Installing the desktop version of WhatsApp onto a Mac is done similarly to the PC version. To begin with, ensure you have the relevant permissions to be able to install programs to the Mac and have your mobile device handy with the WhatsApp app already installed.
1 From the Dock, click on Safari to open the WhatsApp Downloads webpage: www.whatsapp.com/download. Click on the green button to the right-hand side of the screen labelled Download, for macOS to start the download process.
2 Once the WhatsApp.dmg file is downloaded it will appear in the Downloads folder in the Dock. Expand Downloads and click on the file to start the installation. After a short time you will be presented with the WhatsApp Installer window; simply drag the WhatsApp icon over to the Application folder icon.
3 Double-click the WhatsApp icon in the installer window and click Open in the confirmation box that appears. Just like the Windows desktop installation,the WhatsApp window will display a QR Code which you can scan with WhatsApp on your mobile device.
4 Once you’ve scanned in the QR Code, the Mac desktop WhatsApp synchronises with the WhatsApp account you’ve created on the mobile device. You will be able to view any contacts and conversations you have started.
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