved in your mobile phone with a working WhatsApp account.

Usually, this application was exclusively available only on mobile phone devices with different versions of software since its launch. However, in recent years WhatsApp introduced using WhatsApp Web to avail this application on your laptop or computer as well. However, this new feature did not include downloading the application on your device. Instead, in order to use WhatsApp on your device you were to open the WhatsApp link and connect your WhatsApp account through your phone. All you have to do is scan the bar code and you are good to go. But with increasing success, WhatsApp has now introduced an exclusive application that can be downloaded and installed on your laptop or computer! All you need to make sure is that your device has a working version of Windows 10 in order to support the WhatsApp for Windows 10. Before getting into that business though, we will be taking about the features of WhatsApp and the perks it comes with!

Now that you know what WhatsApp is, What is all the hype about?

This application lets you feel you are close to your loved ones despite the added distance between you and them. No matter which time zone you and the others are in, this application will allow you to stay connected whenever you wish to. As the world of technology advances, the team of WhatsApp works on adding more features for WhatsApp users and refining the existing features. The following is a list of things this application allows you to do. Imagine how much fun it would be to avail these features once you get to know how to download WhatsApp for Windows 10!

• WhatsApp allows you to send instant messages, make video calls and voice calls between you and the other WhatsApp user.
• WhatsApp also allows you to send voice notes. These voices notes are basically recording your voice message and sending it to other users.
• WhatsApp also allows you to make groups with a limit of 160 contacts from your users. The only requirement for making this group is that the other users should also have an WhatsApp account and must be added to your contact list. The feature of video and voice calls however, are not available in a group setting yet.
• WhatsApp also allows you to know when your message has been received by the other person. Then it also allows you know that your messages have been read. However, you do have the option of turning this setting off to not allow other users know that you have read their messages.
• WhatsApp has added a new feature known as “Last seen”. This feature tells you when a WhatsApp user was last online including the time and the date. Similar to the above mentioned feature, this application is also allowed to be turned off through the setting section.
• This application further lets you share audio files from your device as well as images and screenshots. This feature applies to both individual and group settings.
• If you do not wish to stay connected to a WhatsApp user, you have the option of blocking their account on WhatsApp. This way you will no longer be seeing any messages from them.
• You can set a WhatsApp profile picture that can be viewed by the public or your saved contacts only.
• Make use of the endless emojis and GIFs to make your conversations more indulging on WhatsApp.
• You can also set a different ring tone and LED light color for each conversation and each WhatsApp group.
• In case a group is bothering you and you do not wish to exit that group, you can simply avail the feature of muting that group for a selected time period. Muting would mean not receiving a notification of messages in that group in your notification bar.

How to I download WhatsApp for Windows 10 on my computer now?

While we have made an effort of mentioning almost every feature of WhatsApp in the above section, we should move on towards introducing WhatsApp for Windows 10. Before you install this application on your laptop or computer you should know that WhatsApp for Windows 10 also requires the following features to run its functions smoothly:

1. A RAM that is at least 2 GB
2. A space available in your device of at least 9 GB
3. Of course, a personal computer updated to Windows 10

You do not need to make use of additional down-loaders to avail WhatsApp on your Windows 10 device because this application has been launched by the WhatsApp team officially. So in order to install WhatsApp on your Windows 10 personal computer, you simply have to make use of the following instructions:

1. In your browser you will visit the official website of WhatsApp.
2. Once you open the webpage, on the top you will locate “Download”
3. Click on that and you will be led to a new page. Here you will have the option of downloading WhatsApp on your mobile phone as well as on your Windows device.
4. Simply click on “Download for Windows (64-Bit)” and you will download the installation file.
5. When the file has downloaded, you will use the set up file to install WhatsApp on your device.
6. In order to begin using this application, you simply have to scan the bar code through your phone’s version of WhatsApp application.
7. Once you scan, you will be connected and you can use WhatsApp on your Windows 10 device!

While this is exciting you must know that some features like taking a picture and making a voice or video call is not available on WhatsApp for Windows 10. Though you do have to function of sending files from your personal computer available. Additionally, you must have your phone connected with your network in order to make sure there is no break between accessing WhatsApp on your Windows 10 device. This application works similar to WhatsApp web. Still, the experience is similar to using WhatsApp on your phone and you not need to keep your browser open to access it. We hope you can now enjoy talking to your friends and family while you use your personal computer to work on your tasks!