- Step 1: Download and install Bluestacks App player from the link provided at the bottom of this article.
Note: Bluestacks App player is not compatible with certain anti viruses such as Bitdefender.
- Step 2: Once Bluestacks App player is installed, run it.
- Step 3: Once you run Bluestacks App player, you will be greeted with the following screen where you will be prompted to sign in with your Google account, so that you can access the Google Play Store.
- Step 4: Click on continue and sign in with your Google account in the next page.
- Step 5: Next you have to sign in again with your Google account on the web in order to enable the Google app sync feature.
- Step 6: Finally you will be taken to the Google play store. You will now have to search for the Whatsapp app and then install it like you would do on a android phone.
- Step 7: Once Whatsapp is downloaded and installed in Bluestacks App player, click on the open button and you will be able to access Whatsapp.
- Step 8: Next click on Agree and continue.
- Step 9: You will then have to enter your cell phone number. Enter it and click on OK.
- Step 10: Next Whatsapp will send an text message to your phone in order to verify your Whatsapp account. On a android phone this process happens automatically without the users interaction, however since the app is installed on a PC and the message is received by your phone. Your whatsapp account will not be verified.
Instead you will have to wait for a few minutes until the message verification fails and Whatsapps suggests you to use the call verification process instead. Click on Call me to start the call.
- Step 11: Wait for a few seconds till you receive a call on your phone. Accept the call and note down the verification number provided. Enter the verification number in Whatsapp on your windows PC and Whatsapp will automaticallyaccept it.
- Step 12: Next you will have to enter a name for your Whatsapp profile and even choose a photograph.
- Step 13: Finally you will be able to use Whatsapp on your windows PC and the controls will be same as your android device.
That’s it, now you will be able to use Whatsapp from your windows PC and send messages to your friends and relatives using Whatsapp on other mobile devices. Last but not the least you should know that you cant use a single Whatsapp account on multiple devices, which is why you will have to create different Whatsapp accounts for your PC and smartphone.
