You can now use WhatsApp on you computer. Computers, on the other hand, use operating systems like Windows 8, Linux etc. because they all are mobile operating systems. You will find WhatsApp version for Android, iOS, Windows and BlackBerry etc. So, the developers of WhatsApp created various versions of WhatsApp for mobile platforms but not for computer platforms.

It was not intended to work as a messenger software installed on your computer (for example, Yahoo! Messenger). WhatsApp was developed to be a mobile phone app.

What is the problem in using WhatsApp on computer?įirst of all let’s understand why WhatsApp was not available for computers from the beginning. Let’s see how you can install WhatsApp on your laptop or tablet or desktop. WhatsApp Web was officially launched to help those users who are more comfortable on a computer rather than a mobile phone. I searched a bit on Internet and found that you can indeed use WhatsApp on your computer. So, I wondered, “is it possible to use WhatsApp on a desktop or laptop computer?”. Fortunately, at that time, I had an Internet connected laptop in front of me. Last evening I was in an important conversation on WhatsApp but suddenly my mobile Internet connection broke down.