(3,156,827)

WhatsApp Messenger

WhatsApp Inc.

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ANDROID VERSION

2.1 and up

INSTALLATIONS

100,000,000 - 500,000,000

PRICE

FREE

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Description

WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia phones. WhatsApp uses your 3G or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family. Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, pictures, audio notes, and video messages. First year FREE! ($0.99/year after)

WHY USE WHATSAPP:

★ NO HIDDEN COST: Once you and your friends download the application, you can use it to chat as much as you want. Send a million messages a day to your friends for free! WhatsApp uses your Internet connection: 3G/EDGE or Wi-Fi when available.

★ MULTIMEDIA: Send Video, Images, and Voice notes to your friends and contacts.

★ GROUP CHAT: Enjoy group conversations with your contacts.

★ NO INTERNATIONAL CHARGES: Just like there is no added cost to send an international email, there is no cost to send WhatsApp messages internationally. Chat with your friends all over the world as long as they have WhatsApp Messenger installed and avoid those pesky international SMS costs.

★ SAY NO TO PINS AND USERNAMES: Why even bother having to remember yet another PIN or username? WhatsApp works with your phone number, just like SMS would, and integrates flawlessly with your existing phone address book.

★ NO NEED TO LOG IN/OUT: No more confusion about getting logged off from another computer or device. With push notifications WhatsApp is ALWAYS ON and ALWAYS CONNECTED.

★ NO NEED TO ADD BUDDIES: Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts. Your contacts who already have WhatsApp Messenger will be automatically displayed.

★ OFFLINE MESSAGES: Even if you miss your push notifications or turn off your phone, WhatsApp will save your messages offline until you retrieve them during the next application use.

★ AND MUCH MORE: Share location, Exchange contacts, Custom wallpaper, Custom notification sounds, Landscape mode, Precise message time stamps, Email chat history, Broadcast messages and MMS to many contacts at once and much much more!

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We’re always excited to hear from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at:

android-support@whatsapp.com

or follow us on twitter:

http://twitter.com/WhatsApp
@WhatsApp
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When roaming, additional carrier data charges may apply. Please contact you carrier for details.

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User Reviews

Average rating

4.6

(3,156,827)

Your rating:

Latest Community Comments

abal 1 month ago

good application
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

I like it
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

I like it
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

very good.
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

yes I like it.
Edgar Mwamadi 4 months ago

Why is it telling me that the Messenger is not compatible with my GT-I9001 when I already have a version of the same running on the same device?
seline 4 months ago

I am currently using copy10 and it really works; the customer support is very supportive and responded all my queries regarding the installation.
irina Mole 4 months ago

Take a few minutes today ...

Check if somebody spy your phone.

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Hellospy, Innovaspy, Copy10, Omegaspy, Mobile.spy, Flexispy, Spybubble, Ownspy, Vietspy, Mspy, iKeymonitor...

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hazel crown 4 months ago

The free app is good, but it can ruin the target device much as they can see all the information on target to sell to another party, confidential stuff or pictures may leak on the internet. While in copy10 all information (is safe) are encrypted and with ssl.
irina Mole 4 months ago

A good way to spy your lover. Just install the freeware keylogger BOSSPY on the iPhone, iPad or Android phone you want to spy.
Search on Google the world "bosspy" to download.

After that you can receive directly by email the keylogger report contain all chat WHATSAPP, yahoo messenger, Skype, passwords facebook, yahoo mail, gmail, hotmail etc....
Simbiso Mavhuna 6 months ago

aw
Allen Huang 7 months ago

you can download Copy10 is a unique iPhone spy application capable to monitor WhatsApp messages. www.copy10.com/view/features.aspx?lang=en-US
kerrianne jenkins 9 months ago

Won't even let me download the poxy app
moonlightglow13 Apr 8, 2012

Great app. Totally replaced writing SMS messages with using this app. Only feature that I miss is app2sd
dhom Jan 5, 2012

y
Patrick Jane Dec 27, 2011

why whatsapp doesnt work on archos 43 internet tablet???
BackSledge Oct 2, 2011

Is app2sd possible???
bomani Aug 14, 2011

I cant download this app because the app is uploaded to the developer
Henry Baum Jun 3, 2011

@Steven Blum: That's where I wrote the comment!
Admin

Steven Blum Jun 3, 2011

Sorry, Alex, but this is the English part of AndroidPIT. :) You can comment in German on our sister site here:

http://www.androidpit.de/de/android/market/apps/app/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp-Messenger
Alex Jun 3, 2011

SMS sparen ist klasse.
Jetzt noch das gleiche fürs telefonieren durch das web bitte !
Lily Ses May 17, 2011

Wht I cant send a picture anymore?
It said : the file is not an image file
Reabetswe Mogoswane Apr 11, 2011

apparently this application is not supported by the sony erricson xperia x10mini
ade chrisnawan Mar 21, 2011

yes... this aplication be better than all messenger...
I loved.... muuuuaaaahhhhhh
koksun khong Feb 24, 2011

Great app!
aziz j Feb 15, 2011

very good

User Reviews

Average rating

4.6

(3,156,827)

Your rating:

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A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:16:49 PM

Rajes 98778
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:15:01 PM

App Always force closes
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:12:50 PM

Great! But won't be paying for it Had an alert telling me I have to pay a year membership . I don't have a 35 a month contract with unlimited texts to pay you lot money for same thing . What's app will be about as useful as friends reunited is after Facebook was launched ...game over
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:11:54 PM

Klasss Excellent
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:11:39 PM

HUAWEI Its an axsome app..!!! I can send audio,video nd much more to anyone anytime..!!! Great
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:10:19 PM

Good. I like it.
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:09:49 PM

T B
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:09:47 PM

NOT WORKING Not working after update
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:06:04 PM

Best Best app
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:03:15 PM

Comments Your application is more than great,thank you for that. but it needs to be more customizable, more options regarding user interaction. Thank you.

Language: Sort order:

A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:16:49 PM

Rajes 98778
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:15:01 PM

App Always force closes
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:12:50 PM

Great! But won't be paying for it Had an alert telling me I have to pay a year membership . I don't have a 35 a month contract with unlimited texts to pay you lot money for same thing . What's app will be about as useful as friends reunited is after Facebook was launched ...game over
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:11:54 PM

Klasss Excellent
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:11:39 PM

HUAWEI Its an axsome app..!!! I can send audio,video nd much more to anyone anytime..!!! Great
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:10:19 PM

Good. I like it.
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:09:49 PM

T B
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:09:47 PM

NOT WORKING Not working after update
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:06:04 PM

Best Best app
A Google User Jun 13, 2013 11:03:15 PM

Comments Your application is more than great,thank you for that. but it needs to be more customizable, more options regarding user interaction. Thank you.

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abal 1 month ago

good application
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

I like it
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

I like it
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

very good.
Pratap Jadhav 3 months ago

yes I like it.
Edgar Mwamadi 4 months ago

Why is it telling me that the Messenger is not compatible with my GT-I9001 when I already have a version of the same running on the same device?
seline 4 months ago

I am currently using copy10 and it really works; the customer support is very supportive and responded all my queries regarding the installation.
irina Mole 4 months ago

Take a few minutes today ...

Check if somebody spy your phone.

List of spyware not invisible like the seller announce on there website:
Hellospy, Innovaspy, Copy10, Omegaspy, Mobile.spy, Flexispy, Spybubble, Ownspy, Vietspy, Mspy, iKeymonitor...

visit this link www.1mole.com
hazel crown 4 months ago

The free app is good, but it can ruin the target device much as they can see all the information on target to sell to another party, confidential stuff or pictures may leak on the internet. While in copy10 all information (is safe) are encrypted and with ssl.
irina Mole 4 months ago

A good way to spy your lover. Just install the freeware keylogger BOSSPY on the iPhone, iPad or Android phone you want to spy.
Search on Google the world "bosspy" to download.

After that you can receive directly by email the keylogger report contain all chat WHATSAPP, yahoo messenger, Skype, passwords facebook, yahoo mail, gmail, hotmail etc....

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on 2/18/11 11:35 PM

Excellent

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Summary

iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia, and Android couldn’t bee any different—and yet they all have something in common: WhatsApp Messenger!

WhatsApp is a multi platform messenger which will help bring you and your (Smartphone) friends a little bit closer together thanks to its awesome features and truly unbeatable price.

Read today’s review to find out if WhatsApp Messenger has what it takes to replace SMS/MMS for good.

Features & Use

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Test device: HTC Desire / Android Version: 2.2 / Root: Yes / ROM: 1. Original, Cyanogen Mod, Leedroid, Redux 2.3

App details: As of: Android 2.1 / Required authorizations: quite a few of them, but they’re all necessary.

WhatsApp Messenger lets you exchange texts, music, videos, locations, and contacts… and you aren’t bound exclusively to Android as there are clients for iPhone, Nokia, and Blackberry.

If you're thinking “Big deal, Facebook, Gmail, and SMS can do that!” all I can say is: true that! Otherwise we wouldn’t be so attached to our beloved Smartphones.
But WhatsApp Messenger provides a new service that other multi messengers such as Facebook currently aren’t offering. The good old SMS is a good example: you can receive a text message – connection permitting – anywhere and everywhere and without having to sign into Facebook Chat or ICQ. That’s what makes WhatsApp Messenger stand out.

Without much further ado you can basically be online all the time, and all of your smartphone buddies can reach you. If you manage to convince a friend that WhatsApp Messenger is the way to go you may live to regret it – being permanently available has its down-sides, too – but you can’t argue that the system works flawlessly.

The following is absolutely free of charge:

• Chatting
• Sending images
• Sending videos
• Sending recordings/tracks
• Sharing your location
• Sending contact information

Even the cheapest SMS flatrate can’t beat that!

Sending texts takes as much – if not less – time than sending an SMS and chatting is easy peasy. Every time you send something a status bar lets you know:

• 1 check: Message was successfully delivered via WhatsApp server.
• 2 checks: Message was delivered to the destinee’s device
• Clock: Message has not yet reached the WhatsApp Messenger server due to lagging internet connection, e.g.

This is a really easy and convenient way of keeping on track of whether your messages have been sent off successfully.

All of this is, of course, contigent on WhatsApp running in the background, but this shouldn’t use up too much of your battery life. ICQ and Messenger definitely use more battery than WhatsApp Messenger.

For our root users: if you like to try out different ROMs you should think about backing WhatsApp up using TitaniumBackup or a similar app. This will prevent you from having to restart the process every time.

Screen & Controls

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The first time you use the app you will have to register using your cell phone number. You will then receive an SMS containing a code which allows you to activate your account. If there’s any trouble check the FAQs on the WhatsApp Messenger homepage. The app then searches through your contacts and notifies you which of your friends are already using WhatsApp Messenger. Every contact is also added to your address book.

Once this is done you can pretty much get cracking. Start a new conversation using the pen. If you haven’t got any contacts go to “Menu” and “Update”. You can write your text into the chat pop up window, as well as use one of the many emoticons or else insert pictures, videos, audio, location, or contact by clicking on the paper clip icon. If ever you aren’t satisfied with your message you can delete it with a long click. Alternatively, you can forward it to your WhatsApp contacts or copy the content and paste it elsewhere.

Within the chat window you can click on the Menu button and call or block a contact, delete all of your messages, or send the entire chat thread via email. I found the option the insert a link on your homepage really useful.

The Menu button in your chat overview provides you with the following options:

• New
• Group Chat
• Status
• Contacts
• Settings
• More

More:

• Search
• Clear all Chats
• Delete all Chats
• Several recipients

“New” lets you create a new chart using the pen icon. “More” / “Several Recipients” lets you send to more than one recipient but won’t copy the conversation as a group chat (use the new Group Chat function for that). WhatsApp’s group chat is similar to the Skype for Android one: it lets you chat and exchange date with your contacts. Use the “Status” to let your contacts know what you’re up to (“Working”, Sleeping”…). Your friends’ statuses are only revealed when you beign a new chat.

You can access the following via Settings:

• About
• Help
• Inform friends
• Account info
• Chat settings
• Message settings
• Group notifications
• Network information
• More (update, send logs)

“Message settings” and “Group notifications” are probably the most interesting options here. Decide if you want to be notified with vibration, LED, or popup window when you get a new message.

Bottom line:
If every Smartphone came with WhatsApp I probable wouldn’t need SMS any longer. I’m really impressed that this app allows you to send a lot of information between different types of Smartphones. Having internet connection is a prerequisite, but I’m betting that nowadays most users will have a flat rate for their Smartphones.
When I first started using WhatsApp I was annoyed that you can’t switch the app off unless you deactivate WLAN, but on the other hand that (amongst other things) is what makes this app stand out. I certainly don’t want to make do without this app any longer—any luckily neither do any of my friends!

Speed & Stability

Section rating:

My friends and I tried out a bunch of configurations (Froyo Stock, CyanogenMod, Gingerbread Redux, Leedroid) and we didn’t encounter any difficulties. I’ve been using the WhatsApp Messenger for a few months now but can’t recall any crashes.

The app’s speed is the bee’s knees! Starts up fast and runs very smoothly.

Price/Performance Ratio

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WhatsApp Messenger can be downloaded free of charge from the Android Market. The app is free for a year; following that it will cost US$1,99 a year, which is a totally acceptable price.

The application has access to the following:

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Allows an application to prevent the phone from going to sleep.

automatically start at boot

Allows an application to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the application to slow down overall performance of the phone by constantly running.

modify global system settings

Allows an application to modify the systemʼs settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your systemʼs configuration.

read sync statistics

Allows an application to read the sync stats; e.g., the history of syncs that have occurred.

read sync settings

Allows an application to read the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for contacts.

write sync settings

Allows an application to modify the sync settings, such as whether sync is enabled for contacts.

retrieve running applications

Allows application to retrieve information about currently and recently running tasks. May allow malicious applications to discover private information about other applications.

Storage

modify/delete SD card contents

Allows an application to write to the SD card.

Phone calls

read phone state and identity

Allows the application to access the phone features of the device. An application with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to, ect.

Your personal information

read contact data

Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.

write contact data

Allows an application to modify the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious applications can use this to erase or modify your contact data.

Your accounts

discover known accounts

Allows an application to get the list of accounts known by the phone.

use the authentication credentials of an account

Allows an application to request authentication tokens.

manage the accounts list

Allows an application to perform operations like adding, and removing accounts and deleting their password.

act as an account authenticator

Allows an application to use the account authenticator capabilities of the AccountManager, including creating accounts and getting and setting their passwords.

Network communication

full Internet access

Allows an application to create network sockets.

view network state

Allows an application to view the state of all networks.

view Wi-Fi state

Allows an application to view the information about the state of Wi-Fi.

Your messages

receive SMS

Allows application to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious applications may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.

Paid services.

send SMS messages

Allows application to send SMS messages. Malicious applications may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.

directly call phone numbers

Allows the application to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious applications may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this does not allow the application to call emergency numbers.

Hardware controls

control vibrator

Allows the application to control the vibrator.

record audio

Allows application to access the audio record path.

Your location

coarse (network-based) location

Access coarse location sources such as the cellular network database to determine an approximate phone location, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine approximately where you are.

fine (GPS) location

Access fine location sources such as the Global Positioning System on the phone, where available. Malicious applications can use this to determine where you are, and may consume additional battery power.

Other

com.whatsapp.permission.C2D_MESSAGE

com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT

com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT

com.android.vending.BILLING

android.permission.READ_PROFILE

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE