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How To Install And Use WhatsApp On Your Android Based Tablet

WhatsApp is undoubtedly one of the most used ways nowadays. But do you know how to use WhatsApp from an Android tablet? Everyone familiar with WhatsApp knows that to use it, a phone number is needed to be linked on an account. On the smartphone, it’s very simple, given that it is used with a SIM card.

But it’s possible to install and use WhatsApp on a tablet too, using the web version of the app, a third-part app or by installing the full version of WhatsApp on the tablet.

How to use WhatsApp on Android tablet using the web app

One of the best ways to use WhatsApp from the tablet is with the web version of the messaging application. The important thing is for you to have a smartphone already with WhatsApp.

Open the browser on your tablet and visit the web.whatsapp.com page. If a QR code appears (a square with a black and white like a checkerboard), you can proceed to the next step, otherwise you can try to force the mode display desktop, usually activated from the browser menu.

Once you see the QR code on the screen of your Android tablet, you’ll have to take your smartphone and open the WhatsApp application and get to its main screen, the one with the conversation list; here, press  the menu option (the three vertical dots) and then on “WhatsAppWeb”.

Then press the “+” and scan with the viewfinder frame, the QR code on your tablet. At this point the two devices are connected and you can use WhatsApp from your tablet.

You need to know that there are some limitations. The web version is not having all the features of the mobile app and also your Android Smartphone, it must be connected to the Internet, in order to use WhatsApp web from the tablet.

How to use WhatsApp on an Android tablet via third-party app

Another way to use WhatsApp on Android tablet is using third-party applications. Some of the best and that we strongly recommend are CloneZap for WhatsApp, tablet for WhatsApp and Whatscan for WhatsApp web. CloneZap for WhatsApp promises to clone the WhatsApp of your smartphone on another device.

This application is, basically, the web interface, in a more organized and with additional features such as notifications and multiple profiles.

Tablet for WhatsApp offers the same functions as web WhatsApp, but with an optimized interface for Android devices with larger screen.

Whatscan for WhatsApp web works similar with the previous ones, additionally it offers password protection.

How To Install And Use WhatsApp On Android Tablet

If you want to install the full version of WhatsApp on your Android tablet follow the below procedure:

  • From your Android tablet, open Settings and activate in the Security section installation from “Unknown sources”
  • Also from the tablet open the browser, like Chrome for example, and reach the WhatsApp website com/android
  • Click on the green button ‘’Download Now’’ and wait until the downloading ends.
  • Open the package in the Downloads folder and proceed with the installation and you will have installed WhatsApp on your Android tablet.
  • After installation, you can open the app and proceed with the initial configuration. If your tablet has a SIM, it will be very simple, just follow the on-screen instructions.
  • In the event that the device has only Wi-Fi during the installation procedure, you will be asked to enter your phone number. In this case, the procedure does not continue automatically, because the verification SMS does not arrive on the tablet, but on your smartphone.
  • Wait for the end of the countdown (5 minutes) after which you can manually enter the code you received on your smartphone.

As you can see, none of the modalities described above are difficult to follow, to use WhatsApp, the most used communication app on your tablet too.

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