

Now wait for 5 minutes as WhatsApp tries, and fails, to automatically verify using SMS.ġ0. Enter your phone number and click Verify.ĩ. In Bluestacks, you'll see a grid of apps you've installed.

The app will automatically install itself in Bluestacks App Player.ħ. Double-click the WhatsApp.apk file that's saved on your PC. Leave Bluestacks App Player running and go to your browser. Tap the diagonal line icon on the top-right to run it in windowed mode. During the final stages of installation, Bluestacks will run in full-screen mode. Wait for the installation to finish (it takes several minutes). During installation, Bluestacks will ask for App Store Access and App Notifications. Download Bluestacks App Player on your computer.ģ. You'll also need a mobile phone to verify the WhatsApp account.Ģ. We've tried it with Bluestacks App Player but it should work with any other emulator too. You're going to need an Android emulator app to accomplish this. ( Also see: How to Run Android Apps on a PC)ġ. Here's a good source to download apk files. Just replace the apk file in step 5, with the apk of the Android app you want to run. Note that while this guide is for WhatsApp, you can run almost any Android app using this method.

( Also see: Now Run Android Apps in Google Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS) However, if you are unable to use WhatsApp Web for some reason, there's another way. Here are instructions on how to setup WhatsApp Web. WhatsApp has rolled out WhatsApp Web that lets you use WhatsApp inside a desktop browser. If you are not carrying your phone, you're stuck without WhatsApp. One of the limitations of WhatsApp is that you can only use it on your phone.
