I tried using whatsapp:// syntax but it doesn't work in Windows (does nothing when clicked), and in MacOs it triggers Whatsapp Desktop but errors out unless you have that contact in your contact list already ( doesn't have this limitation). The problem is that every time you click the button, you have to wait for the full Whatsapp WEB (not desktop) to load, which takes forever, specially if use this feature all the time. On Google Chrome Windows, on the other hand, Whatsapp Desktop doesn't intercept the link, so Whatsapp's web page just sits there waiting for me to click the button. If you encounter any problems in accessing the. To use WhatsApp for Windows, you will also need the mobile app to be installed. In Google Chrome / MacOs, if I have Whatsapp Desktop installed, as soon as I click that link, I get a new tab (due to target = blank) with an Whatsapp web page containing a button 'Click here to chat', but Whatsapp Desktop imediatelly intercepts the link and comes to the foreground and creates a new chat with that phone number. WhatsApp for Windows is a messaging desktop client that enables you to chat with your phone contacts via text or audio calls, but also send them videos and photos. According to official Whatsapp documenttion, if you want to make a clickable html link that triggers a new chat window in Whatsapp, regardless of (1) the destination phone number being in your contacts or not and (2) of OS (works in Web, iOS and Android), all you have to do is create a link like this:
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