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<strong>WhatsApp Messenger</strong> by WhatsApp Inc. | Free
Description: Simple. Personal. Real Time.
Average rating of 88/100 | 1,000,000,000 - 5,000,000,000 downloads.
Search for 'whatsapp' on the <strong>Play Store</strong>
Whatsapp.
Everybody in the world has it. If you don't, then you're the exception. Seriously, Google Play lists the installed number at "between 1 billion and 5 billion". source. iTunes doesn't provide similar statistics, because Apple are jerks.
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Don't expect them to have music etc after 00:00. It really depends how crowded particular place is. I also suggest using a Taxi from a Taxi stop (ask your hotel). Take his number so he can come, return you back. Also install/run the following https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp the standard im https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tr.gov.saglik.hayatevesigar government covid app Use banks for exchange or better use visa/MasterCard.
Malheureusement pas, mais il y a toujours la possibilité de contacter Fizz par WhatsApp au numéro suivant : +1 (438) 393-5814
In the past 4 days, I have sent 7 very clear and detailed emails to WA Support about this exact issue. Absolutely useless. It's like they do not read a single word that is sent to them.
Sample responses:
- "Update your software to the latest" (I started each email by saying I had the latest version).
- "Change the WA Desktop Notifications" (I had shown screenshots of all the correct settings.)
- "Change your Windows Settings" (I explained repeatedly have the correct settings and they have not changed and this WAS working just fine for years.)
- "Update your Android app" (Repeatedly explained my phone notifications are not the problem, WA Desktop is the issue!) etc etc etc.
My latest email (in response to them telling me YET AGAIN to get the latest version of WA Desktop) included 4 screenshots of the previous emails wherein I had shown/explained that I had the latest Desktop version.... got this response (minutes ago) :
"Please update WhatsApp to the latest available version on the <em>Google Play Store</em>, which contains our newest features and bug fixes. We recommend you:
- Don’t delete and reinstall the app.
- Manually back up your chats before you update. You can learn more in this <em>article</em>."
So, if you ever find a fix, I hope you will post your solution.
PS, I did notice that the WA Web version will make the Notification sound. Given my propensity for excess Tabs abuse, this is not a solution (or even a workaround) for me but it might help you for now?
Acabado de copiar da play store
This app has access to:
Device & app history
retrieve running apps
Phone
read call log
directly call phone numbers
read phone status and identity
Location
precise location (GPS and network-based)
approximate location (network-based)
Storage
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB
storage
Camera
take pictures and videos
Wi-Fi connection information
view Wi-Fi connections
Microphone
record audio
Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
read your own contact card
Device ID & call information
read phone status and identity
SMS
receive text messages (SMS)
send SMS messages
Photos / Media / Files
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Contacts
find accounts on the device
read your contacts
modify your contacts
Other
read sync statistics
receive data from Internet
prevent device from sleeping
install shortcuts
use accounts on the device
uninstall shortcuts
read sync settings
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
toggle sync on and off
full network access
change your audio settings
run at startup
view network connections
read Google service configuration
pair with Bluetooth devices
change network connectivity
create accounts and set passwords
send sticky broadcast
control vibration
control Near Field Communication
Presumably. I don't use WhatsApp Messenger, but its Google Play Store page lists the following permissions it requests, which includes things related to "SMS", "Phone", and "Contacts":
SMS
receive text messages (SMS) send SMS messages
Phone
read phone status and identity read call log directly call phone numbers
Camera
take pictures and videos
Location
approximate location (network-based) precise location (GPS and network-based)
Contacts
find accounts on the device read your contacts modify your contacts
Identity
find accounts on the device add or remove accounts read your own contact card
Wi-Fi connection information
view Wi-Fi connections
Device ID & call information
read phone status and identity
Device & app history
retrieve running apps
Photos/Media/Files
read the contents of your USB storage modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone
record audio
Storage
read the contents of your USB storage modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Other
read sync statistics receive data from Internet prevent device from sleeping run at startup read sync settings uninstall shortcuts send sticky broadcast create accounts and set passwords install shortcuts control Near Field Communication control vibration view network connections change network connectivity read Google service configuration connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi pair with Bluetooth devices full network access use accounts on the device toggle sync on and off change your audio settings
It's weird. I wouln't be surprised if you installed by mistake an unofficial whatsapp, playstore is not 100% safe, sadly. Thiswhatsapp is the official app, check if that's the one you have installed. If it is, then I'm out of ideas.
You can also look up the app on Google Play web version and it will be in the URL.
i.e. keeping with Whatsapp, id=<package name>&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id*<em>=com.whatsapp</em>*&hl=en_US
Whatsapp has 5 billion downloads on Playstore alone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en
> promo their product.
Promo to whom?
I still don't get why you think these numbers are not possible tho.
Whatsapp - it connected millions of people to their loved ones without any fees. It's pretty much the default messaging app of immigrants everywhere
Voice audiobook player - simple, no ads, auto support. It just works
Hi. Thanks for checking out Vox Messenger. Thank you. I think you'll find that WhatsApp does get permissions for your camera. I've tried to design the app so it's very honest about what it needs so it asks for it's permissions at the start of the app. With WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and most other messengers, they as for more permissions as you use start using other features. For example, when you use your camera to take a photo or make a video call on WhatsApp it'll ask for permissions at that point. If you actually check WhatsApp app details page on Google Play you can see the full list of what it get's access to and asks permissions for at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp and you'll immediately notice that it needs loads more permissions that Vox Messenger does.
Hi. Thanks for checking out Vox Messenger. It's appreciated. I've tried to design the app so it's very honest about what it needs so it asks for it's permissions at the start of the app. With WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and most other messengers, they as for more permissions as you use start using other features. For example, when you use your camera to take a photo or make a video call on WhatsApp it'll ask for permissions at that point. If you actually check WhatsApp app details page on Google Play you can see the full list of what it get's access to and asks permissions for at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp and you'll immediately notice that it needs loads more permissions that Vox Messenger does.
When somebody advises against a site, "link pls" is self deprecating humour.
Apps have links too, namely the page in the producer's site or the app store, e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp
Confirmed. Checked Google play store: says 1 billion downloads.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp
After downloading, I noticed that more than half of my contacts have it installed. Crazy that I've never known about it till now.
Were they?
So why does the Play Store say WhatsApp was updated February 10, and Windows Store say it was updated January 21?
Why would you lie about something so easy to verify?
Whatsapp is free, sms isnt everywhere, and nobody outside North America has used MSMS since 2009.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en
For the lazy ones: this page
First, activate the beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.whatsapp/
Then redownload: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=de
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997
It’s the main messenger over here in europe
Je kunt het met onderstaande link downloaden. Veel succes!
Device: Samsung S3
OS: Lineage (no GApps -I don't even use microG-)
Market: F-Droid and Yalp Store (for 5 apps that I don't get an F-Droid replacement)
> Browser,
> Camera,
> Phone,
> Contacts,
> Messenger,
> Calendar,
> File Manager,
> Clock/Alarm/Timer,
> Calculator,
> E-Mail,
> Music,
> Gallery,
> Recorder
Stock
Maps: OSMAnd~
Weather: Good Weather
Barcode Scanner: Barcode Scanner
IM: Whatsapp (sorry, don't kill me; I have Riot installed, but nobody to talk to in it except my girlfriend and one friend :/ )
No games and no Reddit app (the website is good enough for me).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en_IN&gl=US
Read a little, then get back to me.
Check here. Over 1 billion on Android alone.
/r/quityourbullshit^2
Yes, you need to add as a custom app. Add the application Bundle ID e.g. WhatsAPP is com.whatsapp (Android) and net.whatsapp.whatsapp (iOS).
You can find the bundle ID as follows:
- Android - ID value in the application google stores URL https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<strong>com.whatsapp</strong>
- iOS - take the ID value in the iTunes store URL https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=<strong>310633997</strong> and use the instructions in this link to find the bundle ID https://pspdfkit.com/guides/ios/current/faq/finding-the-app-bundle-id/
NB: If you add an app to the custom apps list everything in it will be marked as corporate.
you can find the package name in the play store link of every app. For example:
<em>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=</em><strong><em>com.whatsapp</em></strong>
Hi. Thanks for checking out Vox Messenger. Your comment is appreciated. However I would like to point out that actually if you check the details pages of both WhatsApp ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp) and Facebook Messenger ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.orca) they both ask for a lot more permissions and access than Vox Messenger does. We tried to use a bare minimum of permissions in order to provide the features we're providing. We're also working on cutting that down even further in future versions.
Whatsapp also has the feature for formatting and afaik it works with all keyboards. So should be possible easily.
I find WhatsApp and Block My Apps really useful
You don't get over 1B downloads from just Europe - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en
Here's the thing, these aren't differences of opinion. You've made a claim about something, and two people with extensive knowledge on the subject are informing you that it's incorrect. What separates this from being opinion is that the stance we've taken can be proven with a simple, repeatable test.
Since roughly 9 out of every 10 apks I sideload are done via computer with ADB, it's no big deal for me to confirm this right now. Here are the steps I'm taking:
- 1. Installing Whatsapp from the Play Store, just to make sure it's linked.
- 2. Uninstalling Whatsapp
- 3. Downloading an old version of Whatsapp. v2.12.561 is plenty old enough to be sure there's no issue with beta programs or staged rollouts.
- 4. Attach a USB cable from computer to phone and run adb install on the downloaded apk.
- 5. Check Play Store. (Note: you may need to wait a while for the Play Store to re-check your apps. It does cache the list and won't always detect updates immediately after an app is installed.)
Result: Whatsapp can be found in the list of apps with available updates.
For the sake of being thorough, I've repeated the test by uninstalling Whatsapp again and reinstalling from an apk located on the phone. Again, Whatsapp appears in the list of updates.
And in the name of being overly-thorough, I'm going to run one more test. This time, I'm going to sideload an update to an app that's currently installed and make sure that the Play Store will still update it after that. I always cherrypick which apps I update because I need to leave older versions around long enough to look for changes between versions. (Yes, I have a weird job). I sometimes have apps that haven't been updated in weeks, or even months. As it turns out, I have a phone with Gboard v6.2.37, which is slightly outdated. I'm sideloading (via ADB) v6.3.19. Rebooting to make sure the Play Store has to recheck the app list instead of assuming I still have the older version. And finally checking the Play Store again... Yep, it's there. I'm hitting the Update button to begin the download, and it successfully installs v6.5.4.
Like I said, these are simple, repeatable tests. The results are clear and indisputable, and the tests take less than 5 minutes (maybe longer if you have to wait for the Play Store to recheck for updates, or just reboot).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp
Go the bottom of this and you'll find the option there.
Try download the default WhatsApp Messenger instead of the beta version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&ah=aktmlIoky0be72dhg2VN04k08Ak
Download it! It's free!
How is iMessage better than Whatsapp?
If we're splitting hairs, it's 30 million.
People still use SMS? You might have a lot of friends with iPhones. I only know iPhone users that still prefer their 80s standards over modern messaging.
Just get Whatsapp. It's what the rest of the world uses.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp
Just look at that install base: between 1 and 5 billion installs.
You can have it open in Chrome while also running it on the phone. You can have it open in multiple browsers, on multiple PCs, you can remotely deauthorize the PC windows from the app. You can temporarily have it open in a browser, on someone else's PC, just to type a few messages, and then close it afterwards, without any lasting effects / security issues. It can handle any kind of media that I've tried.
If I'd otherwise send someone a voicemail because I can't reach them, these days, I open whatsapp, hold down the mic button and just send an audio message that way. No need for typing or phone provider services.
Any chance they would switch to WhatsApp for messaging
If you like Telegram, you should have a look at WhatsApp! It's very comfortable, has voice mail and the biggest user base in the known universe. Just get your 2 or 3 friends that are on Telegram to switch over to WhatsApp and you too can be social butterflies! :)