WhatsApp messenger is a cross-platform smartphone messenger, which is available for different operating system smartphones including BlackBerry. It is the most popular instant messaging service, which has more than 800 million users.
Is the process of installing WhatsApp on a BlackBerry smartphone is difficult?
We can see from the process of installing WhatsApp on an Android smartphone, iPhone, Windows phone, etc., that the process of installation is very easy and simple. Even if the users does not know anything about the installation process, they can install and activate easily by following the instructions shown for every step.
What is the minimum requirement of installing WhatsApp on a BlackBerry smartphone?
BlackBerry smartphone must run BlackBerry OS 4.6 or later operating system version, must be connected to Internet through BlackBerry Internet Service or BlackBerry Enterprise Service and a valid phone number.
Can I have a WhatsApp conversation between my BlackBerry smartphone and my friends other operating system smartphone who uses whats on it?
WhatsApp app is available for different operating systems like Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone etc. and users can even use WhatsApp directly from a browser by using WhatsApp Web Service. So it may not be an issue to use WhatsApp even if the users use different operating systems.
If other users use WhatsApp, then you can send or receive messages or files from them without any issue. Only some features will differ by the smartphone like using video calling feature.
What can I expect while using WhatsApp?
WhatsApp is a free instant messaging service, which is free for first year and charges $0.99 per year after. The only fee which is charged by WhatsApp is the yearly subscription fee and other than that you do not have to pay anything extra.
While using WhatsApp on a BlackBerry smartphone, users can adjust their privacy settings like to hide last seen, profile photo, status, etc. Users can send unlimited messages, videos, images, voice messages and many more. Users can also chat with members in other countries without any international charges. WhatsApp for BlackBerry has a feature called Broadcast Lists, which will help the user to send a message to different contacts at the same time.
It is like having a messaging profile which lets you to send unlimited messages to your friends and family members.
How can I install WhatsApp on a BlackBerry smartphone?
If you have seen the process of installing WhatsApp on an iPhone or Android or Windows phone, you can see that it is very easy to install and activate WhatsApp on any of the supporting device.
Now we will walk you through each and every step for installing WhatsApp on a BlackBerry smartphone.
Step 1: For installing any apps from BlackBerry World to your BlackBerry smartphone, you must have a BlackBerry account. If you do not have a BlackBerry account create one.
Step 2: Visit BlackBerry World from your smartphone or visit this LINK from your BlackBerry smartphone browser or directly visit this LINK for WhatsApp page.
Step 3: After visiting WhatsApp page, click on the 'Download' button on that page and wait till it downloads and installs on your BlackBerry smartphone.
Step 4: After downloading and installing the WhatsApp, BlackBerry will ask some of the permissions and some of the settings to be changed. After dealing with them, navigate to the WhatsApp icon and launch it.
Step 5: As it is the (if) first time your launching a WhatsApp on your BlackBerry smartphone, they will show their terms and conditions and accept them. After accepting, WhatsApp will ask for your country and the phone number you are using, enter them.
Step 6: After entering your country and the phone number, WhatsApp will send a verification code to your phone number and asks you to enter the code. Enter the code which you received through the message and verify your phone number.
That's it! If you successfully verify your phone number, you can be able to use WhatsApp right away. The contacts which use WhatsApp will be added automatically to your WhatsApp address book and you can manage them later.
Conclusion:
As you can see it is very easy to download and install WhatsApp app on to your BlackBerry smartphone if you have a BlackBerry account. Now that you have successfully installed WhatsApp on your BlackBerry smartphone, start enjoying WhatsApp services!