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WhatsApp is well-known product for messaging via internet. It’s the most popular app for messaging which is developed by WhatsApp Inc. Now they have develop an app for small businesses that are working on WhatsApp. WhatsApp doesn’t have all the features that a business might need. Therefore WhatsApp Business comes as a solution to all this.
WhatsApp for Mac is finally available and now it’s easy to run WhatsApp on Mac for free including on Yosemite and El Capitan. On May 11th 2016, WhatsApp released the long awaited desktop client for Mac and although you could already use the web version of WhatsApp, the desktop app is better because it has more support for desktop notifications and better keyboard shortcuts. The free app is available from WhatsApp’s website, so head on over to the download page to click the link that’s right for you. The app works with Windows 8 and higher and Mac OS X 10.9.
WhatsApp Business comes with a lot of features that small businesses working on WhatsApp might need. The first feature is about your profile. A company can now set their location, category, business description, email address and site link. The profile picture and status are available just like standard WhatsApp. A company can choose their category from the available options. You can set the away message for the customers when you are not available. Option for setting time and date for a message is also available, like on Saturday or Sunday you can set a message that we won’t be available on weekend.
In the “settings” you can see some new options like statistics, data usage and contacts that were not available in standard WhatsApp. “Statistics” shows the number of sent, delivered, received and read messages. This “statistics” section looks pretty basic. Still a company can have an idea about the communication. It can help identifying the user behaviors. “Data usage” tells about the data used by the app to have a track record. You can also see the contacts available to you in the “contacts” section. When ever you try to access new user, they gets the an option to either accept or block your message. The receiver is notified that a business is trying to access you. Your business details are also visible to them.
Moreover, WhatsApp Business for PC runs pretty smoothly. Users only need to download and install Android Emulator. To install WhatsApp Business for PC, either use Bluestacks for Mac or Bluestacks 3 for Windows. Make sure that your PC is sporting one of the following operating systems; Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or Mac OS X. Hence, go on and follow the instructions given below to use WhatsApp Business for PC on laptops and computers.
How to install WhatsApp Business for PC using APK
- Download and install Bluestacks 3 for PC.
- After installation is complete, download WhatsApp Business APK and save it anywhere on your computer.
- To install WhatsApp Business for PC, click on the Install APK button at bottom right of Home tab.
- It will take you to the Windows Explorer.
- From here on, navigate to the folder where APK was previously downloaded.
- Open it and Bluestacks 3 will install WhatsApp Business for PC automatically.
- Once the installation is complete, click on the game icon in Home tab and it will start after loading.
- To have clearer instructions with screenshots, follow this guide: How to install APK in Bluestacks 3.
How to install WhatsApp Business for PC via Play Store
- Download and install Bluestacks 3 for PC.
- Login with your Google Account to access Play Store.
- Once it has been logged in, head over to Home tab.
- Click on “System App” folder icon.
- Now open Play Store from its icon.
- Here you will see the Play Store in tablet mode.
- Click on the search bar and use your laptop / PC’s desktop to type “WhatsApp Business”.
- Choose the desired app from search results and click on Install in preceding screen.
- The installation will be done in few minutes.
- Wait till it is complete.
- Once the installation is complete, head over to Home tab.
- Click on WhatsApp Business icon and it will launch the game.
If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below
More and more people are increasingly using WhatsApp to send photos to each other. In case your phone dies, you will end up losing all these photos unless you have backed them up to your PC. In this article, we will be showing you how to transfer WhatsApp Photos from Android to PC without using any third-party software.
Transfer WhatsApp Photos from Android Phone to PC or Mac
By default, all the Photos that you receive On WhatsApp are saved to the Photos App or the Photos Gallery on your Android Phone.
In case, your Android Phone or Tablet is using this default setting, you can easily transfer WhatsApp Photos from Android Phone to PC by just plugging your Android Phone using a USB cable to your PC or Mac.
However, you won’t be able to use this method, in case you have stopped WhatsApp from saving photos to the Gallery on your Android Phone or Tablet.
In this case, you can still transfer WhatsApp photos From iPhone to PC, but the task becomes a bit more tedious, as you will have to transfer photos one Contact at a time.
Depending on your case, you can choose from any of the following two methods to Transfer WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone to PC or Mac.
How To Download Whatsapp On Your Mac
- Transfer WhatsApp Photos Using USB Cable: (Can only be done If WhatsApp Auto-Save Photos feature is not turned off on your phone)
- Transfer WhatsApp Photos using Email: (Can Be used even if you had Disabled WhatsApp Auto-Save Photos feature on your device)
1. Transfer WhatsApp Photos from Android Phone to PC or Mac Using USB Cable
As mentioned above, you can easily Transfer WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone to PC or Mac, in case WhatsApp is saving Photos to your Android phone.
Follow the steps below to confirm whether or not WhatApp is saving Photos to the Photos Gallery on your Android phone.
1. Open WhatsApp on your Android Phone or Tablet.
2. Once you are in WhatsApp, tap on the 3-dot icon located at the top right corner of your screen.
3. From the drop-down menu that appears, tap on Settings.
4. On the Settings screen, tap on Data Usage.
5. On the Data Usage screen, make sure that “All Media” or “Photos” is written underneath “When Connected on WiFi” or for “When Using mobile-data”.
In case you see “No Media” written under “When Connected on WiFi”, “When Using Mobile Data” and “When Roaming” options then it means that WhatsApp is not saving photos to your Android Phone.
Once you have confirmed that WhatsApp is saving Photos to the Photos Gallery on your Android Phone, you can follow the steps below to transfer Photos From Android Phone to PC or Mac.
Transfer WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone to Windows PC
1. Connect your Android Phone or Tablet to Windows PC using a USB cable.
2. Once the Phone is connected to PC, unlock your Android Phone and then swipe down from the top of the screen to access Notification Center on your Android Phone.
3. Once the Notification Center opens, tap on USB charging this device tab (See image below)
4. From the pop-up menu that appears, choose Transfer Files from the list of options (See image below)
5. Now open File Explorer on your Windows PC and then click on your phone, as it appears in the File Explorer side menu (See image below)
6. Next, double click on the Internal shared storage Folder, which depending on your phone might be titled in a different way (Internal Storage or similar name).
7. Next, open WhatsApp Folder by double clicking on it (See image below)
8. In WhatsApp Folder, open the Media Folder by double clicking on it.
9. Finally in Media Folder, you will see the WhatsApp Images Folder.
10. Simply drag the WhatsApp images Folder onto your desktop and all the WhatsApp Photos from your Android Phone will be transferred to your Windows PC.
Transfer WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone to Mac
Unlike Windows computer, Mac does not show the Folder structure of an Android device connected to it. Hence, you won’t be able to access the WhatsApp Folder of your Android Phone on Mac.
However, you can still manage to transfer WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone to Mac by following the steps below.
1. Connect your Android Phone to Mac using a USB cable.
2. Next, Unlock your Android phone and then swipe down from the top of the screen to access Notification Center on your Android Phone.
3. On the Notification center, tap on USB Charging this device tab (See image below)
4. From the pop-up that appears, select Transfer Photos option (See image below)
5. Next, open the Photos app on your Mac and then click on your device, which will appear in the side menu of Photos App, under “Devices” section (See image below).
How To Download Whatsapp Messages To Mac
6. Next, click on the Import All New Photos button (See image below)
That’s it! All your photos including WhatsApp and other photos will be transferred to your Mac.
Transfer WhatsApp Photos From Android Phone to PC/Mac Using Email
If case you have prevented WhatsApp from saving photos to the Photos Gallery on your phone, you won’t be able to Transfer Photos by connecting your Android Phone to PC or Mac.
In this case, you will only be able to Email WhatsApp Photos to yourself by following the steps below.
1. Open WhatsApp on your Android phone and then tap on the Chats tab (in case you are not already on the Chats screen).
2. Next, open the Chat from which you want to Transfer WhatsApp Photos to your PC or Mac.
3. On the Chat screen, tap on the 3-dot icon from the top right corner of your screen and then tap on More option in the drop-down menu (See image below).
4. Next, tap on the Email Chat option (See image below)
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5. From the pop-up that appears, tap on Attach Media option (See image below)
6. Once you tap on Attach Media, the default Mail App on your Android Phone will open.
7. Now, enter your own Email Address in the “To” Field and tap on the Send button (See image below)
Note: In case of multiple Contacts, repeat steps 2-7 in order to Email WhatsApp Photos from all the Contacts to yourself.
Once you have Emailed the WhatsApp Chats with Photos to yourself, the next step is to access those Chats on your computer and download the WhatsApp Photos to your PC or Mac by following the next steps as provided below.
1. Open your Windows or Mac computer
2. Login to your Email Account and then open the Email containing WhatsApp Chat that you had mailed to yourself.
3. Once you are in your Email Account, click on the Download icon which in case of Gmail will be located to the right of the Attachments heading (See image below)
4. Next, choose where you would like to save the downloaded File in Zip Format.
5. You will find all the WhatsApp images for this Contact in the downloaded Folder.