WhatsApp QR Code: How to start using
WhatsApp Web
We are all on Whatsapp. Okay maybe not all but at
least 900 million of us. The popular mobile app is now allowing users to
access their chats on the computer through a service called WhatsApp Web. And
guess what? It is using QR Codes to verify your identity. No Email ID. No
username. No password. Your smartphone is your key to use WhatsApp Web. But
first things first.
WHATS A QR CODE?
A QR Code is a
2D barcode that can store much more information than a traditional 1D barcode.
The information can be decoded simply by scanning the QR Code with a smartphone
application.
QR Codes are
now commonly used for marketing & advertising, authentication, and
inventory management. To know more about QR Codes, learn how to work with them.
HOW WHATSAPP WEB IS USING QR CODES FOR AUTHENTICATION?
When you first
created a WhatsApp account, you were only required to provide your phone number
and verify it. Now that WhatsApp is allowing users to access chats via their
computer browsers, it needs to identify and authenticate them.
This is
traditionally done via username and password but WhatsApp never generated such
information. So the app is now using a neat way. Your WhatsApp app (already
verified) on your smartphone is the key. Here is what you need to do:
1. Go to web.whatsapp.com on your computer
browser. Important: WhatsApp Web currently supports only Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera browsers.
2. On the
main screen, you will see a QR Code. This QR Code is dynamic in nature and will
change every few seconds.
3. Open WhatsApp on your smartphone. Important:
WhatsApp Web is available for iPhones, Android, Windows Phone 8.0 and 8.1,
Nokia S60, Nokia S40 Single SIM EVO, BlackBerry and BB10 smartphones.
4. Click the
‘More Options’ button on the top right corner and click on ‘WhatsApp Web’
5. From this screen click on the ‘+’ sign on the
top right corner to open the scanner.
6. Using this Scanner, scan the WhatsApp QR Code
on your browser screen to complete the authentication process.
Now you will be
able to view your chats on your computer as well. Note that you will need a
stable internet connection on both your phone and computer for WhatsApp Web to
work.
You can log out from WhatsApp Web easily from your WhatsApp
on your phone.
Thats it! You
are all set to use WhatsApp Web. Still have questions? Ask in the comments
section below.
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