WhatsApp on Windows is about to change – and not everyone will like it
Meta has hinted that the native WhatsApp app for Windows will no longer be available, and it will switch to a web wrapper. That is basically a web app that is packaged to look like a Windows app.
The latest beta of WhatsApp includes some of the major changes that are probably going to come soon to the stable version of the app.
For one, the app will look different from what it did before, and unfortunately (at least for now), it may be working more slowly. It is possible that it also consumes more RAM, and on top of it all, the notifications won’t be as good as they are on a native Windows app.
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Luckily, it’s not just bad news. The web-based app will also reportedly bring one new feature, Channels. With that version of the app, Channels will be accessible on your Windows PC or laptop. Also, more functionality for Status and Communications is also likely to come with the web-based app.
WhatsApp’s native Windows app launched back in 2022. Meanwhile, the web version is likely going to be easier to maintain for Meta, so that’s probably one of the reasons why the tech giant has decided to replace it. This would mean one less platform to maintain for bugs.
Meanwhile, it’s also likely that the higher RAM usage and somewhat slow performance could be ironed out by the company before the stable release of the web-based app. We’ll have to wait and see to know for sure.
Meta has not specified when the change will occur just yet.
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