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How to sync your WhatsApp with your computer

By Mutala Yakubu
How to sync your WhatsApp with your computer
How to sync your WhatsApp with your computer
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WhatsApp is now the easiest application that connects mobile phone users without much stress.

All you need is a smartphone and internet access, one can chat with family and friends anywhere on this planet as far as they are connected on WhatsApp.

The dilemma of many is how they can chat uninterruptedly at the office when they are working on their PCs without having to use their phones.

Did you know you can still WhatsApp without having to do so on the phone?

Here is how to sync WhatsApp with your computer



Pairing your phone with the WhatsApp on desktop

1. Open WhatsApp on your computer or visit web.whatsapp.com on your computer. (Make sure it is the official client or website)

2.  When prompted with a QR code, use the QR scanner within WhatsApp to scan the QR code.

3.To do so, open WhatsApp on your phone.


       On Android: in the Chats screen > Menu > WhatsApp Web.
       On iPhone: go to Settings > WhatsApp Web.
       On Windows Phone: go to Menu > WhatsApp Web.
    Scan the QR Code on your computer screen from your phone.



To logout of desktop from WhatsApp

1.Go to WhatsApp on your phone > Go to Settings or Menu.

2. Tap on WhatsApp Web.

3. Tap Logout from all computers.

If you believe someone has scanned your QR code and has access to your account via WhatsApp Web, use the instruction above to log out of all your active web sessions in WhatsApp on your mobile phone.

Note: If you are unable to scan the QR code, ensure that the main camera on your phone is functioning properly. If the camera is not able to auto-focus, blurry or is broken, you may not be able to scan the barcode. Currently, there is no other way of logging into WhatsApp on your desktop.
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