mawie81/whatsdesktop

Unofficial WhatsApp app

whatsdesktop's Issues

How to use??

How to use??
It runs very well but all i see is a blank screen. How to i get started(add contacts, chat etc)?

WhatsDesktop 1.2.0
win32 ia32 10.0.10240

Why the hell the laucher icon is so ugly?

Why not use the default?

[Linux] desktop file is lacking a Categories= entry

The desktop file is lacking a Categories= entry in the *.desktop file.

According to the menu spec,

By including one of the Main Categories in an application's desktop entry file, the application will be ensured that it will show up in a section of the application menu dedicated to this category. If multiple Main Categories are included in a single desktop entry file, the entry may appear more than once in the menu.

Hence, please add at least one of the following in the Categories= key.

Main Category	Description	Notes
AudioVideo	Application for presenting, creating, or processing multimedia (audio/video)
Audio	An audio application	Desktop entry must include AudioVideo as well
Video	A video application	Desktop entry must include AudioVideo as well
Development	An application for development
Education	Educational software
Game	A game
Graphics	Application for viewing, creating, or processing graphics
Network	Network application such as a web browser
Office	An office type application
Science	Scientific software
Settings	Settings applications	Entries may appear in a separate menu or as part of a "Control Center"
System	System application, "System Tools" such as say a log viewer or network monitor
Utility	Small utility application, "Accessories"

In addition, you could specify one or more from the longer list of Additional Categories.

Please test the result with desktop-file-validate and make sure it passes.

electron-builder offers native support for this since v19.22.1.

Reference: AppImage/appimage.github.io#2

Minimize to tray

Hi,

thank you for this very nice and easy to use GUI. 😃

I'm wondering if it's possible to have it stay just within the systray/notification area. This would avoid cluttering the taskbar while still having it right at hand when needed.

Maybe you can add to modes for this, that one can check in some kind of settings menu:

• Minimize to tray
• Close to tray

Thank you!

font zoom

that will be awesome if we can get the zoom features.

Unable to launch with npm start

I have cloned the project and tried running locally but I get this error:
App threw an error during load Error: Cannot find module 'electron-config' at Module._resolveFilename (module.js:543:15) at Function.Module._resolveFilename (C:\Users\JosephJoey\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\electron\dist\resources\electron.asar\common\reset-search-paths.js:35:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:473:25) at Module.require (module.js:586:17) at require (internal/module.js:11:18) at Object.<anonymous> (D:\ElectronDev\Project Samples\whatsdesktop\config.js:3:16) at Object.<anonymous> (D:\ElectronDev\Project Samples\whatsdesktop\config.js:14:3) at Module._compile (module.js:642:30) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:653:10) at Module.load (module.js:561:32)

Where are the html files and how do I fix this?

Whatsdesktop doesn't start

Please succinctly describe your issue and steps to reproduce it.

• Stuck at loading screen forever.
• I tried to delete its config (rm -rf ~/.config/WhatsDesktop/), and remove the authorization from my mobile app, but it's still stuck here even after restart.

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WhatsDesktop 1.8.0 - Installed with: https://github.com/mawie81/whatsdesktop/releases/download/1.8.0/whatsdesktop-1.8.0.rpm

$ inxi -F
System:    Host: firefly Kernel: 5.1.15-300.fc30.x86_64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Gnome 3.32.2
           Distro: Fedora release 30 (Thirty)
Machine:   Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20HH001RMZ v: ThinkPad P51 serial: <root required>
           Mobo: LENOVO model: 20HH001RMZ v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: <root required> UEFI: LENOVO v: N1UET40W (1.14 )
           date: 09/28/2017
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 79.3 Wh condition: 79.3/90.0 Wh (88%)
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-7820HQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 8192 KiB
           Speed: 900 MHz min/max: 800/3900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 900 3: 900 4: 900 5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GM206GLM [Quadro M2200 Mobile] driver: nvidia v: 430.26
           Display: x11 server: Fedora Project X.org 1.20.5 driver: nvidia resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz, 1920x1200~60Hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Quadro M2200/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 430.26
Audio:     Device-1: Intel CM238 HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
           Device-2: Lenovo ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock USB Audio type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.1.15-300.fc30.x86_64
Network:   Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM driver: e1000e
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: 54:e1:ad:c4:32:f3
           Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi
           IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: 44:03:2c:7f:a7:47
           Device-3: Lenovo ThinkPad TBT3 LAN type: USB driver: r8152
           IF: enp12s0u1 state: down mac: 00:50:b6:aa:4b:25
           IF-ID-1: virbr0 state: down mac: 52:54:00:7a:0d:b5
           IF-ID-2: virbr0-nic state: down mac: 52:54:00:7a:0d:b5
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 172.63 GiB (36.2%)
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7 size: 476.94 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 48.97 GiB used: 38.56 GiB (78.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-1
           ID-2: /boot size: 975.9 MiB used: 296.9 MiB (30.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
           ID-3: /home size: 410.42 GiB used: 133.76 GiB (32.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-3
           ID-4: swap-1 size: 7.76 GiB used: 10.5 MiB (0.1%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 45 C
           Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2265
Info:      Processes: 388 Uptime: 6h 53m Memory: 15.45 GiB used: 9.59 GiB (62.1%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.34

Zoom change when action performed

When I redefine the zoom and click on another conversation the zoom change back to original.

WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
linux x64 4.15.0-46-generic
Ubuntu 18.04

Not working with WhatsApp Beta (Multi device)

I enabled the BETA program (multi device).

WhatsDesk no more works.

It shows the QR code, I scan I, then it freezes and no login occurs.

Regards.

Latest Chrome Version, Chrome set as default app

Please succinctly describe your issue and steps to reproduce it.
Update Chrome Request on the application start.

WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
win32 x64 10.0.19042

Flatpak Packaging

Can you please package this app as flatpak on flathub.com. Than you.

whatsdesktop whatsapp works with google chrome 49+

Please succinctly describe your issue and steps to reproduce it.

I was yesterday using whatsdesktop. My chrome version is 80.

Steps to reproduce:

• boot today
• start WhatsDesktop. It show that there is a new whatsapp update
• click on whatsapp update

Expected result:

• it reloads and show whatsapp.

Obtained result:

WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
linux x64 4.19.0-8-amd64 <-- debian buster

Not scanning the code for iPhone

Please succinctly describe your issue and steps to reproduce it.

• I am holding my phone camera in front of the QR code but it is not working.. It is not recognising the QR code..I am on macBook and using iPhone. It works normally on all web browsers

WhatsDesktop 1.6.0
darwin x64 14.5.0

is possible have spell checker ?

I 'm using whatsdesktop on Linux very cool but I miss dictionaries .

Anyway to add it ?

Thank you

Cannot open window when process is already running

Hello,
I'm running WhatsDesk on a Ubuntu based distro (bionic). In fact I'm using ElementaryOS 5 which uses Gala as its Window Manager.

WhatsDesk has been installed through Snap.

Issue description

It happens somehow that WhatsDesk is running and I've the icon pinned in the dock, so I use that icon to switch to the app, or CMD+TAB combination, as you do usually with all the apps.

Sometimes it stops to work I suppose... It doesn't show any error, that's why I don't know exactly what happens, and when.
What can I say for sure, is that the Window Manager doesn't see the app running anymore. At least the App window is not, but the other processes are, as you can see in this screenshot:

Workaround

In order to start WhatsDesk again, I have to kill those background process manually, then I can start the app again from the dock.
If I don't kill the processes, then clicking the dock icon does nothing, the app will not start.

I would be happy to provide more debugging informations, if someone can tell me how to get them.
Launching the app from console it's sufficient or it needs some other arguments ?

Edit

Just look at how many processes are running...they all belong to the top one, but WhatsDesk is still not running (I mean the visible Window).

Have a nice day ;-)

Dark mode is not working - Debian 10 - KDE

• install
• scan the qr code
• settings --> enable dark mode

• expected: dark mode

• obtained only the scroll line is darkened

WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
linux x64 4.19.0-6-amd64 <-- Debian 10

Whatsapp works with google chrome 49+

But I have the latest version of chrome: 78.0.3904.97 (Official Build) (64 bits)

Duplicate icon in notification bar

Problem:

In Ubuntu 18.04 at least, if you close the whatsdesktop window and then launch it again from the dock, it will open a new instance instead of opening a new window for the one that's already running, as a result you'll end up with two whatsdesktop icons in the top notification bar (the tray). Moreover, the second instance will show the qr code to join Whatsapp again.

Expected behaviour:

Whatsdesktop should prevent multiple instances from being run concurrently.

Add webcam/microphone detection to allow video chats in whatsdesk

I can not save status photos?

How do I save status photos? The browser version I can save.

Linux | Build from source & .deb doesn't work

I have tried installing by the .deb and building from source, no one works, starting the app by the deb just doesn't show up, and, while building it always throw Pango-ERROR **: 20:51:01.103: Harfbuzz version too old (1.2.7) by [sudo] npm run build (no build-linux option available).

Problem detecting current chrome version

When I open the desktop client it fails to detect the current chrome version I have, and asks me to update it, I'm using the latest 87 version downloaded just now.

Opensuse Leap 15.1
WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
linux x64 4.12.14-lp151.27-default

Linux x64 - Crash on startup in Ubuntu 14.04 using versions 1.0 to 1.4

Using linux x64 build in Ubuntu 14.04, WhatsDestop crashes on startup.
This problem has been introduced in WhatsDesktop 1.0 and further, since version 0.1 works fine.

Stack below:

Uncaught Exception:
TypeError: Error processing argument -1.
at TypeError (native)
at createTray (/home/bert/Downloads/WhatsDesktop-linux-1.0.0/resources/app/index.js:71:13)
at EventEmitter. (/home/bert/Downloads/WhatsDesktop-linux-1.0.0/resources/app/index.js:84:3)
at emitOne (events.js:82:20)
at EventEmitter.emit (events.js:169:7)

Uncaught Exception:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'setImage' of undefined
at updateBadge (/home/bert/Downloads/WhatsDesktop-linux-1.0.0/resources/app/index.js:32:12)
at BrowserWindow. (/home/bert/Downloads/WhatsDesktop-linux-1.0.0/resources/app/index.js:59:45)
at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
at BrowserWindow.emit (events.js:172:7)

Problems with Dark mode

dark mode doesn't work! only darkens my texts. see attached image

WhatsDesktop 1.8.0
win32 x64 10.0.17763

os packager

is it possible to add electron-packager, so we can have an os specific installer. .deb, .rpm etc.