What is WhatsApp?
WhatsApp is a versatile messaging app that enables real-time communication across devices and platforms. It allows users to exchange text messages, share multimedia content, and make voice and video calls at no additional cost, leveraging the user's internet connection. The app's web-based client enables seamless syncing of conversations and messages between the mobile device and desktop, ensuring all communications are accessible from multiple devices
Highlights
- Multimedia sharing: Users can exchange images, videos, audio messages, documents, and more in individual and group chats
- Location sharing: The app integrates with the device's address book, allowing users to share their current location with contacts
- Cross-device synchronization: The web-based client allows users to access their WhatsApp conversations and messages from a desktop or laptop computer
- Encryption: The app provides end-to-end encryption to secure all communications, including chats, voice messages, and calls.
Platforms
- Android Wear
- Mobile Android
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- Windows
- iPhone
- On-Premise Windows
- On-Premise Linux
- Android
- Desktop Windows
- Desktop Linux
- iPad
- Mobile iPhone
- Desktop Mac
- Web-based
- Mobile iPad
- Online
- iOS
- Mac
- Web
- Desktop Chromebook
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Catalan; Valencian
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Gujarati
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malay
- Marathi
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Chinese
- Slovak
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Features
Two-factor Authentication
Data export/import
Stickers
Hide chat
Dark Mode
Backup to Google Drive
VoiP Calls
Expiring Stories
Encrypted Chat
Support for @mentions
Integrated File Sharing
Custom backgrounds
Notifications
Privacy settings
Sync with Google Drive
Data transfer
End-to-End Encryption
Based on phone number
Data-management
Mobile friendly
Push Notifications
Voice messages
Multiple languages
Voice Chat
Instant Messaging
Video Calling
Data Mining
Push to talk