If you use WhatsApp on desktop or laptop, there is good news for you. Indeed, WhatsApp has just launched a new desktop application for Windows, and it is finally native to the operating system.
To use WhatsApp on a computer, Windows users previously had to download the WhatsApp desktop application or access the email service from their web browser. The problem is that the application was based on the web and on the Electron framework.
Applications made with Electron also rarely take advantage of the operating system’s native features. Moreover, until now it was necessary connect your smartphone to access your account on your computer, but this is no longer the case thanks to the new application which has been in beta for several months now.
WhatsApp finally has a native application on Windows
The new WhatsApp app on Windows is now standalone, and supports accounts directly on your PC. This means that he is not no longer need to use your phone to maintain account connection and receive and send messages to your contacts. Messages also remain end-to-end encrypted, and the overall user interface of the application remains almost the same and will be familiar to all users.
Since the application is now native, i.e. designed specifically for Windows. The company promises that it will be much faster and more reliable than the web version of WhatsApp. The app also continues to show call and message notifications even when closed, making it much more useful.
The new native app is currently live and can be downloaded via the Microsoft website or the Microsoft Store. Once the WhatsApp for Windows app is downloaded, you’ll need to link your primary WhatsApp device just once by scanning the QR code, an option found under Linked Devices in Settings.
WhatsApp says she also working on a native app for macOS, but that it will arrive later on Apple devices. For now, Mac users can only access WhatsApp Web on a browser or use the WhatsApp web app.