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.

With the latest WhatsApp Beta for Windows, Meta seems to be ditching the native app in favour of a slower, more resource ...

If you use WhatsApp on a Windows laptop or computer, then this news is important for you. Meta has suddenly decided to shut down WhatsApp's Windows desktop app. Now users will have to use the ...

WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a completely new app for Windows users. This time, instead of using the old Electron technology (which is web-based), the app has been completely rebuilt using native ...

(RTTNews) - WhatsApp, an instant messaging app owned by Meta Platforms, has launched a new desktop app for Windows users. The company is also developing an app native to Mac operating systems.

WhatsApp has reportedly replaced its native Windows app with a web-based version in the latest beta update. This means users will now see a user interface similar to WhatsApp Web, requiring ...

WhatsApp has made a major change by replacing its original Windows application with a new web-based version, causing performance issues for many users. The older app was specifically designed for ...

Tech News : Meta has replaced WhatsApp's native Windows 11 app with a Chromium-based web wrapper, prioritizing development ease over performance. This change, cur ...

Meta has replaced WhatsApp’s native Windows 11 app with a Chromium-based beta web wrapper, which supposedly offers fewer features and is more resource-hungry. This beta app also includes ...

If WhatsApp Desktop or Web is not showing contact names or failing to load that, you need to follow the solutions mentioned in this post.

Following the arrival of the WhatsApp Beta app on the Microsoft Store, the company has added several new features to improve the app experience. It gets even better with dark mode support.

This native approach gave the app a performance edge over the web-based version. Now, Meta is returning to WebView2, the Edge framework that wraps apps around the Windows native browser component.