"WhatsApp" - what is it? How to install the program?

Most people love communication, whether it's a phone call or a short SMS. But when the list of counterparties is large enough, and you want to pay attention to everyone, and bills for the payment of a mobile phone become four-digit, the search for an alternative form of communication necessarily begins .

Here comes the help of the cross-platform application WhatsApp. What is it, and how to work with it?

Capabilities

WhatsApp (read as "Vatsap") allows you to send free messages, video and audio recordings over the Internet. You can also speed up the meeting with friends by sending them the address of your location as a mark on the Google map. There is a function for creating a chat on interests and communication with a group. However, all these manipulations are possible only with those contacts that also use this application and have access to the Internet. Smart program WhatsApp will independently show the list of potential interlocutors from the phonebook of the mobile device.

One of the undoubted advantages of this messenger is a very simple form of installation and registration, the process takes less than five minutes. Almost all operating systems support WhatsApp: Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, etc. Also worth noting is the beautiful design of the program. There are different options for the appearance of pages: from strict and neutral to cute pink rabbits. In addition, this messenger when using allows you to spend more sparingly on the charge of the device than similar programs. For those who do not like words, a lot of "smiles" and symbols on various subjects are provided.

disadvantages

The program is convenient only for those who have many friends, close and familiar from the contact list it uses. If you do not know yet, WhatsApp - what is it, then there is no sense in understanding this for sending one message a week, it's easier to send SMS or MMS.

Like all programs, the minor shortcomings of the service are not deprived. For example, the messenger can "hang". Also annoyingly long sent video messages and a very long time loaded when viewing. If you want to copy the correspondence and send a group chat to the absent participant, then it will be done only by single phrases, and not by a whole page. And finally, the biggest disadvantage: if the user has several devices, for example, a phone and a tablet, then you can install WhatsApp only on one of them. Although the way out of this situation is obvious. On the second device it is enough to install another SIM card, after having copied phone numbers onto it, register an additional program account for its number and use both of them.

Now we need to figure out how to install WhatsApp on the example of various devices.

How to install the program on your smartphone

The process is very simple and almost identical for smartphones on different platforms. WhatsApp for "Android" is set as follows:

1. In the PlayMarket folder or AndroidMarket (on different phones it is called differently) you need to enter the name of the program in the search system or independently find it in the category "Free" - "Communication".
2. Download WhatsApp to your phone.
3. Pass a simple registration form (name, e-mail).
4. At the end of the work, a sms-message will come that this user becomes a participant of the program.

For iPhone owners, the entire installation procedure is similar, the difference is only in the name of the store folder: AppleMarket or AppStore. To download WhatsApp for Nokia, Users of the phone can use the "Nokia Store". Nokia Lumia owners need to download this program from the MicrosoftStore store.

Installing the program on your computer

Until recently, there was no official WhatsApp program for Windows or Mac. Now it was published and is called "WhatsApp for the computer". The principle of operation during installation is very simple and understandable.

First you need to download and run this program, then it should be installed in this way:

• Select the installation language in the menu (for Russians, respectively, Russian);
• Click the "Next" button;
• In the installation options, select the folder where the program will be stored (drive "C");
• Followed by registration with the mandatory completion of all fields (name, phone, city, etc.), enter valid data;
• The next step is activation (a SMS-message with an activation code will be sent to the phone number specified during registration).

You can import recipient contacts from your phone or manually add them.

Another option for installing the program on a computer

The second way to install WhatsApp on your computer is not quite official. There is an emulator or, in other words, a copy of the Android program for the computer. You need to download this program, then search for the interesting application, enter the credentials of your Google account. After entering the account, WhatsApp is installed. Next, you need to go through the standard registration procedure with the phone number, which will receive a text message with an activation code.

For iPad and iPodtouch owners

How to be the owners of the iPad and iPodtouch, because only the iPhone supports the official version of the program WhatsApp? What it is, and what provides convenience, they can also learn by spending a little time. In order to install the program, you need a computer and an iPhone with the Internet connected, an Apple ID account and the device to which the program will be installed. The first thing to do is enter the iTunes store on your computer under an existing account (if there is not such a program on the computer, then it's easy to download), then the WhatsApp messenger is downloaded.

A utility program for installing WhatsApp on your iPad and iPodtouch

To install the messenger, you need to download and install the i-funbox program, then do the following:

1. Connect the iPad and iPod to the computer and run the i-funbox program, which will react to the connection of the gadget by displaying its name. After the "Install Application" window appears, you need to specify the explorer and the installation file.
2. After the application installation is complete, start the messenger on the device, enter the password and mail the Apple ID. The inscription that this device does not support this application should not scare.
3. The next step is to install any iPhone with the activated WhatsApp program, connect to the computer, open the i-funbox. After the iPhone has appeared in the list of devices, its designation is pressed, is WhatsApp - and forward to the program.
4. The Documents and Library folders are selected and copied to the PC.
5. Then connect the iPad or iPod again and start the i-funbox, then the Documents and Library folders are deleted, and the folders from the iPhone are inserted into their place.

It is important to note that this application can be installed either on the phone or on the tablet.

How the program works

To open a chat window, just click on the desired contact. In the upper left corner of the message window, the person's avatar and name will be displayed (according to the phone book entry). You can insert into the message:

• Smileys (the button is in the lower left corner of the screen);
• Voice recording (the button with the microphone is located at the bottom right);
• Photo, picture, video, contact from the notebook and even send your location (click on the clip image next to the name of the contact opens the menu).

After sending a message, a checkmark next to it appears. This means that the delivery is completed. About reading the message will inform the second tick, having relieved of doubts and superfluous questions to the interlocutor. Also, there is no problem in creating a group of several contacts for joint communication.

The design of the program is pleasant, executed in bright colors. It is possible to change the "wallpaper" - the background image of the message window by clicking the additional options button in the upper right corner. You can set your current status, which will inform other users about what the device owner is currently occupied: "available", "busy", "at work", "in the cinema", etc.

WhatsApp - what it is, already know by many. This is a convenient and fun way to communicate with friends, which allows you to save a significant proportion of funds for communication.

The program differs favorably from other messengers (for example, ICQ). The main advantage - it remains active even in a folded or closed state. When the Internet is on, the user is guaranteed to receive a text message, picture or video intended for him.