WhatsApp Windows app may get slower with this new Windows update

WhatsApp’s Windows app sheds its native core for a web-wrapper version, bringing heavier memory use, slower responsiveness ...
Windows Latest

I tested the new WhatsApp for Windows 11 (a web wrapper) and it’s a performance nightmare

I tested the new Chromium-based WhatsApp for Windows, and it uses up to 3X more RAM than the old UWP app while feeling slower ...
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WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of an uglier web version

Meta is planning to drop its native WhatsApp Windows app in favor of a web wrapper version instead, just months after introducing a native iPad app. The latest beta version of WhatsApp on Windows ...
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WhatsApp for Windows Gets Web-Based Redesign: Everything You Need to Know

WhatsApp, the globally popular instant messaging platform with billions of users, has made a surprising move for its Windows audience. In its latest beta update, WhatsApp has replaced the native ...
Bleeping Computer

WhatsApp for Windows 10 Updated With Forwarding Restriction to Reduce Fake news

Launched back in 2017, WhatsApp Desktop is a Windows 10 app that acts as a wrapper for the WhatsApp web version and it can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store. Facebook-owned WhatsApp has just ...
The Droid Guy

Meta Replaces WhatsApp’s Native Windows App with a Heavier Web Wrapper, and Users Aren’t Happy About It

If you’ve recently updated WhatsApp on your Windows machine and thought, “Why does this feel slower?”, you’re not alone. Meta has officially retired the native Windows app and replaced it with a ...
Business Today

Using WhatsApp on Windows? Your experience is about to get slower soon

If you use WhatsApp on a Windows PC, things are about to feel a little different, and maybe a bit slower. Meta is quietly replacing the native WhatsApp app for Windows with a web-based version wrapped ...
Indiatimes

WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app that Microsoft exec called “exemplary modern Windows app”

Meta has replaced WhatsApp's native Windows 11 app with a Chromium-based web wrapper, prioritizing development ease over performance. This change, currently in beta, sacrifices the original app's ...
TWCN Tech News

Create a personal Sticker on WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop

Messaging is no longer the same where folks are always required to send texts to each other. These days we have emojis and stickers to express our feeling, and surprisingly, such options have become ...
Windows Central

Face and fingerprint unlock are on the way for WhatsApp web and desktop

WhatsApp is rolling out support for fingerprint and face unlock for WhatsApp web and desktop. The feature will work with both iOS and Android. WhatsApp does not have access to biometrics stored on ...
TechSpot

WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of a web-based version

Editor's take: Meta is preparing to deliver a worse WhatsApp experience on Windows 11 by discontinuing investment in its native desktop app. While there's no official confirmation of this move yet, ...