WhatsApp: An instant messaging app that made
not only sharing texts easy faster and free of cost it also provides a safe way
to share images, audios and videos. It’s a globally popular app with a user
base of 700 million users. It was founded in 2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Koum.
The name of the app ‘WhatsApp’ originated from the word ‘What’s up’. In
February 2009 WhatsApp Inc was corporate in California.
The Beginning
At the initial stage of the development the
founder Jan Koum wanted to build an app solely for the App store of Apple
company. Even after the app kept crashing and getting stuck at one point Jan
Koum didn’t give up. He kept trying and when in June 2009 Apple come up with a
push notification Jam Koum introduced it in the WhatsApp. By introducing the ping
feature in the Whatsapp each time a user changes his/her status the entire
network of user will receive a notification about that update.
founder Jan Koum wanted to build an app solely for the App store of Apple
company. Even after the app kept crashing and getting stuck at one point Jan
Koum didn’t give up. He kept trying and when in June 2009 Apple come up with a
push notification Jam Koum introduced it in the WhatsApp. By introducing the ping
feature in the Whatsapp each time a user changes his/her status the entire
network of user will receive a notification about that update.
As soon as the WhatsApp app was released the
user swelled up to 25000. It was available exclusively on the App Store for the
iPhone. The iPhone running on iOS 4.3 or later. From free it was changed to a
paid service to avoid a rapid growth in user as the primary cost was used in
sending verification to the user. In the late December WhatsApp was a capable
platform for sharing images as well.
user swelled up to 25000. It was available exclusively on the App Store for the
iPhone. The iPhone running on iOS 4.3 or later. From free it was changed to a
paid service to avoid a rapid growth in user as the primary cost was used in
sending verification to the user. In the late December WhatsApp was a capable
platform for sharing images as well.
In the early months of 2010 WhatsApp was made
available for BlackBerry running on the
version OS 4.7 or later. Similarly, in mid 2010 WhatsApp was added with a
support for Symbian OS and later in the same year for Android OS running on the
version Android 2.1 and above. Then in the year 2011 WhatsApp added support for
the first non smartphone OS, which was Nokia Series 40 and in the same year
support was added for windows as well. WhatsApp also released an update for
supporting Android Wear smart watches.
available for BlackBerry running on the
version OS 4.7 or later. Similarly, in mid 2010 WhatsApp was added with a
support for Symbian OS and later in the same year for Android OS running on the
version Android 2.1 and above. Then in the year 2011 WhatsApp added support for
the first non smartphone OS, which was Nokia Series 40 and in the same year
support was added for windows as well. WhatsApp also released an update for
supporting Android Wear smart watches.
WhatsApp isn’t limited to smartphones or some
non smartphones; a while back in 2015, WhatsApp launched a web client.
non smartphones; a while back in 2015, WhatsApp launched a web client.
With the help of WhatsApp web you can send
text, images from the browser. It was made available to web browsers for the
first time in late January 2015 through an announcement made by Koum on his
Facebook page: “Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the
web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device—this
means all of your messages still live on your phone”.
text, images from the browser. It was made available to web browsers for the
first time in late January 2015 through an announcement made by Koum on his
Facebook page: “Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the
web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device—this
means all of your messages still live on your phone”.
Even for the proper functioning of the
browser application the handset must have an internet connection. So, you just
keep on enjoying the Whatsapp
Status and DP exchange in the App.
browser application the handset must have an internet connection. So, you just
keep on enjoying the Whatsapp
Status and DP exchange in the App.