You may be have a same question as me — why WhatsApp on my Windows PC stop updating the
app automatically. I’ve seen great version gap between my current installed
WhatsApp and current release on play store. I thought the app will
automatically upgrading it self after i keep the app alive for a while, but it
didn’t. I kept my internet connected all the time and i also tried to browse
into play store and BlueStacks apps search tool trying to trigger the auto
update process.
After a quick search i finally find out
what causing WhatsApp not updating automatically. It was the Allow automatic updating checkbox during first install, and i didn’t activate it somehow
in the first time. So for now i guess i have no choice beside to update
WhatsApp manually.
Why Update Whatsapp to
latest version?
Updates sometime contains bug fixes, new
stuffs, new content, new layout or user interface (UI) or even a new system. It
is important to keep our app version match the latest published version
especially if the latest update contains fixes. If you browse into
What’s new section inside WhatsApp page on play store,
you’ll see the reason for every new update. For example update
from Version 2.9.4207 to Version 2.9.4750 contain bug and crash
fixes.
How to manual update
Well, since my WhatsApp fail to automatically update it self
on our Computer, the only option is to update WhatsApp manually. To do this,
simply follow the following steps:
·
In BlueStacks main apps page, select My
Apps.
·
Click Help to open web browser.
·
Type play.google.com on address bar and
press enter.
·
In play store page, click search menu (top
right).
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Type WhatsApp and press enter.
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Select WhatsApp Messenger (first result)
·
You’ll see an update and uninstall button
(remember to active Allow automatic updating this time).
·
Click on Update button to start
upgrading.
·
Click the agreement button (Accept
and Download), and wait until it finished.
It will re-downloading and then
re-installing the app and will take sometime depending your
internet connection When the process complete you’ll can see your
new WhatsApp version on About page which is located on Show Menu->Settings->About menu. It should be match with the latest version published in
play store page. That’s it, happy upgrading and have fun.
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