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A judge in the country has already suspended the service twice, and even ordered the imprisonment of a Facebook executive, over the company’s refusal to cooperate with government demands to access WhatsApp’s encrypted messaging service as part of a drug trafficking investigation.Ī desktop app will certainly make communicating with loved ones, friends, and business associates easier, especially as your messages will now be synced. This new app is being released as the company faces continued legal issues within Brazil over access to user data.

The desktop app is essentially the same as the mobile version, particularly the one that launched in August: You can find your contacts and attach emojis and files to your messages. The company advises that you connect your phone to Wi-Fi. WhatsApp for desktop connects to your phone to sync messages, so potentially quite a bit of data will be transmitted, depending on usage, of course.

After installing the app, you’ll have to scan a QR code using the WhatsApp app on your mobile device - the feature will be located under “Settings” > “WhatsApp Web.” If the QR code is recognized, you’ll be authenticated on the desktop. WhatsApp’s desktop app works on computers with MacOS X 10.9 and Windows 8, or higher. WhatsApp already counts more than 1 billion monthly active users, but that number could soon be surpassed by its messaging cousin at Facebook. This new tool makes the service more accessible and is likely aimed at helping to accelerate growth. With this desktop app, WhatsApp joins Facebook Messenger, which has already debuted a standalone version of its service for the Web and PCs.
