Whatsapp is a great cross platform messaging service. However there is one device missing from the so called cross platforms. Its Computers. I don’t know why whatsapp is not considering about making a PC,Mac,Linux app now you might argue that its because whatsapp is using phone numbers to mark users and route messages. But its even using pc you can verify whatsapp using your mobile phone or landline ( with call verification method) or maybe whatsapp can have an exception and make Computer and mobile phone of same user to have one number which is not possible now because only one device can use the same number on whatsapp.
however for the fun and making it easier to use whatsapp you can follow some steps and install on your PC. However you have to note that you need to have different numbers for PC and your mobile device if you use whatsapp on your mobile device. Its not a problem and you don’t need to have 2 mobile phones to get verified since whatsapp gives you the ability to verify by call. So you can use regular landline number to verification and usage.
The guide
What you need
- A working Internet connection
- Youwave software ( 7 day trial is enough ) or any other alternatives like Bluestacks or iPadian etc.
- Works on Windows 7,Vista, XP
This guide is using a software called youwave which is not free but you can trial it for 7 days for free. And if you dont mind after the trial period expires you can uninstall and reinstall the youwave software and it will work as fine for next 7 days. However for $14.99 it might be worthy to you because its a android emulator. You can try many apps than whatsapp and also you can use it to design apps on android etc.
Installing youwave
You can download youwave here http://youwave.com/download.html and installing it is straightforward. After you run youwave it will present you a android interface which is Android 2.3 Gingerbread. You wont get android market here because of licensing problems between them and google. And to install whatsapp you can simply open the web browser of your emulated android and point it to www.whatsapp.com and there is option to download .apk file there and run it after downloading as you run .apk files on your android smartphone or tablet.
Get verified
Well here comes the tricky part. If you already have whatsapp installed on your mobile device you wont be able to use the same number here. So if you have another mobile device ( one time requirement to get verified ) you can use the number and receive the activation code. And if you dont have another mobile phone dont worry. you can use your landline. if you going to use the landline let it send the verification SMS to your landline ( you know it wont work 
) and after the 5 minute timer finish. There is option to enter the code which you received via sms ( in this case you didnt because you used landline ) or the option to receive automated call to get your verification number. Use that thing. you will get a call and enter the number and voila you are verified. 
) and after the 5 minute timer finish. There is option to enter the code which you received via sms ( in this case you didnt because you used landline ) or the option to receive automated call to get your verification number. Use that thing. you will get a call and enter the number and voila you are verified.
if you have any problems setting this up, let me know in the comments!
YouWave is a Windows-based software application that allows users to run Android apps and app stores on their PC. It provides the fastest way to run Android on pc. It gives a high performance Android interface on your desktop.Here are free alternatives to YouWave that provide some of the similar features.
Bluestacks
Bluestacks is the best free alternative to YouWave. Bluestacks is a software program that can run Android OS and apps on Windows PCs. It gives an instant switch interface between Android and Windows, which does not require any reboot. You can view Android apps either in iconic form on your Windows desktop, or in a full-blown Android environment.
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Works With: Windows
Android-x86
Android-x86 is a good replacement for YouWave. Android-x86 is an open source project used toport Android open source project to x86 platform. It offers a patch hosting platform for Android that can run Android on PC.
Application Home: Click Here Review: Click Here
Works With: Windows Linux Mac OS X
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after opening whatsapp.com on ma youwave emulator ..i m getting a message that says " u hv no permission to access market/=whatsapp...(some sort of web address)....unable to download whatspp and now its not opening the browser as well"
ReplyDeleteIt looks like there were some whatsapp side modifications when you tried to
Deletedownload(software owners side) but i guess it is now fine. I would like to suggest you to first re-install YOUWAVE and try again. If that does not solve the problem, try the following:-
->USING THE LEFT PANEL OF YOUWAVE:-
-In the left side panel, click on VIEW and select ONLINE CONTENTS in the list
and click on whatsapp.
-THEN after it is done, click on the VIEW button again and select REDRAW ICONS.After this, double click on WHATSAPP icon and start using.
->USING THE COPY PASTE METHOD:-
easy way to run whatsapp apk in pc is copy the downloaded apk from
http://www.whatsapp.com/android/ to
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\youwave\android apps
then,in View -> Redraw Icons
if you still cannot see the new apk
in File -> Path to Apps, set to above location
then redraw icons
then double click the icons to run
->USING DROPBOX TO DOWLOAD WHATS APP
Dropbox: Is a kind of multi-platform sharing site with an app.
How to get Dropbox on Youwave:
- Create a account on http://www.dropbox.com
- Install the Dropbox for PC
- Google search for: Dropbox APK (Download It) or try this link
https://www.dropbox.com/android
- Place APK file in your Dropbox folder which you get when you install
DROPBOX for PC i.e; upload it to your dropbox account
- Surf to www.dropbox.com from within Youwave
- Login & Download the Dropbox APK file
After installation any file present in your Dropbox folder, will be available for
Youwave
If you have a real Android phone, you can backup your apps with Astro File
Manager and upload to Dropbox via phone...
Instead of Googling for it... Backup Location: SDCARD\backups\apps
The same File Manager can be used to acces the YouWave SD card, you can
Google for: Astro Manager APK
And pass it via Dropbox
If u have any doubt further, don't hesistate to ask.
The voice call button on ipadian for whatsapp is disabled, do you know what might be the issue?
ReplyDeleteSorry!! I havn't been able to find a proper version of ipadian to test the issue! If possible, could you send me the link from where you downloaded ipadian!!
Deletesuccesss,,,
ReplyDelete:-)
i'm happy , i have whats app on my PC, thank a lot
Congrats!!! :D ... Hv fun...keep returning for new and interesting stuff!!!
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