It was great to be able to open up a free channel for the many WhatsApp users to get in touch with us. We actually used BlueStacks last year to be able to set up Whats App in connection with our SMS line for subscribers. In Perl they say there are many ways to do things so if there is a another way to have WhatsApp on your PC feel free to share it in the comments section. Once you have completed step 10 you have a functional WhatsApp setup. NB Whatsapp uses an internet connection so make sure you are connected to the internet before attempting to connect. Once setup has completed you will need to manually add contacts from your mobile phone into the emulator.

During the verification stage you will receive an sms from WhatsApp on your mobile with a 6 digit code in the form XXX-XXX enter this code when prompted.ġ0. Enter your phone number when prompted and wait for the verification stage to fail. Once WhatsApp has been installed it will appear in the home screen to launch it just click on it and follow the usual steps that you use on your smartphone when installing the app.Ĩ. Several stores are installed by default in Bluestacks so the search may take a while for the first time.ħ. In the emulator click on app search and type WhatsApp and then enter.ĥ.

After installation launch Bluestacks by clicking on the desktop icon.This boots up the emulator and might take a while depending on your machine.Ĥ. This is an offline installer so you can use it multiple times.Ģ. Download the Bluestacks Android emulator for Windows here. This installer is just above 100mb in size so if you use a capped connection take note of this.

Activate whatsapp on bluestacks