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Re: Whatsapp Web

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Post by orliesaurus » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:14 PM UTC

conqrr wrote: post #42

orliesaurus wrote: post #39

Its awesome, I can save my phone battery by switching it off and leaving only whatsapp on! boom!

No its not. Your phone needs to stay on the whole time.

Damn, you're right! That's a bit of a downer :(

Re: Whatsapp Web

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Post by raonyguimaraes » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:14 PM UTC

This is apparently not available in my country (Brazil) ...

Whatsapp version 2.11.476 updated on 16 jan 2015

I guess it's only limited to US and other regions.

Re: Whatsapp Web

#53

Post by tiffanyh » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:14 PM UTC

I know everyone is complaining about Chrome only support, but the more important question we should be asking is what technology stack are they using for the web client?

It's well documented that Whatsapp is a Erlang shop.

Did they stay with using Erlang for the web as well ... or did they switch to another technology like Nodejs, etc?

Re: Whatsapp Web

#54

Post by dpacmittal » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:15 PM UTC

kiuiras wrote: post #41

Which version of Android app do you use? 2.11.498 seems don't work for me. There isn't a WhatsappWeb option.

How did you even get 2.11.498 (which seems to be newer than mine but still not latest)? I'm trying to download and all I get is 2.11.491.

Re: Whatsapp Web

#55

Post by KhalilK » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:15 PM UTC

therealmarv wrote: post #24

installed newest Android version. Does not work here. No option for scanning QR

Same here.

Re: Whatsapp Web

#56

Post by skynetv2 » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

I changed the UA on Frirefox, then whatsapp web started working. Firefix even showed desktop notifications.

BTW, you cannot have two web sessions going on at the same time. Once you start a new session on one browser, other detects and prompts

"WhatsApp Web is open on another computer or browser. Click “Use Here” to use WhatsApp Web in this window."

also, it needs phone to be connected to whatsapp service. So it sync from phone to your browser.

Re: Whatsapp Web

#57

Post by dpacmittal » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

balls187 wrote: post #30

therealmarv wrote: post #24

installed newest Android version. Does not work here. No option for scanning QR

Did you try: Menu -> Whats App Web?

There's no option called 'WhatsApp Web". I'm on 2.11.491

Re: Whatsapp Web

#58

Post by sandy23 » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

I dont see whatsapp web on whatsapp menu of my computer.

Re: Whatsapp Web

#59

Post by programmer_dude » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:19 PM UTC

I had to restart my phone to see the whatsapp web menu option. I am on Android.

Re: Whatsapp Web

#60

Post by dpacmittal » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 7:21 PM UTC

raonyguimaraes wrote: post #52

This is apparently not available in my country (Brazil) ... Whatsapp version 2.11.476 updated on 16 jan 2015 I guess it's only limited to US and other regions.

Used a US VPN to see whats the latest version and its 2.11.491, which is the same as installed version on mine (India). However, I still don't see the option to scan QR code.