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The fresh new Tizen OS has hit the Indian market by storm. It is a new Operating system by Samsung, Intel, and Linux and is based on the Linux Kernel and GNU C library. It runs on a broad gamut of devices from Samsung TVs, washing machines to Smartphones.

It seeks to create a consistent user experience across all its devices. It is today the 4th largest smartphone platform having overtaken Blackberry. It is also open source meaning its growth and app support is assured in the long run.

It has a growing app store and Samsung recently released new devices on the platform. It has captured the lower market segment quite aggressively and seems set to rock new heights. As a new user or potential new user, you may want to know whether is supports the most common apps in the market. App support is a crucial consideration for anyone who intends to buy a smartphone. WhatsApp is a must have. It is the easiest and most efficient way to communicate via text in the world today. It has close to a billion users and growing fast.

The 1st place to find out whether your Tizen phone supports it is to go to the official WhatsApp home page and search its device support list. You will be happy to notice they recently added Samsung Z1.it is the Samsung flagship device.

How To Install Whatsapp On Tizen Os Phones

There are two ways to install WhatsApp on your Tizen platform.

METHOD 1

• Enable data on your phone and go to Tizen store. It is accessed by dragging upwards to access apps screen and choosing Tizen Store.

• Create a Samsung account and sign in with your new account.

• Search for WhatsApp and install by clicking on “Get” button. It will show a download bar and display the progress of the current download.

• When done, search for ACL for Tizen. Application Compatibility layer is an app that allows Android apps to run on Tizen platform. It is downloaded once and will run on demand but is always enabled. It is 48 MBS and crucial if you want to have access to a rich plethora of apps.

• When done with installing ACL, WhatsApp will launch automatically.

• You will have to register on WhatsApp if you hadn’t before or log in to continue using WhatsApp. Not all features will work as in other phones but still reasonably workable.

METHOD 2

Samsung recently rolled out a software update on Z1, which includes native support for WhatsApp without the ACL app download. It is available for OTA update and can be manually searched and installed. It fixes most of the bugs in the prior device and is available as an 18MB file download.

• Go to settings

• Click about device

• Click software updates

• Click check for updates and download the update

To install the new form of WhatsApp, you need you uninstall the old version. It is done by long pressing WhatsApp messenger and clicking the X button that appears.

To install, go to Tizen store and search for WhatsApp. You will find the app, and it’s free to download. It’s rated five stars in the store. The download which is 30MB shouldn’t take long.The installation procedure is pretty straightforward.

You should note that this App does not support WhatsApp calling to iPhone WhatsApp. It is expected the next update will solve this significant issue.

One of the biggest complaints about the Tizen phone OS has always been its apparent shortage of Apps. Its recent support for native WhatsApp app is a step in the right direction. The ACL support has also brought in many hitherto apps to the platform. It remains to be seen what direction it will take going forward. As of today, it is still difficult to convince an Android user to join Tizen.

G-TeL is a mobile phone manufacturer based out of Zimbabwe. Most of the phones are marketed and sold throughout Zimbabwe and neighboring African nations. Many of the phones are similar to other, popular designs in other areas like the United States, Asia and Europe, while running slightly different software. The latest releases of the G-TeL lineup run a variation of Android, although The G-TeL G306, G200 and G105 run a JAVA operating system and take advantage of Skymobi G-Club applications. For individuals looking to download and install WhatsApp on the devices it is available, all without much of an issue.

G-TeL G306
The G-TeL G306 is similar to the popular BlackBerry brand. It uses a full QWERTY keyboard and is water resistant. It uses GSM/GPRS/EDGE networking for making calls and sending text messages. It runs a JAVA based operating system (MTK OS) and uses Skymobi G-Club applications. The phone uses a 3MP camera for both video and still images, includes a media player and FM radio while offering 32MB of internal memory.

G-TeL G200
The G-TeL G200, better known as the G200 Dash, is a more traditional smartphone. It features a full screen touchscreen instead of the QWERTY keyboard. The screen is three inches in diameter, although it does provide physical buttons for “Menu” “Call” and “End.” The phone has a rear facing 3MP camera. It runs a JAVA operating system, although it is designed to look similar to a previous version of iOS. Individuals can download their favorite applications (including WhatsApp) through the Skymobi G-Club app store. There is 8GB worth of internal storage for new applications and audio storing. It also has GPS configuration built in as well. It originally hit the market in the last quarter of 2012.

G-TeL G105
The G-TeL G105 uses a 2 inch LCD screen at the top of the device while housing a traditional, nine button dial pad underneath. It is still able to perform the same call and texting services as other G-Tel mobile phones, only it does not have a physical (or touchscreen) available. Users have a 2MP camera that also records 2MP for video as well. It offers an FM radio and runs off of a JAVA based operating system. With the mobile phone, it has 32MB of internal storage for saving applications onto the device, although more extensive apps outside of text messaging and instant messaging services is rather limited based on storage space. It doesn’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack, so all listening comes from an adapter plugged in through the micro USB port at the bottom of the phone.

Installation of WhatsApp
The download and installation of the application is rather straight forward. A user of any of the three mobile phones needs to open the Skymobi G-Club icon on the screen. They then need to type in “WhatsApp” into the search feature and select it for download. Momentarily the application will download onto the device and a new icon appears on the screen. The user then needs to select the new WhatsApp icon to start the activation process.

During activation, the user will enter in their mobile phone’s number and follow some general questions (birthday, email and others) to complete the process. Once set, the user can begin using WhatsApp on their G-TeL phone.

The Sony Ericsson k800 and k800i are a great alternative to the Blackberry, which has proved to be quite popular. The Sony Ericsson k800 and k800i both have a 240x320px screen with a two inch diagonal display. Navigation is accomplished by means of both a joystick and keypad. the phone runs Java version MIDP 2.0. 64MB of internal memory allows you to make good use of the 3.16 megapixel camera.

The physical size of the phone is not overly large at 105x47x22mm and 115gr. Ringtones can be set in a variety of formats including MP3 and polyphonic. The phones also comes equipped with USB, Bluetooth and infrared connectivity options.

There are two ways to install the popular chat program Whatsapp on the Sony Ericsson k800 and k800i and open up an entire world of chatting and social interactions. Select the one that suits you best, depending on the amount of data available on your phone.

1. Google Play Store

– Open Google Play store by clicking on the icon, which should be available in the menu of your phone.
– Use the search functionality native to the Google Play store to find the official Whatsapp download. You will know it to be the official version by its distinctive green speech bubble logo.
– Select the app by clicking on it in the search results.
– Once the description page has loaded, select “Install” near the top of the page.

Your phone should do the rest and install Whatsapp for you.
– Once the app has been installed, you will need to set it up. Start by opening the app by clicking on the icon in your menu.
– Fill in all the fields that the app requires information for. This will include items such as your phone number and a profile picture.
– Once you have completed the setup, you are ready to go.

2. Official Whatsapp Website

In order to download and install Whatsapp from the official website you will need to permit the installation of Unknown Sources. Remember to turn it off again after you have installed Whatsapp for your own protection.
Go to “Settings” and select “Applications” and check “Unknown Sources”
Navigate to the official site
Download the Whatsapp APK to your phone.

Installation instructions:

If you have downloaded Whatsapp directly to your phone, follow the following instructions:

– Open File Explorer on your phone.
– Navigate to your downloads.
– Click on the Whatsapp file which you have just downloaded.
– Follow the instructions to install and setup Whatsapp.

If you have downloaded Whatsapp to your computer, follow the following instructions:
– Connect your phone to your computer
– Transfer the downloaded Whatsapp file to your phone.
– Click on the file.
– Follow the instructions to install and setup Whatsapp.

One of the great things about Whatsapp is that you do not need to load any contacts into the app. It automatically detects your phone’s saved contacts and allows you to chat to any existing contact who has already installed Whatsapp.

If you ever change phone numbers – do not worry. It is possible to have a dedicated Whatsapp phone number which you can run on a phone using a different phone number. You simply complete the setup using your original phone number.

Once you have Whatsapp installed, ensure that you have data available to you and send out a notification to all your friends and get chatting!

The Lava Iris 349 is a great phone, it has a petium processor that works at one Ghz of speed and it comes with over two hundred and fifty megabytes of ram capability. This phone is able to store over five hundred megabytes of Ram memory.

You can add even add additional memory by adding a micro SD memory card and it will expand your memory up to a total of thirty-two gigabytes of memory. It also comes with a two pixel camera on the rear of the phone, and has a three and a half inch touchscreen that has a great picture of 320 by 480 pixel resolution.

This phone is an android phone that uses two point three android software and is almost 116 mm by just over 61mm and is just over 13mm high and only weighs just over eighty-five grams. This phone is set up to carry two sim cards and is able to work with Wi-Fi, GPS, and bluetooth devices.

The Lava Iris 401e is a great deluxe smart phone that comes with a marvelous four inch touchscreen that has the brightness and resolution of 480 pxls. by 800 pxls. The Pentium processor works at a one Gigahertz speed and has a memory of over 500 megahertz of Ram storage in the phone that can actually be expanded to thirty-two gigabytes by adding an additional micro sd card and t his smart phone also has a great three pixel rear camera.

This phone is an Android phone that runs on Android 2.3 software and has a battery that can be removed. This phone is one hundred twenty-four mm high by sixty three mm wide and only ten mm thick. This phone has the capability to use two (2) sim cards total and can alsobe used with any GPS system, Wi-Fi, and FM radios, it a l so is compatible to use . With any Bluetooth device. This phone is made from the company Lava International and they also owns Xolo which is another Android phone company.

The new and exciting app that everyone is using and is talking about that has you texting with all your friends is called Whatsapp. It is a great texting app you will just love using and what is even more exciting is the fact that it is compatible with the Lava Iris 349 and the 401e.

It is so easy to install the app on your phone so you can use it, go to the Google Play Store app that is already on your phone and go to the apps sections. Enter the name “Whatsapp app” in the search bar and it will bring the app up, then click on the green box that says “Install” and give it a few moments and it will install the app, you will see the numbers increasing as it is installing. When it gets to 100%, it is done installing.

It will then say “open”, now click on that button and the app is installed and is ready to use. You can now begin texting, follow the same steps for the Lava Iris 401e phone as you did here.

The K-Touch H88, H899 and H999 are early generation smartphones. These devices rely on QWERTY keyboards with a smaller touchscreen above the keypad, similar to a BlackBerry. These applications are able to run WhatsApp although it is not as straight forward as simply downloading it from Google Play or the App Store. There are a few additional steps involved with it.

K-Touch H888

This mobile phone has a 2.2 inch display screen offering 220 by 176 resolution. It does have some initial applications installed such as Twitter, Facebook and Google, but it does not come with WhatsApp installed. The mobile phone uses Java as the native operating system so it requires external downloads and installation. This model of the K-Touch has 20MB of internal memory with a microSD card slot allowing an additional 8GB of storage space.

K-Touch H899

This model of the K-Touch is very similar to the previous model. It supports 2G wireless but does not support 3G or 4G. Like the other phone it uses a 2.2 inch display screen. It also has a microSD card slot for up to 8GB of additional storage space. It does support FM radio playback while running Java MIDP 2.0. It has some native applications like Facebook, Twitter, Google and some other features, but it does need external installation to import WhatsApp.

K-Touch H999

This variation of the smartphone is a slight upgrade from the previous models. It is used primarily in India and it hit the markets in 2010 during the second quarter. It still uses the QWERTY keyboard on the bottom of the phone while sporting a 2.4 inch screen. The visual resolution is also a slight upgrade at 320 by 240 pixels. The screen is not touchscreen but instead the phone uses a trackball (the other models used an up and down button). It supports a microSD card for an expansion memory of up to 8GB. It supports 2G wireless data but nothing higher than this while it also uses Java 2.0 as its operating system.

Installing WhatsApp on the K-Touch Mobile Phones

The WhatsApp Java messenger does use a slightly different base for its installation than what it does for iOS or Android. It utilizes a Nokia Series 40 construction, which strips it down of some of its more complicated design features in order to allow it to install on the older mobile phone. As these models have been on the market for over five years now, most do not come with the appropriate Java Application service. Instead, a user needs to log onto the Java MIDP website and search for the WhatsApp application link. From there, they need to download the file to their computer. Once on the computer they can connect the mobile phone to their computer using a micro USB cable, then drag and drop the file into the mobile phone’s file listing.

After the application has downloaded onto the phone the user needs to select it. This automatically beings the installation process. Once the installation process has finished, the user is able to open the app and begin the registration process.

They need to type in the phone number associated with the K-Touch phone they are using. From there they just need to follow the remainder of the activation process and WhatsApp is good to go.

The G-Tide E30

The G-Tide E30 is a small, touchscreen smartphone sold in India and other south Asian nations. The phone has a 3.2 inch touchscreen with 240 by 400 resolution and can produce 262,000 colors. It uses a MicroSD card and can store up to four GB worth of data. The camera on the phone is a .3 MP with digital zoom and flash.

The apps platform on the G-Tide E30 is Java MIDP 2.0. However, it does not have Wi-Fi enabled on the device, so it downloads applications through a cellular network.

The G-Tide E31

The G-Tide E31 came out in 2013 and uses a dual mini SIM for connecting to mobile networks. It is a 2G GSM 900/1800 online mobile phone (no 3G or 4G). The picture size is a slight upgrade over the previous phone with a 320 by 480 resolution at 3.5 inches. it also has 4GB of internal memory and a MicroSD card slot that allows for an additional 32GB worth of storage. It does not support Wi-Fi, so all downloads occur through the 2G network or must be done on a computer and ported over to the mobile phone. The camera is a .3MP camera that supports up to 640 by 480 pictures with an LED flash.

The G-Tide E33

The G-Tide E33 is one of the latest releases from G-Tide. It has a four inch screen which is a half inch larger than the E31. The mobile phone is able to support both 2G and 3G networking. It uses the same .3 MP camera as the other models and is able to record in VGA video. The device offers Internet GPRS unlike the previous models and it also comes with an antenna to listen to FM radio anywhere in the world as well.

The phone comes in blue, black and red and allows for three individual SIM cards. This makes it a viable international phone as a different SIM card can be inserted or used in a different nation so roaming fees do not apply. The device supports external memory of up to 8 GB through an inserted microSD card and, like the other two phones, it uses Java App for all of tis applications. WhatsApp is an application that is available for download and use on the G-Tide E33 like the other phone models.

Installing WhatsApp on the G-Tide e30, e31 and e33

These entry level phones are able to handle WhatsApp. The application can be accessed through the Java MIDP’s app store, although the carrier and country the phone is sold in does have a few variables (some Indian mobile phone companies have specific App Stores installed onto the device before selling it).

If the phone does not have an App Store immediately available on the device a user can visit the Java Community Process MIDP 2.0 page, download the application onto their computer and transfer the App Store over to the phone by connecting the phone through a USB cable. The app is installed by typing in “WhatsApp” into the search field and selecting it to download. After the download is complete the user needs to type in their cell phone number to associate it to their account and finish the installation setup to begin using the application