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WhatsApp Messenger is a freeware and cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Facebook. This tag can be used for questions specifically for accessing Whatsapp Web or app (via emulator) on Ubuntu.

WhatsApp Messenger is a freeware and cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Facebook. The application allows the sending of text messages and voice calls, as well as video calls, images and other media, documents, and user location. The application runs from a mobile device but is also accessible from desktop computers; the service requires consumer users to provide a standard cellular mobile number.

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Install WhatsApp webapp on Ubuntu

How can I install Whatsapp web app on Ubuntu? I found a similar question How to install WhatsApp?, but here I am asking for the WhatsApp desktop webapp so that I can directly access the application without opening a browser.
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WhatsApp Web is asking to update Chrome while using Chromium

I am using Chromium Version 71.0.3578.80 (Official Build) on Ubuntu, running on Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit). This morning my WhatsApp Web tab asked me to update Chrome with the following message: WhatsApp works with Google Chrome 36+ To use WhatsApp,…
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Is there any working Whatsapp client for Ubuntu?

I have been looking for one for a long time now, but I haven't found even one working port of Whatsapp web for ubuntu. There was one called whatsie if I remember correctly, but now it doesn't work anymore because the version of chrome is old, or…
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WhatsApp for Ubuntu Phone?

Does someone know if there already is a WhatsApp Version for Ubuntu Phone? I decided to install Ubuntu on my Android, but I don't want to use my phone without WhatsApp.
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Whatsapp Web QR code not loading on Chrome/Firefox on Ubuntu 14.04

I am trying to use the service https://web.whatsapp.com/ on Chrome/Firefox on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Dual boot Windows 8.1). But the QR code that needs to be scanned by the Whatsapp mobile app is not loading. QR code loads perfectly fine on Chrome on…
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Whatsapp web qrcode flashes and dissapears

I'm running chrome on ubuntu 16.04 Whatsapp web seems to have stopped working on the desktop. The QR code flashes on the screen for what looks like 1 frame before disappearing to leave only the whatsapp logo. In search, I have found answers…
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open whatsapp links with web.whatsapp.com

There is still no way to install a native Linux application for whatsapp, so I always use whatsapp's webapp with my daily browser (chromium based brave-browser). Everything works [mostly] fine, except when I need to click on a whatsapp link in a web…
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Whatsapp on Ubuntu 15.10 desktop *without having access to a smartphone*

I currently don't own a proper smartphone that would be capable of running Whatsapp, and I don't have an account there yet. What I need is a way to run any Whatsapp client on my Ubuntu (64bit, currently 15.10) desktop that allows me to register an…
Byte Commander
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Whatsapp on Ubuntu Phone?

Is it already possible to download Whatsapp on Ubuntu mobile through the software center? Or can someone show me how to download and install this step by step? I don't have an Ubuntu phone yet but I would love to try it but only if it is possible to…
Niels Van Deventer
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How to detect duplicates of photos (even if the duplicate is of lower resolution) and how to keep only the higher-res copy?

Perusing thousands of photos from my smartphone transferred to my computer is a bit of a challenge. Separating the wheat from the chaff is a time consuming late-night endeavor. What makes this particularly challenging is WhatsApp, as it is…
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Bad Persian/Arabic font in WhatsApp web

I am using Ubuntu 20.04.01 L.T.S and after a while installing it, WhatsApp web Persian fonts changed to something really annoying, and the problem is I don't know whether its from Ubuntu, or WhatsApp web because I tried with another browser but…
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Simple screen recorder and whatsapp web video format

I have this problem, I am recording my screen using simple screen recorder in Ubuntu. The format is the default, which is mp4 ( .H264 ). My problem is that when I open whats app web, and I try to attach a video to a message, the video does not show…
Matias Barrios
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What'sApp installed on anbox on ubuntu 17.10 doesn't work – probably it can't acces the internet

I installed anbox with whatsapp on my ubuntu computer just as explained here. I started whatsapp an typed in my phone number. By the way, my phone is no smartphone and that's why I need whatsapp on anbox. I get this error message all time: Unable to…
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Is there a whatsapp client for linux desktop?

Ideally, I would like something like http://web.telegram.org for WhatsApp. But I'm just looking for a way to receive and send messages from my Ubuntu Desktop. Is there some client or any other way to achieve that?
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How to get whatsapp as a desktop app on Ubuntu?

Hi this is my second day using linux so I am a noob. But when looking for a solution for my question I found this question: Install WhatsApp webapp on Ubuntu the top ranked answer does nothing for me, I just end up with the text copied in a…
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