Flickserve Posted March 11, 2016 at 04:32 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 at 04:32 AM I just found out there is Wechat for PC. Are there any disadvantages to installing it? Anything to be careful of? I found emailing into China is a bit inconsistent when using gmail. Wechat may be more convenient, especially when sending receiving small sound files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James3 Posted March 11, 2016 at 06:10 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 at 06:10 AM No need to install anything. Just use your computer to go to https://web.wechat.com/ and then use WeChat on your phone to scan the qr code that appears on your computer's screen, and you're ready to use WeChat on your pc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelina Posted March 11, 2016 at 06:50 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 at 06:50 AM you will need to scan the QR code every single time you log in, it is a bit 麻烦, not as flawless as using it on your phone also, last time I checked, certain features were not there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementior Posted March 11, 2016 at 11:05 AM Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 at 11:05 AM There is a version that you do have to install. Very limited when it comes to functionality but for the basic stuff it works fine. I type a lot faster with computer so whenever I am at home and I am using the computer I switch it on and it saves me an inmense amount of time since I barely need to look at the phone. It allows you to text, send files and using your webcam you can also make video calls. One way I like to use it, is to transfer files to my phone... I send files to my own account, it is faster than email, bluetooth or using a cable to copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokarface Posted March 14, 2016 at 04:06 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 at 04:06 PM The disadvantages are that it doesn't take advantages of being a PC version. Last time I was having trouble drag-and-dropping files from my PC to WeChat'sPC version. And I think making video calls also failed on PC version. I haven't used it in a while since you still have to scan the QR code every time. Try it out and tell us if it's working now, haha. The other replies agree with my first impressions a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickserve Posted March 14, 2016 at 04:13 PM Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 at 04:13 PM @Pokarface, I remember you are an IT guy. I was trying to transfer a wechat soundfile and picture to my computer but I can't find the folder. Can you help? I thought the wechat PC version might be easier to do this but it seems rather troublesome. What's an alternative to gmail to share docs., pdfs, sound files to China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
大块头 Posted March 14, 2016 at 08:22 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 at 08:22 PM What's an alternative to gmail to share docs., pdfs, sound files to China? If you can read Chinese Baidu Pan seems to offer a lot of storage. (Disclaimer: I haven't tried using it myself.) http://pan.baidu.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokarface Posted March 14, 2016 at 09:20 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 at 09:20 PM @Flickserve See, that's the main disadvantage I found on WeChat for PC back then x-DIf you have an Android, Wechat files can be accessed through OI File Manager. Tencent > MicroMsg > WeChat. That's the default folder where you'll find the pictures. After choosing one you can email it or upload it to any cloud system. This got installed on my PC last time I installed my QQ. It looks like a Cloud based storage system, but I've never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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