Questions tagged [whatsapp]
WhatsApp is a messaging app for mobile phones, and it also features web and desktop version for Windows and Mac OS. Use this tag only for WhatsApp Desktop apps. For WhatsApp mobile apps, please post on Apple.SE or Android.SE. For WhatsApp Web, please post on WebApps.SE.
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How do I load a local whatsapp backup on my desktop, without interfering with Whatsapp?
How do I load a local whatsapp backup on my desktop, without interfering with Whatsapp? (So e.g. perhaps via a third party program)
I made a copy of whatsapp following instructions on this android ...
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Is it possible to retain WhatsApp media on PC and not on phone?
First the question - is it somehow possible to install the PC WhatsApp program for Windows and use the PC for complete storage (chat and all media) while maintaining only chat history on my phone? I ...
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What's the database format for WhatsApp Desktop for windows?
I'm trying to extract all of my WhatsApp messages with metadata for analysis, searching, graphing, e.t.c. Extraction of the Android database requires rooted access, so I'm trying to use the database ...
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How can I edit/delete the wrong word in the spell check dictionary in macOS Sonoma 14.0?
I accidentally added an incorrect word to the spell check dictionary when I use the WhatsApp Desktop.app on macOS Sonoma. How can I edit/delete the wrong word?
I browsed System Settings / Keyboard and ...
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Whatsapp running at startup on Windows 10
I have installed the Whatsapp desktop application on windows 10. I downloaded and installed it via the Microsoft Store. I have gone into the startup section on the Task Manager and have stopped the ...
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How to send messages to myself on WhatsApp
I was able to send myself messages via WhatsApp
I did this by Open any browser (Google Chrome, Firefox) on your phone or PC and typing wa.me// in the address bar, followed by my phone number
This has ...
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runas the Microsoft Store version of WhatsApp
I'm trying to run two instances of WhatsApp for two different accounts. Previously, when WhatsApp was a desktop application it was possible to run it as a different user with runas, but the desktop ...
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Links to chat don't detect app in Windows 11 - "Looks like you don't have WhatsApp installed!"
Perhaps since Windows 11 upgrade the links to:
https://api.whatsapp.com/send/?phone=XXXXXXX
Do not detect that I do have the whatsapp installed via the Windows Store so it wants to log again via ...
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how to change display/font size in WhatsApp Destop (the Microsoft Store version)
Following the title of this question, I point out again that I refer to WhatsApp Desktop app in its Microsoft Store version (not the older one, as downloaded from WhatsApp).
How can I change the ...
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Latest WhatsApp desktop application has look & feel of Playstore "App" than Classic Windows application. Have they stopped the other kind?
I had downloaded the WhatsApp Windows Desktop App from Whatsapp website & was using it. It had the Classic Windows Application Look & Fee.
Yesterday, it forced me to upgrade it but during the ...
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Why don't I see the option to make voice / video calls on WhatsApp Web Application on laptop?
I use WhatsApp Web version 2.2310.5 which I downloaded from the web (which is why Modify option is blacked out). I can access it from settings, and view it from my Taskbar.
I used to get the option ...
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I don't want to see messages from a member of a WhatsApp group
I participate in a WhatsApp group with several people.
In this group, there is that annoying person who sends "Good morning" messages every single day...
This person is not in my contacts
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WhatsApp Web "Next chat" hotkey collision with Windows 10
I use WhatsApp Web on Chrome, and I enjoy the Ctrl-Alt-Tab hotkey that goes to the next chat. I use it a lot.
I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I noticed that now when I press Ctrl-Alt-Tab ...
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Log Whatsapp conversations
We want to log everything that's being communicated with our clients.
We log e-mails, phone calls and letters.
With WhatsApp I tried different approaches already:
Keep an app like Notisave running on ...
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Copy and preserve formatting when copy pasting from WhatsApp web to any editor
I have WhatsApp open in a browser using WhatsApp web. There are messages that I receive that have formatting included, say bolding of a few words, italics, underlines etc. Now I want to copy the ...
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Is it possible to use WhatsApp on PC completely without a smartphone?
There is a WhatsApp version for PCs (Windows) which can be linked with WhatsApp on a smartphone. It requires a WhatsApp mobile version already running. However, some users have managed to register ...
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How to reduce WhatsApp Desktop App RAM Usage?
The WhatsApp Desktop App is always open on my Windows 11 machine since it is a major work tool.
The problem is that it is sacrificing 1GB of RAM.
It consumes around 600MB to 1GB depending on its usage....
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How to backup WhatsApp PC desktop
I'm using a WhatsApp PC app (Windows 10 desktop client). It is paired with my Android mobile app. Unfortunately, my mobile phone died suddenly (it switched off due to main board failure), and I can't ...
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Did WhatsApp Desktop stop supporting making calls, View Once, and Disappearing Messages?
In v2.2243.11.0 under Windows 10 22H2, suddenly if someone calls in, the Desktop completely ignores it. And if I try to make calls myself, clicking the buttons does nothing:
The About section's ...
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WhatsApp search wildcard not working as expected [closed]
I'm a huge Cntl+F fan and use it anywhere its offered. Chat applications are a must. Some are really good, most are mediocre, and some are just... Well you know.
WhatsApp is decent but I can't figure ...
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How to upgrade to WhatsApp's new stable native UWP version?
https://www.whatsapp.com/download/ removed the regular Windows version and kept only the UWP version, but news everywhere claims even the UWP wasn't native before, and now it is.
Is the latest version ...
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Can't call on Whatsapp's desktop application
Linux Mint 20.3
WhatsApp 2.22
On my Google Pixel 3 smartphonoe (Android) I has application Whatsapp and success call. Nice.
I start on Linux desktop application WhatsApp. And I can't call. Button &...
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System becomes unusable due to hard disk 100% usage with AVG, WhatsApp, Chrome, and System at various times
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 2017 model with Windows 10 OS and SATA hard disk, with 12 GB RAM and i5 processor.
Last many months, I have been facing 100% disk usage at various times, and it is different ...
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How to re-encrypt a Whatsapp db file?
A week ago I decrypted a crypt14 WhatsApp database file using this python script. But I accedientally deleted the original crypt14.
Now I want to restore my database. I have a decrypted msgsql.db file....
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how to remove the spell checker in WhatsApp Desktop
On my newly installed laptop with Windows 10, I would like to get rid of the spell checker in WhatsApp Desktop software.
How can I do that?
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End-to-end Encryption of Whatsapp
I have a question about Whatsapp's end-to-end encryption. As you know, Whatsapp claims that no one (including Whatsapp) can read messages or listen to the calls.
How can Whatsapp guarantee such a ...
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How to stop Whatsapp Desktop from auto updating
Hi I have installed WhatsApp desktop for MacOS it tries to pull 200|300mb updates everyday which is annoying, so I need to stop it from that.
Had already tried looking into the app to find a separate ...
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Unable to share whatsapp videos on web whatsapp
Recently web.whatsapp.com will not share new videos created by ffmpeg, using the same code to generate them.
However videos from the same code still work on whatsapp.
Does anybody know the correct ...
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How can I prevent applications to overwrite files with no prompt?
When download files and there is already a file with the same name, I expect to be prompted for a decision to rename or overwrite the file. But this is not happening with WhatsApp Desktop for MacOS (...
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WhatsApp Desktop - broadcast lists not showing after recent update
I recently updated WhatsApp Desktop to the latest version and all of a sudden my broadcast lists are not showing on the desktop version anymore. This used to work just fine before the latest update.
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Graphics Issue with Windows 11 - Can't display QR Codes & Graphics inconsistent [closed]
I am having some graphics issues in Windows 11.
The image below is pretty typical of what a button looks like on any web page.
It is bearable - but I can't load What's app onto my PC because my ...
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How to install WhatsApp on a separate drive on windows10?
Since I don't have sufficient space on the main Os drive (Drive C). I need to install WhatsApp on another drive. But when I run the setup file, it doesn't ask me where to install the software. It just ...
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Multiple WhatsApp clients on Mac?
I used to go in terminal and run
sudo /Applications/WhatsApp.app/Contents/MacOS/WhatsApp /secondary
to load two instances of Whatsapp desktop and work with both my business and home whatsapp ...
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Headless WhatsApp on Linux in a VM to use Matrix bridge
I noticed that Element added a voice message feature lately, and it's amazing. Now I could finally use Matrix exclusively for literally all the services I use it for. However, moving Whatsapp into a ...
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How to regularly secure/backup Telegram Chats?
since Telegram offers the option to delete complete chats for both sides - is there any way to secure your data?
For example someone keeps harassing you through the Telegram chat, and later deletes ...
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Internet Mobile data for only a specific application
Some mobile providers around the world offer stuff like WhatsApp bundle where the user has data for the app which require an Internet connection but not for browsing or any other app. I need to know ...
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Can you update WhatsApp's link previews?
If you share a link in WhatsApp, it gives a preview, which remains the same even after you update the link externally, for example a YouTube video link.
Is there a way to force WhatsApp to refresh ...
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Excel to WhatsApp sending text message
I am using the below code to send text messages from Excel (ver. 2019 / Windows 10)
Series of excel formulas generate WhatsApp link at R2 cell (eg.: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=911234567809&...
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Is there an easy way to manage WhatsApp images? [closed]
I'm looking for an easy way to go through my WhatsApp images to delete the ones I don't want to keep (mostly stickers, memes, other generated images).
Is there a way to do this? Preferably on desktop. ...
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ERROR: error pulling image configuration: error parsing HTTP 403 response body: invalid character 'F' looking for beginning of value: "Forbidden!"
I've installed docker 20.10.6 and 1.21.0 on centos linux 7 OS machine and when I run below command I get error
docker-compose -f multiconnect-compose.yml up -d
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Creating network "...
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Stop WhatsApp Desktop App from opening on api.whatsapp.com links, run WhatsApp web instead
I have a personal and a business WA account. I use WhatsApp Desktop app for personal use. When I click on api.whatsapp.com links, I mean to open the web app where I can send a message from my business ...
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"Broken" QR on Whatsapp Desktop [duplicate]
I just got a new Laptop and downloaded Whatsapp, but my phone can't connect to it because for some reason my QR code looks like this:
It has like white strips all over it, and generally it's ...
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Images get corrupted when uploaded
When I try to upload an image, a weird corrupted version gets uploaded instead.
This happens on different platforms, sometimes on google images (searching by file), But consistently happens when I ...
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How can WhatsApp share information with Facebook if the messages are encrypted end-to-end? [closed]
WhatsApp is enforcing a new controversy privacy policy that, as far as I understand, shares data from your chat messages with Facebook to provide you with "tailored ads" on Facebook.
How can ...
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How to export Whatsapp chats to pc - without having an unencrypted chat being moved online at any point in time?
It does not matter to me whether a chat is end-to-end encrypted when at the moment of saving or exporting that chat, the whole chat gets exposed in its plain text.
The question:
How to export Whatsapp ...
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Processing large amount of WhatsApp jpeg files in Adobe Photoshop
When I tried to open a jpeg file, downloaded from WhatsApp in Adobe Photoshop I've got the following Photoshop error:
Could not complete your request because a SOFn, DQT, or DHT JPEG marker is ...
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How to auto accept a call in WhatsApp?
Lets say I have a phone near but not enough to make a gesture or touch the device. I'm unable to take the phone and push the buttons.
Certain contacts are safe enough, so I want to automatically ...
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WhatsApp Web keeps disconnecting on one of my Wi-Fi's, why?
I moved to a new flat and got a new WiFi (Sky, UK).
The problem is that whenever I connect to WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop it only works for a minute or so then it disconnects. After a while (when ...
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Is it possible to download or update WhatsApp Desktop App Beta version?
The reason why I'm interested in the Beta version is because recently WhatsApp allowed to make video calls from its Desktop App. The only problem is that it is not widely available and it is just ...
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Is there a difference between installing WhatsApp from exe file or Microsoft Store?
I was surprised to find out that you could install WhatsApp App for Windows 10 in 2 different ways. One by going to the WhatsApp website and downloading the exe file and installing. And the other by ...