In a Tuesday announcement, Facebook-owned popular instant messaging service WhatsApp said that it has rolled out apps for Apple OS X operating system for Mac computers, and Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems for PCs.
Announcing the launch of its desktop apps for OS X and Windows, WhatsApp said that the apps will enable the more than one billion users of the messaging service to send text messages, photos, video and audio files to one another from their desktop computers.
One of the main attractions for desktop users to download WhatsApp's desktop apps for OS X and Windows apparently will be that the apps boast the inclusion of 'live notifications' --- a key smartphone feature which is a crucial feature for real-time chats.
The availability of the WhatsApp messaging service on Macs and Windows PCs implies that the service is now available on all leading operating systems -- iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone -- as well as in Web browsers.
In announcing the launch of its desktop apps for OS X and Windows, WhatsApp said that the apps will give the users of the messaging service "a new way to stay in touch anytime and anywhere;" and added: "Like WhatsApp Web, our desktop app is simply an extension of your phone: the app mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device."
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