WhatsApp application
WhatsApp (in English: WhatsApp) is an application based on the use of the Internet to send text messages, pictures, voice messages, and even video clips, and it can be used by downloading it on special devices, whether smart phones or computers, and the application has gained great success since its inception in 2009 AD by two of two people who used to work for Yahoo; Because it enjoys free calling and messaging services, in addition to being supported by many operating platforms such as Windows, and many mobile devices such as iPhone, Android, Nokia, and BlackBerry.
Using WhatsApp
The use of WhatsApp requires that the person own a tablet or mobile phone with a SIM card and a phone number, supported by Internet service, and when downloading the application on the phone, the mobile phone number will be used as the user name of the application, and therefore the use of this application will be associated with the device on which it was downloaded.
WhatsApp services
There are many services that can be used when using the WhatsApp application, including:
- Free text messaging service only via internet connection.
- The ability to create groups to include close friends or family members, communicate with them, and exchange media.
- The ability to download the application on the desktop and synchronize the private conversations between the mobile phone and the private computer.
- Maintaining the confidentiality of private messages and calls between WhatsApp users through the process of encrypting messages from start to finish without allowing any party to view them, not even WhatsApp itself.
- Dispensing with e-mail or other applications that transmit documents and files, and exchanging them via WhatsApp, which is easier than other applications.
