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 Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.
In this tutorial we will provide you with instructions to download, install and configure WhatsApp in a Galaxy S5 Active in a few minutes and in a few simple steps.
WhatsApp is no longer compatible with this Galaxy S5 Active since it can currently only be installed on devices that support version 5 of the Android operating system. More information.
Table of Contents:
Estimated time: 5 minutes.
1- First step:
To install WhatsApp in your Galaxy S5 Active you have several options, if you Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has the app store “Play Store” looks for its icon and clicks on it.
On Samsung devices you also have your own application store available called "Galaxy Store" from where you can also install WhatsApp.
If, on the other hand, your Samsung Galaxy S5 Active doesn't have a Play Store, see the following article: Google Play alternatives
2- Second step:
At the top of the Play Store or "Galaxy Store" there is a search engine, click on it and type “WhatsApp”.
3- Third step:
Among the options or suggestions that will appear select “WhatsApp Messenger”.
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 Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. 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.
5- Fifth step:
Once installed you will see the option “Open”, if you wish you can return to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, 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.
6- Sixth step:
Accept the WhatsApp terms and conditions, click “Agree and continue”.
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 Galaxy S5 Active'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.
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.
9- Ninth step:
Press continue and you're done, you already have WhatsApp installed and configured in your Galaxy S5 Active with the operating system Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)| upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). Start writing to your contacts by pressing the button +.
In your Galaxy S5 Active you can store WhatsApp photos and videos thanks to its internal memory 16 GB (11.2 GB .
You can connect your Galaxy S5 Active 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 Galaxy S5 Active anywhere you can use the network connection HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps.
You can also make video calls from your Samsung Galaxy S5 Active through WhatsApp thanks to its 2 MP| f/2.4| 22mm| 1080p@30fps selfie or front camera and its Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 5.1 inches (~67.2% screen-to-body ratio) 1080 x 1920 pixels (~432 ppi pixel 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 Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
The procedure is the same, simply search for “WhatsApp Business” in your app store Samsung 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 Galaxy S5 Active.
If your Galaxy S5 Active 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:
All Samsung devices come from the factory with the Samsung application store, this application store is called “Galaxy Store” and contains almost all of the same applications that can be found in the Google Play Store and with the security that the applications that you find in this store are reviewed by Samsung.
If you have not uninstalled “Galaxy Store" from your Galaxy S5 Active, look for its icon and open it to search for WhatsApp and install it from this application store.
If it is not available for your Galaxy S5 Active or you do not have the Galaxy Store, continue reading 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. We will ask for confirmation, click OK and we have our Galaxy S5 Active 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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