WhatsApp Web, the functions that are not available in the mobile version

If you are one of the people they communicate with every day WhatsApp Web To solve work, school or personal problems, you must know all the advantages that this provides instant messaging platform.

On this occasion, we tell you the things that you can do on WhatsApp Web and not on WhatsApp for the mobile version, so note that the next time you have to decide which one to use, it will be easier.

WhatsApp Web, what can’t be done about WhatsApp. Photo: Pixabay

Differences between WhatsApp and WhatsApp Web

Job	The WhatsApp	WhatsApp Web
send messages	Yes	Yes
Send photos	Yes	Yes
Add photo filters	Yes	No
Add comments to photos	Yes	Yes
Send multiple photos at once	Yes	Yes
Send pictures with the camera	Yes	Yes
Send videos	Yes	Yes
Share documents	Yes	Yes
Sharing contacts	Yes	Yes
Share location	Yes	No
audio sharing	Yes	No
Send emoji	Yes	Yes
Send GIFS	Yes	Yes
Send stickers	Yes	Yes
Send voice messages	Yes	Yes
Voice calls	Yes	No
video calls	Yes	No
View cases	Yes	Yes
Create countries	Yes	No
Searches for conversation and contact	Yes	Yes
Search within a conversation	Yes	Yes
Edit your profile	Yes	Yes
empty conversation	Yes	Yes
Set conversation	Yes	Yes
Archive conversations	Yes	Yes
silent conversation	Yes	Yes
Mark as unread	Yes	Yes
Set privacy	Yes	No
Security Configuration	Yes	No
Set change number	Yes	No
Configure notifications	Yes	Yes
set wallpapers	Yes	Yes
Prohibited configuration	Yes	Yes
Configure automatic download	Yes	No
Check data usage	Yes	No
add a contact	Yes	No
Create a group	Yes	Yes
Create broadcast	Yes	No

As you can see, WhatsApp Web has almost the same functions as the mobile version, so you can do most things, like send photos, messages, documents, videos and contacts, among other things.

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Just in the sharing functions there are some things you can’t do like location or audio, but when it comes to audio you can apply a little trick and send it as a document, you just have to attach it.

From now on, the rest of the options are available for both versions, such as using emojis, GIFs, and stickers, and the same happens with searches within a conversation, you can do it either way.

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Perhaps one noticeable difference is that WhatsApp Web does not allow audio or video calls and that the account configuration options are also limited.

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