How to use WhatsApp on a Desktop PC or Laptop

Here’s what to do depending on your phone type:

Android

1. Open web.whatsapp.com on your computer using the web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or Edge are compatible)
2. Open the WhatsApp app on your phone by tapping on it
3. Open the Chats screen and select Menu and then WhatsApp Web
4. There will be a QR code (looks like a scrambled barcode) on the computer screen. Scan this using your phone
5. WhatsApp will then open in your computer browser and you’ll be able to use it as to send messages as you would on your phone
6. When you’ve finished your session, remember to log out. Click on the three-dot menu above the chats list on the left hand side of the screen
7. Click on Log out at the bottom of the list  

iPhone

1. Open web.whatsapp.com on your computer using the web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or Edge are compatible)
2. Open the WhatsApp app on your phone by tapping on it
3. If you are in a chat, navigate back to the main Chats screen and select Settings from the bottom menu
4. Then select WhatsApp Web
5. There will be a QR code (looks like a scrambled barcode) on the computer screen. Scan this using your phone
6. WhatsApp will then open in your computer browser and you’ll be able to use it as to send messages as you would on your phone
7. When you’ve finished your session, remember to log out. Click on the three-dot menu above the chats list on the left hand side of the screen
8. Click on Log out at the bottom of the list  

Blackberry

1. Open web.whatsapp.com on your computer using the web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or Edge are compatible)
2. Open the WhatsApp app on your phone by tapping on it
3. Go to Chats, then Menu, then WhatsApp Web
4. There will be a QR code (looks like a scrambled barcode) on the computer screen. Scan this using your phone
5. WhatsApp will then open in your computer browser and you’ll be able to use it as to send messages as you would on your phone
6. When you’ve finished your session, remember to log out. Click on the three-dot menu above the chats list on the left hand side of the screen
7. Click on Log out at the bottom of the list  

Windows Phone

1. Open web.whatsapp.com on your computer using the web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or Edge are compatible)
2. Open the WhatsApp app on your phone by tapping on it
3. Go to Menu, then WhatsApp Web
4. There will be a QR code (looks like a scrambled barcode) on the computer screen. Scan this using your phone
5. WhatsApp will then open in your computer browser and you’ll be able to use it as to send messages as you would on your phone
6. When you’ve finished your session, remember to log out. Click on the three-dot menu above the chats list on the left hand side of the screen
7. Click on Log out at the bottom of the list