Can a laptop fake a smartphone?

chermesh

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Hi,
Here's my problem: I try to assist an old cousin (88) who lives in Israel while her only son lives in the US. She doesn't own a smartphone, just an old fashioned mobile. She owns a laptop and is connected to a wifi network.
I would have liked to activate whatapp on her chrome browser, but since her phone isn't smart enough, there's no way to install whatsapp on it.
Is there a way to "fake" a phone connection, using her mobile phone number, for activation whatsapp web?
Is there any other way I can help her with establishing a whatsapp connection on her laptop?
 

dickey005

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chermesh

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Looks like whatsapp folks don't like the solution, but happily it WORKS!
I got this reply from their help desk: "Bluestacks is not a supported WhatsApp client. We cannot be responsible for any issues which occurs when using Bluestacks."

Thanks again