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Download WhatsApp on your mobile device, tablet or desktop and stay connected with reliable private messaging and calling. Available on Android, iOS, Mac and Windows.

New! Call on WhatsApp Web Now you can make and receive video or voice calls — one-on-one or in groups — right from your browser. With private messaging and calling, you can be yourself, speak freely and feel close to the most important people in your life no matter where they are.

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On WhatsApp, conversations can be expressive, fun and entirely you. Messaging on any device is protected by end-to-end encryption, so you can speak freely and know your personal messages remain private and secured.

WhatsApp is a messaging app for mobile and desktop devices that lets people communicate across platforms. To get started, you need to download WhatsApp and register with a valid mobile phone number.

This guide walks through each step, explains how to use WhatsApp Web on your computer once it's running, and covers the fixes for every common failure including ones caused by outdated advice that no longer applies.

Today, for the first time, millions of you will have the ability to use WhatsApp on your web browser. Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device -- this means all of your messages still live on your phone.

WhatsApp Web is a browser-based version of WhatsApp that lets you access your messaging account on a computer. You sync your phone with a web browser by scanning a QR code, which mirrors all conversations on your desktop screen.

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