How to install WhatsApp in a Microsoft Surface Duo

How to install WhatsApp in a Microsoft Surface Duo

WhatsApp is an instant messaging application belonging to Facebook since 2016, it is the most used messaging application in the world that is why it is very useful to have it installed on your Microsoft Surface Duo.

In this tutorial we will provide you with instructions to download, install and configure WhatsApp in a Surface Duo in a few minutes and in a few simple steps.

Table of Contents:

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

1- First step:

To install WhatsApp in your Surface Duo you have several options, if you Microsoft Surface Duo has the app store “Play Store” looks for its icon and clicks on it.
If, on the other hand, your Microsoft Surface Duo doesn't have a Play Store, see the following article: Google Play alternatives

Play Store

2- Second step:

At the top of the Play Store application store there is a search engine, click on it and type “WhatsApp”.

Play Store

3- Third step:

Among the options or suggestions that will appear select “WhatsApp Messenger”.

Search WhatsApp

4- Fourth step:

Make sure to select the legitimate version of WhatsApp belonging to the company WhatsApp LLC, if you have a company phone number you can install WhatsApp Business, this version has specific options for companies.

Click on “Install” or “Get” to begin installing the application on your Microsoft Surface Duo. It may ask you for confirmation to download the App if you are not connected to a Wi-Fi network since the data will be deducted from your rate that the application occupies.

Wait while WhatsApp is installed.

Install WhatsApp

5- Fifth step:

Once installed you will see the option “Open”, if you wish you can return to the home screen of your Microsoft Surface Duo, you will have the green WhatsApp icon on this screen, if you do not find it, drag to the right until you find it. Open WhatsApp.

Open WhatsApp

6- Sixth step:

Accept the WhatsApp terms and conditions, click “Agree and continue”.

Configure WhatsApp

7- Seventh step:

Enter your phone number, check that the prefix corresponds to your country. You will receive an SMS in that phone number so it must be correct and you must have access to that number, if it's your Surface Duo's phone number the app will automatically read the SMS and confirm that it is correct, in case that you do not have to enter the code received by SMS.

Press Ok or Next.

Enter phone number in WhatsApp

8- Eighth step:

Enter your username, the name you want to appear to your contacts on WhatsApp. You can also upload a photo to be recognized.

WhatsApp profile

9- Ninth step:

Press continue and you're done, you already have WhatsApp installed and configured in your Surface Duo with the operating system Android 10. Start writing to your contacts by pressing the button +.

Start WhatsApp conversation

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In your Surface Duo you can store WhatsApp photos and videos thanks to its internal memory 128 GB / 256 GB.

You can connect your Surface Duo through Wi-Fi thanks to its connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot and download all the photos and videos of WhatsApp.

If you need to check the WhatsApp from your Surface Duo anywhere you can use the network connection HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/100 Mbps.

You can also make video calls from your Microsoft Surface Duo through WhatsApp thanks to its Uses main camera selfie or front camera and its AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 8.1 inches, 195.4 cm2 (~144.2% screen-to-body ratio) 1800 x 2700 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~401 ppi density) screen, if you want to know how to make video calls from WhatsApp or using other applications see the following tutorial: Video calls on Microsoft Surface Duo

Do you want to install WhatsApp Business on a Microsoft Surface Duo?

The procedure is the same, simply search for “WhatsApp Business” in your app store Microsoft and download it. WhatsApp Business is the enterprise version of WhatsApp, with it you can talk with your customers through this messaging app. You can have the two applications installed on the same device Surface Duo.

Your Microsoft Surface Duo do not have Google Play? Alternatives to download WhatsApp.

If your Surface Duo do not have the Google application store or you want to download it from alternative stores you can do it by following the steps below:

First you must enable the installation of applications from unknown sources, for this you must go to Settings, it is the icon of the gear. Then click on “Security”, look for the section “Unknown Origins” or “Unknown Sources” and mark it. It will ask for confirmation, click OK and you have your Surface Duo ready to install apps from other alternative application stores.

We only advise installing apps from trusted apps stores like uptodown.com and aptoide.com.

Consult the following article to learn more in detail how to install apps without Google Play from alternative stores and how to install Google Play if your device does not have it incorporated Alternatives to Google Play.

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