Thoughts about my free iphone app - WhatsApp
May 11, 2016, 8:57 am
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Many thanks for desktop app
Just released for desktop
https://www.whatsapp.com/download/
Unfortunately my circa MB is running 10.8.x
https://www.whatsapp.com/download/
Unfortunately my circa MB is running 10.8.x
May 11, 2016, 9:27 am
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Indeed, thank you very much for the MacOS application too.
I've been using it since at least last night on my Macs. And it works well enough, much like whatsapp web but better for me. Now only if there were just as straight forward way to use it on all iPads.
Just released for desktop
https://www.whatsapp.com/download/
Unfortunately my circa MB is running 10.8.x
https://www.whatsapp.com/download/
Unfortunately my circa MB is running 10.8.x
May 11, 2016, 12:39 pm
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Whatsapp kept our family members connected in 5 continents daily. We don't have family members in Africa or Antarctica ..yet... 
We do have to silence the app because none of us want to wake up in the middle of the night by the group chat on the other side of the world. Reading them in the morning is just as good.
We do have to silence the app because none of us want to wake up in the middle of the night by the group chat on the other side of the world. Reading them in the morning is just as good.
May 12, 2016, 7:36 am
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I do sort of wish that the desktop application version of WhatsApp didn't require the WhatsApp phone app to be connected to the internet for the desktop application to work for receiving and sending.
May 12, 2016, 7:44 am
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OT but I've found that whatsapp and other apps like Line and weChat call quality has improved greatly.
And for some reason all three apps connect much better than Skype. The latter -- when making calls skype to skype often fail to connect and requires reconnecting several times.
Anyone have similar issues with skype?
And for some reason all three apps connect much better than Skype. The latter -- when making calls skype to skype often fail to connect and requires reconnecting several times.
Anyone have similar issues with skype?
May 12, 2016, 12:01 pm
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Do you mean that the smartphone has to be with you when you are using WhatsApp on your desktop computer ?
Or that the first sign up to WhatsApp has to be with a smartphone ?
Thanks for helping me sort that out .....
May 12, 2016, 12:17 pm
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the desktop app simply uses your phone as the slave device to send/receive and doesn't actually send or receive anything other than through the phone.
May 12, 2016, 1:13 pm
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But hey they are the smart guys who got Billions !
May 12, 2016, 9:20 pm
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Whatsapp kept our family members connected in 5 continents daily. We don't have family members in Africa or Antarctica ..yet...
We do have to silence the app because none of us want to wake up in the middle of the night by the group chat on the other side of the world. Reading them in the morning is just as good.
We do have to silence the app because none of us want to wake up in the middle of the night by the group chat on the other side of the world. Reading them in the morning is just as good.
May 13, 2016, 12:14 am
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I am curious why they won't allow the Whatsapp desktop application to remain connected and running without the phone app once the desktop application is set up and running. Perhaps that is the next phase? I would welcome that.
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May 13, 2016, 1:01 am
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I've gone back to the Web app, since it has notifications! When the Desktop app has that, I wouldn't mind switching back.
Not yet clear on the benefits of the desktop app versus the web app though.
Not yet clear on the benefits of the desktop app versus the web app though.
May 13, 2016, 2:48 am
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Isn't one of the benefits of the desktop app over the browser use is that you can read your whatsapp messages offline on your computer as long as you've left the application open after doing the phone app QR scan thing?
I find that sometimes internet browsers stall/crash in ways that don't happen with downloaded messaging applications. That may be an upside of using the desktop application, but I'm not sure about this part of it yet.
May 13, 2016, 3:21 am
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The Desktop app does have notifications of sorts.
Isn't one of the benefits of the desktop app over the browser use is that you can read your whatsapp messages offline on your computer as long as you've left the application open after doing the phone app QR scan thing?
I find that sometimes internet browsers stall/crash in ways that don't happen with downloaded messaging applications. That may be an upside of using the desktop application, but I'm not sure about this part of it yet.
Isn't one of the benefits of the desktop app over the browser use is that you can read your whatsapp messages offline on your computer as long as you've left the application open after doing the phone app QR scan thing?
I find that sometimes internet browsers stall/crash in ways that don't happen with downloaded messaging applications. That may be an upside of using the desktop application, but I'm not sure about this part of it yet.
Re notifications on the desktop app - I haven't seen any (Windows PC)!? Went through all the menus to see if there was a setting, but nadda. I get a sound, but that's it. The icon doesn't change colour, or flash, nor do I get a pop-up... With the web app, you get the sound and the little toast pop-up in the corner, so I can glance at the message and decide whether I need to check it or not. Critical for me!