The biggest flaw at the time of the launch was, due to "Apple platform limitations", the lack of support for iOS users, who could not use WhatsApp Web with their iPhones (unless they wanted a jailbroken workaround). Seven months later, that's no longer the case: WhatsApp Web is being gradually rolled out to all iOS users as we speak.
Here's how to use WhatsApp Web on your iPhone:
- First make sure you are running the latest version of WhatsApp on your iPhone. Open the AppStore app, head over to Updates and see if there's an update available for WhatsApp, then update accordingly.
- Visit web.whatsapp.com using your desktop Google Chrome browser
- Open the WhatsApp application on your iPhone
- Go to Settings > WhatsApp Web
- An explanation screen is then displayed
- Scan the square QR bar code displayed on the page at web.whatsapp.com, opened on step 2
- Data will then be synced between the smart phone app and the website
- The WhatsApp Web online app will update to display your chats, conversations, groups and friends
WhatsApp is currently one of the most popular messaging apps worldwide, except Asian markets like China and South Korea where WeChat and KakaoTalk hold the majority of users.
While adding desktop support for iPhone users does not seem like a big move for some, it will certainly help WhatsApp keep iOS users loyal instead of seeing them migrate to other cross-platform messaging apps, such as Telegram, Viber, Line, WeChat, who already offer iPhone-Desktop syncing capabilities.
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