Windows Latest

I tested the new WhatsApp for Windows 11 (a web wrapper) and it’s a performance nightmare

I tested the new Chromium-based WhatsApp for Windows, and it uses up to 3X more RAM than the old UWP app while feeling slower ...

WhatsApp Windows app may get slower with this new Windows update

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

PSA: Anyone can tell if you are using WhatsApp on your computer

Anyone who knows your WhatsApp number can figure out if you are only using the mobile app, or its companion web or desktop apps, a security researcher found. Tal Be’ery, the co-founder and CTO of ...

Perhaps you'll need an expensive RAM upgrade for the new Win 11 WhatsApp update, if these reports are anything to go by

A ccording 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 ...
The Financial Express

Don’t use WhatsApp Web on office laptop, says Indian government: Here’s the shocking reason

The Indian government’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released a public advisory, urging people to stop using WhatsApp Web on their office computers and laptops. The ...
Digital Trends

WhatsApp now lets you make voice and video calls from your computer

WhatsApp is now rolling out voice and video calling to desktop users, the company announced today. The messaging service, used by over a billion people worldwide, is improving the feature set of its ...
TechCrunch

WhatsApp adds voice and video calling to desktop app

WhatsApp is rolling out support for voice and video calling to its desktop app, the Facebook-owned messaging service said Thursday, providing relief to countless people sitting in front of computers ...