Messenger Whatsapp also uses Windows PC

WhatsApp has firmly established itself as one of the most widely used messaging apps for smartphones, offering simplicity and convenience. All you need to get started is a smartphone with the app installed, a valid phone number, and at least one contact who also uses WhatsApp. This messenger app isn‘t just limited to texts either

it can handle images, videos, and a variety of other files, making it a versatile platform for staying connected. Interestingly, you can even access WhatsApp on your computer. While the app doesn’t offer a dedicated client for Windows, there’s a workaround: using an Android emulator. With this approach, you can enjoy WhatsApp on your PC without needing an actual mobile phone. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process step by step. Additionally, the same setup opens up opportunities to explore and test many other Android apps directly on your computer. This is perfect for those who want to experience mobile apps in a broader way or simply prefer using a larger screen for their tasks.

Preparation

1.) Download the App player Bluestacks or Genymotion and set an Android environment with these Android emulators on the Windows PC.

2.) Buy a new mobile number for a second WhatsApp account if you have already installed WhatsApp on your smartphone. If you manage WhatsApp on the PC with your mobile number, it is no longer possible to receive any message on your smartphone. It is also possible to specify a fixed network number during registration in WhatsApp and the confirmation code can be given by phone.

3.) Set up a new Google account if you prefer the use of the Bluestack app player

Instructions with the BlueStacks app player

• During the installation, set the two ticks to «Access to the App Store» AND «App notifications«.
• After installation, WhatsApp should also be installed. In HomeSite (home), click on the orange magnifying glass symbol.
• Touch the search bar WhatsApp one and then click «Find the game for WhatsApp«.
• Then click the search result WhatsApp A.
• Then click «Install«.
• Accept the authorizations, as is also common on a smartphone.

Receive the message that WhatsApp has been installed. Click again on HomeSite and then on «To«.

There you will find WhatsApp. The structure follows.

Click on WhatsApp, the welcome window opens.

Click «Agree and continue«.

Select your country in the next window (red marking) and give your new mobile number without the main one 0 the area code and without spaces. For Germany it is the Code of State +49For Austria +43 and for Switzerland +41.

After «ok», it is asked again if the number is really right.

Click «OK». SMS verification follows. Wait for the small blue bar to reach the right side. WhatsApp wants to send you an SMS to check your phone number. Since it is not possible to receive SMS on the PC, this process is not successful.

Now you have to briefly replace the new card of the mobile number for your current in the smartphone, because you are now called. Click «Call me«And take the call. A computer voice sends you a 6 -digit number code, which fits into the middle with the symbol of the telephone listener. The female item repeats the test code several times. Another case has arrived with the 6 -digit number of 6 -digit number.So WhatsApp opens and everything you need is to complete the information on the profile.

After «Next» (at the top right) you are ready.

Now you can use WhatsApp on your desktop pc. However, your WhatsApp contacts will not be automatically transmitted, since these are always stored locally. Contacts in the Bluestacks player is possible in «Settings» – «Manage addresses«Record manually or synchronize through your new Google account.

If you add international contact to your address book, start with a more sign (+). Then write the Code of State, followed by the Network area code without zero and therefore by the phone number, e.g. +491761234567 (49 is the state code).

Instructions with Genymotion

At the first start, the request to create a new virtual device appears automatically. Click «YES«And then ahead»Connect«.

The freeware then questions the access and password you specified when setting Genymotion.

Choose that Nexus s From if you just want to use WhatsApp. Nexus S consumes the minimum RAM. Then click «Next».

Then you will see the confirmation of Nexus S., Genymotion invites you to down automatically. With «Play“Start the virtual device.

Wait for the screen to have built and then click on «OK». Pull the initial screen on the left with the mouse.

Click «Settings«.

Then on «Language and input«.

Here click «Tongue«.

Select here «Deutsch«Off from.

The system is now German and the time and keyboard settings should also be automatically regulated. Now click on HomeSite (Häuschen). If you want to add contacts immediately, click on the address book.

In the address book, click «Create a new contact«. A warning appears that the phone is not connected to any online account to save contacts online.

Only names and telephone numbers are important for WhatsApp, so a WhatsApp account must be assigned to the number, otherwise the contact is not displayed on WhatsApp. After entering, click «Ready«If you want to create further contacts, click» Back «.

If you add international contact to your address book, start with a more sign (+). Then write the Code of State, followed by the Network area code without zero and therefore by the phone number, e.g. +491761234567 (49 is the state code).

Download the WhatsApp.apk Down and pull the APK file on the initial screen. With APK files, Android apps can also be installed by the Google Play Store. However, the Google Play Store does not provide devices emulated by Genymotion. WhatsApp.apk from WhatsApp.com Download (16.9 Mb). After installation, WhatsApp starts automatically.

They seem two clues that WhatsApp Custom Roma and tablets are not officially supported. In another case, the clues have not appeared. You can safely ignore this information. The welcome window opens. Click «Agree and continue«.

Select your country in the next window (red marking) and give your new mobile number without the main 0 the area code and without spaces. For Germany it is the Code of State +49For Austria +43 and for Switzerland +41.

Enter your new mobile number. After «ok», it is asked again if the number is really right.

Click «OK». SMS verification follows. Wait for the small blue bar to reach the right side. WhatsApp wants to send you an SMS to check your phone number. Since it is not possible to receive SMS on the PC, this process is not successful.

Now you have to briefly replace the new card of the mobile number for your current in the smartphone, because you are now called. Click «Call me«And take the call. In another case, a SMS has arrived with a 6 -digit number code. A computer entry gives you a 6 -digit number code, which fits into the middle with the symbol of the telephone listener. The female voice repeats the test code several times.

So WhatsApp opens and everything you need is to complete the information on the profile.

After «Next» (at the top right) you are ready.

Further uses

The possibility presented here to use the WhatsApp messenger under Windows can also be adapted to many other apps. So you can try the Android programs on the PC in peace before getting on the smartphone. In addition to the emulators presented here, Andy is also a good alternative.