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

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 ...

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 ...

The latest WhatsApp beta for Windows reveals major changes are on the way. The latest WhatsApp beta for Windows reveals major changes are on the way. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has ...

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, ...