Meta drops native WhatsApp app for Windows 11, RAM usage spikes massively

Meta has pushed a major client-side change to WhatsApp for Windows 11, according to a new report shared by Windows Latest.

WhatsApp is reportedly becoming a dreaded web app again on Windows 11, with RAM usage increasing to a claimed 2 GB under the weight of all your spicy group ch…

According to Windows Latest, popular messaging service WhatsApp is downgrading its Windows 11 app to a WebView2 equivalent in ...
Windows Latest

Meta hints WhatsApp for Windows 11 will switch to a Chromium web app starting Nov 5

WhatsApp's native app for Windows 11 is likely being killed off in favour of a new "app" that opens web.whatsapp.com in a ...
The Verge

WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of an uglier web version

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 ...
TechCrunch

Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac on December 15, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to ...
CNET

Meta Is Shutting Down Its Mac and Windows Messenger Apps. What You Need to Know

If you use the desktop Messenger apps for Windows and Mac, you need to know that they're disappearing soon. Meta is discontinuing the apps starting Dec. 15, when you'll need to head to Facebook to ...
PC World

Microsoft’s Remote Desktop app is being killed soon

If you need to “remote” in to a local PC while on vacation. there’s a new way to do it: the Windows App, which is replacing the Remote Desktop app within Windows. Microsoft’s Remote Desktop app is one ...