Meta is discontinuing its native WhatsApp app for Windows, transitioning to a web wrapper version instead. The latest beta demonstrates significant changes in appearance and functionality, including a more basic settings interface and altered notification systems. This update adopts Microsoft's Edge WebView2 technology, allowing Meta to streamline code maintenance. Although this approach enables more features like WhatsApp Channels, it raises concerns among daily users regarding RAM usage and aesthetic integration with Windows 11, contrasting prior advantages of native app performance and usability.
Meta has decided to replace its native WhatsApp Windows app with a web wrapper version, focusing on easier maintenance with a single code base.
The latest beta version of WhatsApp on Windows indicates significant changes, including a more basic settings UI and revised notification processes.
By utilizing Microsoft's Edge WebView2 technology, Meta simplifies the deployment of the WhatsApp web version as a desktop app, aligning with new features.
This transition could disappoint daily users as the new version might use more RAM and will not visually integrate with Windows 11.
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