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WhatsApp on Amazon Fire 7?

Roger1
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We use WhatsApp quite a lot on our Android mobiles.

My wife would like to use it on her Amazon Fire 7 tablet but there appears to be no relevant app compatible with Amazon.

Has anyone found a workaround, please?  Thanks.


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  • Use the web interface in your browser https://web.whatsapp.com/ 
  • Roger1
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    Use the web interface in your browser https://web.whatsapp.com/ 
    Many thanks. I tried that but without success.

    I thought it better for my wife to have a separate identity, i.e. not linked to me.  The problem trying to download is it wants us to select from a dropdown box showing 3 of my redundant phones/tablets rather than her Fire.

    I wonder if there is a problem trying to download an Android app to Amazon's not-quite-Android system?
  • Roger1 said:

    I wonder if there is a problem trying to download an Android app to Amazon's not-quite-Android system?
    There is, you can't (at least not without techie rooting and jailbreaking type hackery).

    To set up a new WhatsApp account needs a new phone number, (usually) a mobile with an active sim. Create a new one on your wife's mobile then try the web interface again. 
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    Many thanks, Gavin.  I will try this.
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