WhatsApp Launches Web Client, iOS Excluded Due to Apple’s “Platform Limitations”

WhatsApp today has announced a new web browser client to allow users to chat and browse conversations mirrored from their smartphone. The service will be available to Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and BlackBerry 10 users.

What about iOS users you say? They are excluded because of what the company says are “limitations” of Apple’s platform, without going into specifics:

Unfortunately for now, we will not be able to provide web client to our iOS users due to Apple platform limitations.

For others though, all they need to do is connect their web browser to WhatsApp by using Chrome. Here, a QR code is scanned by WhatsApp on your smartphone to make the pairing.

whatsapp web client

In order for the web client to work, your phone needs to stay connected to the internet and also be using the latest version of WhatsApp. If you’re going to try this out, let us know how it works for you. Hopefully one day iOS users will be able to use WhatsApp on the web.

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Tim
Tim
11 years ago

Apple really SUCKS sometimes.

DFG
DFG
Reply to  Tim
11 years ago

All the time bro.. android FTW

Chris
Chris
11 years ago

While this sounds like a neat idea, honestly, any time i’m on my computer, my phone is sitting next to me on the desk. I’m not sure how useful that feature would be for me at least.

Andy
Andy
Reply to  Chris
11 years ago

Full bodied messages in a fraction of the time. Compare typing a message on a phone, versus on a desktop/laptop keyboard.

Chris
Chris
Reply to  Andy
11 years ago

As I have been speaking from my own personal experience, I don’t compose full on email sized messages to those I chat with on a messaging service. Also, years of typing on my iPhone have taught me to type at a half decent speed 😉

victor
victor
Reply to  Chris
11 years ago

someone feeling jelly

David Morón
David Morón
Reply to  Chris
11 years ago

Typing on a full size keyboard is better by far. There is no way you can not see this.

Chris
Chris
Reply to  David Morón
11 years ago

By all means, yes. A full sized keyboard and a 15 inch laptop screen is way more productive than a 4 inch phone screen shared with the keypad.
I am speaking from my own use with messaging apps. I don’t write novels to my friends when chatting with them.
That being said, my phone is always with me whereas my computer isn’t.

David Morón
David Morón
Reply to  Chris
11 years ago

I’m at home or at the office most of the time, and not having to pick up my phone to write something to my friends is great.

I understand you wouldn’t use this if you aren’t close to a computer all the time, but for those who are, this is extremely useful.

Rudiger
Rudiger
11 years ago

this is a feature thats been available to android users for years Mighty Text. Its a feature i use on a daily basis. Few times I’ve left my phone at home in the morning, thanks to services like this im stil able to keep contact with people. One of the many reasons to leave iOS behind.

Larry
Larry
11 years ago

Why does IPhone close itself from the world ayi? To begin with almost everything is for sale……nothing for free……now we can’t do what the whole world is doing…..I guess I have a choice……Android here I come.

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