.exe files are for Windows. The only way to run them is via Wine e.g. Zorin "Windows App Support". But some .exe files work and others do not under Wine.
I don't use What's App on my computer either on Zorin or Windows. Others that do may be able to confirm the Snap version funtions OK. It should be trustworthy as it is vetted for the Software Store.
thank you. now i understand that not all apps are supported. maybe that is the reason it tells me to install as normal user. if snap store is trustworthy then i will go ahead with install whatsapp from snapstore as i really need to stop depending on windows
thank you
WhatsApp is a very widely used messaging app (similar to Telegram) on your mobile, and you can also use the App on your Computer by downloading it from the MS store. In this post, I will show you how to use WhatsApp on Windows 11 PC and download it from the MS store.
Different Versions of WhatsApp are available on Windows 11 PC. WhatsApp beta is the new version of WhatsApp, and it includes more aditional features compared to the normal WhatsApp version. All versions of WhatsApp are free to use. The latest WhatsApp version is WhatsApp 20.11.
WhatsApp is a messaging App, easy and convenient to use. All the features of the App are completely free and are also free to download. The following are the features of WhatsApp on Windows PC.
1. It is a fast, simple, and convenient messaging App
2. Secured Connection
3. Helps to Share photos and Videos, Send and receive documents
4. WhatsApp is Free to use
5. Helps to make video and voice calls, send text messages, etc
6. WhatsApp takes customer privacy and security into great context
7. Protect Customer Information from 3rd parties and hackers
8. Easily login by scanning a QR code with phones
9. There is no username or password which can be hacked.
10. WhatsApp is a trusted windows store app, so there is no security risk
There are other options to download the WhatsApp application from the WhatsApp website. You can use the WhatsApp Beta for Windows applications from their website or from Microsoft Store.
You can also use WhatsApp for Web on Windows 11 PCs using Microsoft Edge or any other browser. The functionalities of WhatsApp web would be limited if you compare it with the full desktop application.
WhatsApp for Desktop is available as part of Windows Package Manager and you can use the command line tool WinGet to install it on Windows 11 PCs. You can launch this command line tool from Windows Terminal and use the following commands!
While clicking the Disappearing messages arrow, the below screenshots will appear and show that you get started with the disappearing messages option and the duration of the disappearing messages. It would help if you turned on the Disappearing feature for more privacy and storage.
So you want to chat with your friends and family using WhatsApp but you have not a android or WhatsApp supported phone, then probably you will think how do i use WhatsApp on PC or Mac? But did you know that you can also use WhatsApp on your windows PC or Mac.There are different ways to install whatsapp on Windows OR Mac
Initially it was available only for android, windows and blackberry. Due to Apple platform limitations, WhatsApp Web was not available for iphone users initially but now it supports major operating systems.The major advantage of WhatsApp Web is you can run WhatsApp in both PC and phone at same time.
This method became quite popular now a days. The major android emulator for Windows and Mac are Bluestacks and Youwave. There are many free android Emulators but only few of them could match our expectations or requirement.
it is a third party PC application developed by low level studios as Non Official web client for WhatsApp. Major problem with Wassapp is that it is not available for Mac users. This is the most easiest method at all as because this does not consumes too much memory in your hard disk as other Android emulators do.
Manymo is a online emulator, it requires only a signup and it will give all access to android apps on your browser. The best thing of Manymo is it works on all OS either you are using Windows, Mac or Linux.
While cleaning out my collection of electronics, I found a PDA. Not themodern kind (voice assistant), but the old school precursor to thesmartphone. It's a HP iPAQ h4350, it was a model used by theDutch Railways. I picked it up in working condition years ago and waswondering, how does a mobile device from 2003 stack up to a modernsmartphone? The first thing I did was run linux on it which workedsurprisingly well, it however was noticeably slower than Windows Mobile. This postshows you how well the device still works in 2022, including using WhatsAppto chat. Almost all things I use my smartphone for, I can do with this PDA!
One huge issue I have is that the internet from, say, 10 years ago(or earlier), is gone. Many broken or dead links, software downloads nolonger available, the git repository for angstrom gone, even with a mirroralmost all dependencies are dead or hard to find or no longer compile on amodern machine. Archive.org has been a lifesaver, butit's sad to see so many sites just gone. I've uploaded most of the stuff I'vedug up from other sources to Archive.org. You should donate to them, it's aninvaluable resource.
Powered by an Intel XScale PXA255 processor running at 400Mhz and Windows Mobile 2003, the H4350 includes a hardware keyboard, 64MB of RAM and a 32MB ROM (about two megabytes are available for permanent storage). Both 802.11b (WiFi) and Bluetooth are both embedded in the device with a standard IrDA port. For expandability, the H4350 has an SDIO expansion slot, and for audio output, a standard 1/8" jack is included. The device recharges and syncs through the same port on the bottom of the device, and includes a removable, rechargeable 1650mAh lithium battery.
As you have seen on the pictures above, the device has a hardware keyboard. Ilove that and I wish modern phones would bring that back. It works so well,intuitive and you're not loosing half your screen on a virtual keyboard.
The iPAQ has a touchscreen, but it's a resistive touchscreen, which means youneed a stylus (included in the device). Pull-to-refresh or scrolling as we donow by swiping do not work, you have to use a scrollbar. Tiny controls, butwith a stylus that works quite well. The screen has a QVGA resolution,320x240, which is small compared to today's devices, but when using it, youdon't really notice, it feels big enough.
The device has no built-in persistent storage, everything is in RAM. Thatmeans, once the battery is empty, everything (all settings, appointments,files, etc) is lost. There is a small backup battery which holds data longenough to swap the battery, but that backup battery is dead in my unit and Icannot find a replacement, it's a very specific part. If you happen to knowmore, send me an email please.
You can work around that problem though. The docking cradle has a sparebattery to charge and the main battery in my unit still works for at leastthree full days. The ROM (which the device resets to after power loss) has autility, iPAQ Backup, which can backup and restore all settings. It even hasthe option to automatically backup when the battery reaches a certainpercentage. If the device was reset, just restore the last backup from the SDcard and you're up and running again. Takes 5 minutes, so not a huge issue,just a minor annoyance.
Development for Windows Mobile was easy back in the day, Microsoftmade sure MFC and .NET compact worked well. My day job even made a few PDA applications, one to sync coffee machine counters via irDA(infrared) to a PDA. If you have the correct infrared PCB, it stillworks today. It was never removed from the coffee software code,since we still have one customer that uses it. Not sure why, the counters are available via a web interface for over a decade now.
The PDA syncs with a windows computer, via ActiveSync. After Windows Vista,Microsoft renamed the tool to WMDC (Windows Mobile Device Sync) and it's notsupposed to work on Windows 10, but the community has fixed that by providingpatches and workarounds. I've uploaded the WMDC client with Windows 10patches to Archive.org so you can enjoy it as well. Installation issimple, first install drvupdate-amd64.exe, then WMDC-fixes-for-Win10.msi.Reboot and you should be greeted with the screen below after plugging in thePDA.
ActiveSync (or WMDC) can sync files, but most importantly, it can sync OfficeOutlook to the PDA. Later on in this document I'll show you how to get youremail via Outlook 2003 on Windows 10. ActiveSync also installs software tothe device. Some software comes as a .cab archive, those you just transferand open on the PDA, but most software is a regular Windows .exe setupfile, which installs via ActiveSync.
This PDA also has WiFi and Bluetooth, but WiFi only supports WPA and WEP, notWPA2. When I use it on the go, I use my smartphone to create an open accesspoint that the PDA can connect to. This means I can browse everywhere.
The built in Pocket Internet Explorer works, but fails to display modern sitescorrectly. Most HTTPS sites just fail outright. The Floodgap Gopher proxy works, making Internet Explorer a decent Gopher browser:
Using Opera Mini makes browsing super fast, due to their proxying service. I'mnot sure how long they will keep that up and running, I have not foundanother browser that works. Fennec (old Firefox) for Windows does not installand the other browsers that once were, are no longer downloadable.
Since web browsing is 90% of what I use my smartphone for, I tried to use OperaMini full time for a few days. My RSS reader (miniflux) works and all pagesload quickly, so that part of the modern workflow is covered. Even replyingto comments and forum posts is doable with Opera. Did I mention the hardwarekeyboard? It's wonderful to type on.
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