Many users cannot even spend days without the Internet for the simple reason that without it they will not be able to chat with friends, who often live in a completely different country. Of course, a telephone can be used for these purposes, but conversations in this case can be too costly from a financial point of view.
"Talkers"
The most diverse programs are used: Skype and ICQ, Miranda and AOL. But they all have some drawbacks that limit the use of a particular utility in real conditions. So, Skype is very heavyweight, and it also requires a good Internet connection for normal operation. “ICQ” has long become an advertising dump, AOL in our country is not too widespread, and “Miranda” has long been entrenched with the stable fame of a “messenger for geeks,” since some efforts must be made to configure it.
Therefore, the Vots Up application is a pleasant exception. What is it and what is it for?
Program Purpose
This utility is designed for exchanging text messages, as well as for “throwing” each other photos and video files and other digital data. It would seem nothing special. All of the above applications can do virtually the same thing. But it’s not so simple with Vots Up! Does this change anything for the end user?
Firstly, the utility attracts fans with at least its extremely compact size. Secondly, which is much more important in our conditions, the program works fine in conditions of poor connection to the network. Finally, this is a truly cross-platform application! It is possible to install Vots Up for a computer on both Windows and Mac. But even more valuable is that there are releases for almost all versions of Android and other mobile systems (even older versions of Symbian), which makes the program absolutely universal.
Subtleties of installation
Installation and configuration are two problems that novice users have to deal with constantly. But this time you will not have such misadventures. Everything is done as simple and quick as possible.
However, there is one difficulty. Remember how we talked about the cross-platform utility? In fact, the program owes such versatility not so much to its developers as to the creators of the Java language, which is just the same successfully used on all existing platforms. Simply put, on Windows or Mac, you will have to install an Android emulator, under which you will run your program. Since today there are enough such utilities, we will not dwell on this.
However, you can recommend using the BlueStacks program. So far, the list of supported games and applications for her is not too large, but it is gradually increasing, and developers do not abandon their own brainchild, regularly releasing various patches for it.
Installation
So how to install Watts Up? As we said, there is nothing particularly complicated in this operation, but some points may not seem quite simple and logical. Total installation consists of five points.
- First, install and run BlueStacks itself. Of course, the version you downloaded should be suitable for your OS. After that, you type this into the search bar of the application: "WhatsApp Messenger" (quotes are not needed in this case).
- The Vots Up installation will be performed (what it is, you probably already know). Please note that you’ll have to sign up for a Google Play account. You will have to enter your account information twice, after each relevant request.
- Use the search again, keep searching for “WhatsApp Messenger”.
- Left-click on the application icon, start its installation and follow the prompts that the program will give out during this process.
- In addition, you will need to have a work phone with an active SIM card on hand. The fact is that at the last stage of installation, registration is required, for which a verification code will be sent to your phone (indicated by you in a special field).
How to use?
Actually, how to use this application, making your communication with friends more pleasant and easier? Since the program interface is quite simple and thought out, problems with this are also not expected.
Tap on the contact icon (in our case, left-click) opens a chat window with the selected user. Next to the contact’s avatar will be indicated the time when he was last online (or online, if the person is still in touch). In addition, there are two buttons: “attachment” and “emoticons”. Thus, virtually any file can be inserted into the message, as well as a contact card and GPS position data (if any). This is especially important when your friend does not know your city or country at all, but he needs the most accurate address.
Sending a message is carried out by clicking with the mouse button on the "Send" button. Sending by Enter is not provided. When the message is sent, and the addressee received it, a checkmark appears in front of it. A trifle, it would seem, but this option saves a lot of time and replaces the “Delivery Report” in regular SMS messages.
Other pleasant information
Unlike the developers of the same "Skype", the creators of this application provided quite wide possibilities for customizing the application. So, you can even change the chat background image. As for functionality, then you can easily communicate even with several interlocutors.
Attention! The program is completely free, but you need to remember: this applies only to the first year of use. Subsequently, you need to pay three dollars a year. However, the amount in any case is not serious, so clearly reckoning this circumstance as a disadvantage.
In conclusion
Please note that you can chat only with those of your friends who also installed this application on their computer or smartphone. Many users are for some reason confident that even satellite phones can send SMS using Vots Up. What's this! Some even think that the utility allows you to call landlines around the world for free!
You need to remember a simple thing: this utility is designed to exchange text messages and files. Simple, it supports only one (!) Data transfer protocol, and therefore cannot be used to send messages to ICQ or a similar program.
Some misconceptions
In addition, even the Vots Up application cannot cope with all of its duties under certain conditions. What is this, in simple terms? Everything is simple. If you decide to send the file to a couple of hundred megabytes using the EDGE channel, then nothing will work. Moreover, the program here will not be at fault.
And another misconception with which many associate the Vots Up program. What it is? For some reason, users think that they exchange messages and files for free. This is partly true, but think about it: if you send a couple of megabytes through the network of any of our mobile network operators, how much will you have to pay for traffic?
disadvantages
By the way, does the application have any disadvantages? Yes, although not so much. Firstly, there is still no native version for computers, and there are strong doubts that it will ever appear at all. Secondly, the old versions of mobile OSs are gradually abandoned by the developers of the utility (“Android” 2.3.6, for example), although devices under their control still continue to be released.
That's what Vots Up is for a computer. What it is, you already know.