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I believe you can signup on WhatsApp web. You simply need a phone number to verify your account.

To use WhatsApp Web, your actual mobile device still needs to be connected. If I completely disconnect my phone, e.g. put it in airplane mode, I get this on WhatsApp web: Phone not connected. Make sure your phone has an active Internet connection.

https://imgur.com/NTIZpk8

The link follows to https://faq.whatsapp.com/faq/web/28080002

So I admit, I'm also struggling to see what the benefit of using WhatsApp through Browserling is.

I've put Whatsapp on several tablets by using free sim cards and an old smartphone. Still works.

How?

Actions on the smartphone:

Insert a 'free' sim card. Activate it. Write down the phone number.

Actions on the tablet:

Enable installation of unknown sources.

Download the apk file at https://www.whatsapp.com/android/

Execute the apk file

Use the phone number to activate Whatsapp

That's true, I've installed WhatsApp on phones with no SIM as well. You just need to verify the number, you don't actually need to have the SIM in for WhatsApp to work.

Oh, so you can run it in BlueStack as well?

I think so, but I've never tried that.

Thanks!

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