WhatsApp favors phones over PCs as Windows users get 2nd-class experience

Meta ditched the native WhatsApp for Windows app for a web wrapper to unify code, but desktop users are still waiting for the ...
Windows Latest

I uninstalled Windows 11’s WhatsApp WebView2 and replaced it with the old native app with a new trick

WhatsApp WebView2 is an eyesore but you can go back to the UWP version with this trick and minimize RAM usage.
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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 ...
PC World

WhatsApp’s Windows app is about to get much slower for PC users

Meta, the owner of WhatsApp, is planning to replace the current Windows app for a simpler web wrapper version. According to Windows Latest, the latest beta version of WhatsApp for PC users will ...
PC Gamer

WhatsApp is reportedly becoming a dreaded web app again on Windows 11, with RAM usage increasing to a claimed 2 GB under the weight of all your spicy group chats

According to Windows Latest, popular messaging service WhatsApp is downgrading its Windows 11 app to a WebView2 equivalent in the latest update, switching from a native Windows application to a web ...
Android

Meta Turns the WhatsApp Windows App into a Web-Based Mess

WhatsApp recently pushed a new beta update for its Windows application. The update brings one major change – the app no longer runs on Windows native app framework. It now runs on a web version ...